Category: Featured

  • Second Opinion: Do Student Health Center Fees Satisfy the Individual Mandate?

    Graduate student Laura Rengstorf can get most of her health needs taken care of on campus for a small fee. Does that count as health coverage under the Affordable Care Act?| Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks Second Opinion is a weekly Q-and-A series that answers questions from San…

  • Covered California Running Relatively Smoothly Compared To HealthCare.gov

    By Kenny Goldberg California’s online health insurance exchange celebrates its one-month anniversary on Friday. So far, Covered California is faring much better than its federal counterpart. The Covered California website had some glitches in its first few days of operation. But things have been running fairly smoothly since then. Officials say they’ve had more than…

  • Food Stamp Cuts to Hit 270,000 in San Diego County

    By Susan Murphy Nearly 270,000 people across San Diego County who rely on food stamps, called CalFresh in California, to buy groceries and meals will see their benefits cut 5 percent on Friday. The monthly benefits for a family of four will drop $36, from $668 per month down to $632. The federal benefits were…

  • Second Opinion: What If My Income Increases After I Sign Up for Obamacare?

    Shelley operates an art business out of her home. Her income varies year-to-year, so she wants to know what happens if she qualifies for health premium assistance at the start of the year, but not at the end of the year. | Video Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Second Opinion is a weekly Q-and-A…

  • Help the City Draft an Infrastructure Budget

    Avery the dog on the 3500 block of Polk Avenue | Photo Credit: Dan Shelley, courtesy of The Stumblr By Megan Burks Councilman Mark Kersey wants your help drafting the city’s infrastructure budget. He kicked off a series of meetings this week designed to let the community weigh in on what gets built and when.…