December 16, 2019

New Report Sounds Alarm On Sea Level Rise, San Diego Missing Out On Pot Boom, Problems With CalGang Database Continue And Celebrating Anza-Borrego State Park

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31 minutes

A new report from the California Legislative Analyst’s Office warns about the impact sea level rise could have on the state’s economy and housing supply. It says 100,000 housing units would need to be built annually to make up for housing that will be lost by a rising sea. Plus, after the legalization of cannabis in California, supporters said it would be a boom to the state’s economy, but that promise remains largely unfulfilled in San Diego. Also, a state law is designed to make it easier for people to get off the state’s CalGang database. To date, few have been removed. And, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the subject of a new book celebrating the natural history of the region.

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December 16, 2019

New Report Sounds Alarm On Sea Level Rise, San Diego Missing Out On Pot Boom, Problems With CalGang Database Continue And Celebrating Anza-Borrego State Park

Listen Later

31 minutes

A new report from the California Legislative Analyst’s Office warns about the impact sea level rise could have on the state’s economy and housing supply. It says 100,000 housing units would need to be built annually to make up for housing that will be lost by a rising sea. Plus, after the legalization of cannabis in California, supporters said it would be a boom to the state’s economy, but that promise remains largely unfulfilled in San Diego. Also, a state law is designed to make it easier for people to get off the state’s CalGang database. To date, few have been removed. And, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the subject of a new book celebrating the natural history of the region.

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