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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“He loved being part of San Diego,” Kaplan told the San Diego Union-Tribune.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
In an interview, Beutner praised school systems including Long Beach Unified and San Diego Unified for following the spirit and letter of the law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The situation reached a nadir in a start against the San Diego Padres on July 2.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
My wife, Delilah, found them on the website of Frosted Faces Foundation, a nonprofit in the northern San Diego County town of Ramona that rescues senior dogs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
I won’t say that our zoo compared to the zoos of San Diego or Toronto or Berlin or Singapore, but you can’t keep a good zookeeper down.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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