San Diego is home to large numbers of people with roots in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, in great part because it’s a large refugee resettlement community. (Union-Tribune)Property owners in San Diego built 541 granny flats in 2020 , continuing a multi-year surge in construction of the second homes on existing, single-family lots despite the COVID-19 pandemic. (Union-Tribune)The San Diego County medical examiner identified two of the San Diegans killed Monday when an allegedly intoxicated driver drove over a sidewalk under an overpass where homeless residents had gathered to avoid the rain. (NBC 7 San Diego)Restaurant owners say they’re having a hard time re-staffing now that they’re allowed to operate with fewer restrictions. (10 News)The Morning Report was written by Maya Srikrishnan and Andrew Keatts, and edited by Sara Libby.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 19, 2021 11:26 UTC