San Diego
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San Diego is a cultural, educational, and medical and scientific research center; a major port and naval base; and home of the San Diego Zoo.
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The bill applies only to counties with at least 15 passenger rail stations, leaving eight: Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sacramento.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The capsule successfully splashed down off the coast of San Diego on 10 April 2026.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
"Iran's history goes back thousands of years. Things like this only make us stronger; they won't destabilize the team," boasted the Iranian-American, who had traveled from San Diego, just across the border in California.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
A measure in San Diego to tax second homes that aren’t occupied at $8,000 a year, soon rising to $10,000 a year, was well short of a majority.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
It was raining when Franz dropped McCandless at the San Diego waterfront.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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