Category: Featured

  • San Diego Leaders Rally to Keep Immigration Reform Hopes Alive

    San Diego business, labor and faith leaders rally to try and keep immigration reform on the legislative agenda. | Photo Credit: Jill Replogle By Jill Replogle With Congress back to work, immigration reform advocates are ramping up their efforts to get a bill passed before the end of the year. But debate over the federal…

  • Immigrant Protection Law Passes State Senate

    By Adrian Florido The California State Senate has passed Assembly Bill 4 – better known as the TRUST Act. If signed into law, the bill will protect many immigrants arrested for minor crimes in California from deportation. Specifically, the TRUST Act would prohibit local police and sheriffs from turning over many immigrants in their custody…

  • Second Opinion: Is It Cheaper to Pay the Fine Than to Buy Coverage?

    Toby Hayes is concerned about how the Affordable Care Act will impact his budget for his family of eight. Video by Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego. By Megan Burks Second Opinion is a weekly Q-and-A series that answers questions from San Diegans on the Affordable Care Act. Ask yours here. The Question: Is…

  • Community Clinics Spreading Awareness About Covered California

    By Kenny Goldberg Community clinics are trying to raise awareness of Covered California. That’s the online exchange where consumers will be able to buy health insurance. Even though the exchange will be up and running on Oct. 1, many people are unaware of it. Covered California is one of the main features of Obamacare. Even…

  • Fishermen, Refugees Gather String On Dockside Fish Market Idea

    Members of the United Women’s East African Support Team have joined fishermen in trying to increase access to local seafood. The women, who fled coastal towns in East Africa, say reintroducing fresh fish into their diets would help with the chronic diseases many refugees develop when adapting their diets to the U.S. food system. |…