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State lawmakers passed a $214.8B budget Thursday, what’s included? Also, a look at San Diego’s top weekend events.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer is proposing incentives to get developers to build more affordable housing. Also, California OK’s health care for some adult immigrants, San Diego’s “bridge shelters” will remain open through June 2020, the county’s budget proposes new spending on mental illness and homelessness, and California's YIMBY movement is coming to North County.

The San Diego city Council has sided with a coalition of labor unions to strike Proposition B from the city charter. Also, the California auditor is looking for people to help redraw state voting maps, while San Diego is trying to reduce its reliance on water from the Colorado River, states like Colorado are looking to tap every available drop, a local author tells the story of Harriet Tubman in a new novel and a career in movies matched an Oceanside retiree up with John Wayne and Elvis.

SDG&E says there is a 100% chance it will start or contribute to a major wildfire in the future. Also, Trump defends his deal with Mexico to avoid tariffs, how drinking water helped identify the remains of a missing Vietnam War soldier, the monarch butterfly may have fallen to below a critical level, a new book profiles Hall of Fame running coach Bob Larsen who got his start in San Diego and the San Diego Fringe Festival presents a unique show from Iceland called “A Box in the Desert.”

The California Public Utilities Commission rejected a proposal from San Diego Gas & Electric to have its high usage charge removed from its rate structure. Also, exporters in Mexico are holding their breath in anticipation of new U.S. tariffs, and this weekend’s top events feature J-Lo and an avocado festival.

Immigrant children in the care of the U.S. government may no longer have access to English-language courses and legal services. Also, a Bay Area tech nonprofit says it plans to use artificial intelligence to track power plant pollution, D-Day veterans in their 90s parachuted into Normandy 75 years later to mark the invasion anniversary, a new VA program helps vets seek care from outside doctors, journalist Scott Pelley discusses his book, “Truth Worth Telling” and San Diego is now home to a Michelin-starred restaurant.

A San Diego city Council committee approved a proposal requiring residents to securely store their guns. Also, “Yes In God’s Backyard” proponents want to put affordable housing on religious land, a San Quentin cooking class serves up the chance for a better future after release, questions raised about Sen. Kamala Harris’ criminal justice record and crime writer James Ellroy on his new book, “This Storm.”

A military judge has removed a prosecutor from the U.S. Navy SEAL war crimes case due to a possible conflict of interest. Also, the Justice Department said the government's plan to add citizenship question on the 2020 census wasn’t devious, four undecided California Democrats explain what they want in a presidential candidate, how the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team strives for wins on the field and in the courtroom, and the Old Globe artistic director talks about the summer Shakespeare season.

Fourteen presidential candidates addressed the state Democratic Party convention this past weekend. Also, a KPBS lawsuit reveals unanswered citizen complaints against the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, outdoor residential burning has been suspended throughout the county in preparation for fire season, people living in vehicles are calling a new San Diego law that bans the practice unfair and financial tips on how to save on travel.

From tariffs on Mexico to Robert Mueller in front of the cameras, San Diego Congressman Scott Peters responds to this week’s top stories from Washington. Plus, a decorated Navy SEAL facing a murder trial in the death of an Islamic State prisoner was freed from custody Thursday after a military judge cited interference by prosecutors. And the San Diego County Fair is here, plus other events around town.