Category: Featured

  • City Heights Photo Exhibition To Be Unveiled at USC Urban Poverty Conference

    Multi-story apartment buildings are home to many residents in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood. | Photo Credit: Matt Gainer By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico Listen to the KPBS Midday Edition interview with photographer Matt Gainer Images of poverty in City Heights will be a focal point of an urban poverty conference taking…

  • What We Know About the Federal Probe of SDPD

    By Liam Dillon Monday morning, three U.S. Department of Justice officials announced the department would be reviewing the San Diego Police Department in response to a rash of officer misconduct allegations. This is what we know so far. The city asked for this, but the feds say the review will be independent. Over the next…

  • Bringing Legitimacy – and Money – to Street Outreach

    The Community Assistance Support Team visits the Casa Sierra condominium complex every couple of months for a walk-and-knock. They check in on residents who witnessed a January 2013 shooting to offer counseling, prayer and intervention for kids getting caught up in the gang lifestyle. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Tasha Williamson said…

  • Police Body Camera Videos Will Stay Private — For Now

    By Liam Dillon Twice in recent months San Diego police officers were present at shootings while cameras on their bodies captured what happened. But, at least for now, the Police Department says those videos won’t become public. SDPD is gearing up to outfit all of its nearly 1,000 patrol officers with cameras in response to…

  • What San Diego Law Enforcement Is Up Against

    By Catherine Green It’s hard out here for a cop — or a health care worker or social service provider, for that matter. Opiate use and mental health calls for service are both up in San Diego County, according to new studies from the San Diego Association of Governments. And data from The Urban Institute…