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  • Principal Cindy Marten Named SD Unified Superintendent

    Cindy Marten, the newly-named SDUSD superintendent and Scott Barnett, a SDUSD trustee, talk to KPBS about the choice of Marten to lead the district. | Video Credit: KPBS By Will Carless Haga click aquí para leerlo la en Español Listen to a KPBS Midday Edition interview with Cindy Marten and Scott Barnett here. Cindy Marten,…

  • City Heights Residents Tackle High Youth Incarceration Rates

    A new report finds youth incarceration is down nationwide, but California still has a fairly high rate: 271 per 100,000 young people. That’s the 11th highest in the country. We take a look at how those numbers break down in San Diego and highlight how City Heights is tackling the problem. | Video Credit: Nicholas…

  • Affordable Housing Services Brace for Impact of Sequestration

    By Katie Orr It’s well known that across-the-board federal budget cuts would have a huge impact on the defense industry. But social service programs would be affected as well. Federal programs that fall under non-defense spending can expect to see about an 8 percent budget cut. That’s real money to organizations like the San Diego…

  • Tweet City Heights: Gay Couples and Immigration Reform

    By Megan Burks Gay Couples Push for Inclusion in Immigration Reform Bill KPBS and Fronteras Desk reporter Adrian Florido spoke to two gay men this week who are counting on an immigration reform bill to keep them together. One is undocumented and faces deportation, but his marriage doesn’t guarantee him the same access to legal…

  • San Diego’s Somali Population: Explained

    Habibo, a Somali refugee, writes: “The first day I came to U.S.A. was hard for me. Leave my sister in Kenya. My friends. Airplane. Leaving them forever. Excited We came in San Diego and I was scared. The first day school was scary because I did not see white people before.” | Photo Credit: Habibo,…