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State land became a refuge for unhoused San Diegans amid camping ban. Not anymore
A 35-year-old San Diegan has been living with her boyfriend in a tent for “a long time,” she said, moving to different areas of downtown whenever police come by to enforce the city’s camping ban. About a week ago, the couple perched themselves on top of an...
City of San Diego may eliminate virtual comments for public meetings
The city of San Diego may end its yearslong practice of allowing residents to speak virtually at its public meetings. The City Council’s Rules Committee on Wednesday will consider a proposal to remove virtual public commenting through phone calls or internet streaming, such as Zoom. Virtual speakers have regularly...
SANDAG program helps cover emergency rides home for some commuters
If you use public transit or alternative forms of transportation to commute to work, a regional program will cover the cost of a ride in case of an emergency. The San Diego Association of Governments launched its “Guaranteed Ride Home” program more than two decades ago, first offering it to commuters who vanpool or ride the bus to work. It’s since expanded to include other forms of transportation — carpools, public transit, bicycles and even those who walk.
A year after San Diego banned public camping, most new shelter options are tents
One year after pushing through a controversial public camping ban, San Diego officials are preparing to tout efforts to expand shelter capacity by 40% in the face of a worsening homelessness crisis. But more than half of the city’s new shelter options don’t actually qualify as shelter under federal guidelines...
San Diego’s new $20M migrant center could exclude families living on the streets for months
Dozens of migrants living on the streets of San Diego could be left out of shelter and other services county officials have planned for asylum-seekers and recent arrivals. The new Migrant Transition Day Center, funded by a nearly $20 million federal grant awarded to San Diego County, will limit services to migrants who have been released from immigration custody within the last 45 days, according to county documents and officials.
Explore where hate crimes have been reported in San Diego
Last year, more hate crimes were reported in the city of San Diego than in any other year since 2016 – and one neighborhood has stood out for the most reports of hate crimes motivated by race, sexual orientation and religion. San Diego’s Hillcrest, an historic LGBTQ neighborhood, which...
Extreme heat compounds risks for people with diabetes in this CA border county
Stephen Jaime remembers when a patient showed up to his diabetes education classes with a giant soft drink cup. But instead of holding a sugary soda, the patient was packing something unexpected: insulin on ice. His car didn’t have air conditioning, and he had to be out for hours in...
An El Centro cafe brings sweet solutions for people with diabetes
“How can you still enjoy life and not just give up?”. That’s the question Elsa Ordona tries to answer everyday as she and her team swirl sugarless delights with care and finesse at her bakery cafe – for many people with diabetes the unassuming shop off Main Street in El Centro has turned out to be a life changer.
A safety makeover is coming to a well-worn historic San Diego pathway
A popular alley in a historic San Ysidro neighborhood is one step closer to a makeover that will transform the area into an official “cultural corridor.”. The city of San Diego and local nonprofit Casa Familiar have partnered on a $4.3 million project to upgrade a quarter-mile stretch of Cypress Drive, a bustling alley near homes, businesses, public transit and more.
Migrant mothers, children living in tents in San Diego amid shelter shortage
From inside her tent, Luz Vasquez watched with weary eyes as her son bounced about the playground outside. Between glances, she folded her kids’ clothes neatly into a suitcase. “They have more fun (here) because at the shelter they don’t play or anything,” she said Tuesday. Vasquez...
More complaints surface after Hoover High associate principal arrested on pornography charges
San Diego Unified officials received more complaints accusing a Hoover High associate principal of inappropriate behavior with students in the days following his arrest on felony sex crime charges. Charles De Freitas, 43, was arrested at his home on March 20 and charged with three counts: sending to a minor...
Congressman requests millions in federal funds to upgrade San Diego’s flood-prone storm drains
San Diegans impacted by severe flooding earlier this year could see stormwater infrastructure upgrades in their neighborhoods under a more than $14 million funding request by U.S. Rep. Juan Vargas. Vargas, whose district includes portions of the city of San Diego and South County communities such as Chula Vista and...
Explore how unsheltered homelessness has increased in San Diego County
Homelessness has become more visible than ever before in San Diego. The latest census revealed nearly 6,800 unhoused residents live in the city — the most in the past decade. More than half are unsheltered, which includes everyone who sleeps in a vehicle to those who bed down on sidewalks or riverbanks.
Map: Here’s where San Diego has unpaved roads
The city of San Diego has proposed a plan that would upgrade its 17 miles of dirt or otherwise unpaved roads over an 85-year period. Though a small part of the more than 6,000 miles that the city maintains, data that inewsource obtained shows some of the unpaved roads and alleys are not just in industrial areas. They’re also in residential neighborhoods, including historically underserved areas that San Diego officials themselves describe as “communities of concern.”
Amid campus turmoil, San Diego charter school places top official on leave
The top administrator at America’s Finest Charter School has been placed on leave as the small school in San Diego grapples with financial troubles and tensions between staff and leadership. Board members decided during a special meeting Tuesday to put Executive Director Tim Bagby on administrative leave. They also...
‘We warn the city’: Confidential letters reveal Port District efforts after Naranjo censure
Months before National City ousted Sandy Naranjo as its representative to the Port District of San Diego, lawyers for the port warned of “serious legal risk” and potential legal bills if the city allowed her to speak out about her conflict with the agency at council meetings. Two...
San Ysidro parents demand school district make board meetings more accessible
Livestreaming public meetings has become standard practice for many agencies — but not at the San Ysidro School District. Now, parents are calling on leaders to increase access to school business. Though state law does not generally require agencies to livestream meetings, it has become increasingly common since the...
Border Patrol agent accused of showing photos of his genitals to civilians twice while in uniform
Karen Parker says she was alone and looking for help when she encountered a Border Patrol agent, Juan Prishker, the day after Christmas in a remote stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in San Diego County. Parker had just driven from a nearby migrant encampment, where she provides aid as...
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