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While many states are closely monitoring national talk on “sanctuary” cities and the threats against them by the Trump Administration, local municipalities are considering other options.
Currently no cities in San Diego County have identified themselves as sanctuary cities.
However, Encinitas, Lemon Grove and Solana Beach have passed proclamations declaring themselves “welcoming cities,” focused on helping newly arrived immigrants and refugees assimilate into their communities.
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Welcoming cities differ from sanctuary cities, in that sanctuary cities involve local law enforcement and immigration enforcement. Welcoming cities encourage the integration of immigrants into the community but do not offer special protections from immigration enforcement.
Fully vaccinated Virginians can soon largely ditch masks indoors
and last updated 2021-05-13 22:26:39-04
NORFOLK, Va. â Masks will no longer be needed for fully vaccinated Virginians indoors with some exceptions and even in crowds outdoors.
The move is liberating for Michelle Huffman of Norfolk.
âEcstatic; I was so excited,â she said. âI was like, Is that today? Is Virginia free to take their mask off?
Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) is in the process of updating the stateâs policy in the hours after the CDC announced the new guidelines Thursday afternoon.
Alena Yarmosky, the Senior Communications Advisor for Northam sent a statement that read in part:
Electric bills rise in Norfolk after smart meters installed; Dominion says meters aren t to blame
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and last updated 2021-04-02 10:28:59-04
NORFOLK, Va.â Dominion Energy customers are sounding off against higher electric bills and the new smart meters they believe are to blame.
Dominion has installed over 800,000 new smart meters in Virginia since 2009, which provide information about outages and reduce vehicle emission since they can be read remotely. The company completed smart meter deployment for Williamsburg in January and is currently working in Norfolk.
Michelle Huffmanâs bill was $140 in December, which she says is typical. She believes her smart meter was installed in January when her bill rose $70.