Category: Voices
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City Heights Voter Turnout Likely Increased, Along With Rest of San Diego County
Voter turnout in San Diego county during this week’s general election is expected to break some local records. And that includes communities that have been trying to increase their voter turnout for years.
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Science Suggests Systemic Racism Causes Stress, Increases Disease Within Black, Brown Communities
Blacks are five times more likely than whites to be hospitalized due to coronavirus. Scientists say stress from chronic systemic racism makes it biologically difficult for people of color to respond to disease.
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San Diego Students March To Get Police Out Of Schools
Amidst a national reckoning surrounding police budgets and law enforcement’s use of force, students took to the streets on Friday to call on San Diego Unified School District to remove its police department from schools.
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San Diego Acts To Fight Discrimination Against Asians, Pacific Islanders
During the coronavirus pandemic, there’s been a startling rise in discrimination and harassment against members of the Asian and Pacific Islander community.
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New Neighbor Relief #InCityHeights
New Neighbor Relief assists refugees on the road to self reliance in San Diego. Many refugee families on food stamps are struggling to afford basic cleaning supplies, which are essential during the time of COVID-19, because soap and other products aren’t covered by EBT/SNAP. You can reach New Neighbor Relief at newneighborrelief.org and at (619) 315-3910.