Category: Featured

  • San Diego Marks World Refugee Day

    A line of Syrian refugee women, some carrying children, cross into Jordan from southern Syria. The outflow this year has been staggering. | Photo Courtesy of the UN Refugee Agency By Susan Murphy People around the world are marking a somber World Refugee Day on Saturday as 45 million people globally are displaced from their…

  • SD Unified Hopes to Feed 600,000 With Summer Meal Program

    By Erik Anderson San Diego officials hope to feed more than 600,000 kids with their free summer lunch program this year. San Diego Unified is a partner in the Summer Fun Café program, which hands out free lunches to students who would otherwise not be able to afford them during the summer. Gary Petill, food…

  • Many Grandparents Who Care for Grandchildren Struggle to Make Ends Meet

    By Kenny Goldberg Grandparents who raise their grandchildren may be among the most economically vulnerable people in California – a new report reveals the state’s high cost of living puts these older adults in a tough spot. Shearl Lambert of San Diego, and her husband are bringing up three grandchildren ages 10, 14 and 15.…

  • Choose Your Own Street Light Adventure

    The 2800 block of Juniper Street at 7 p.m. (left) and 9:30 p.m. | Photo Credit: Liam Dillon By Liam Dillon Fong Krause has noticed a lot more people walking around at night in the seven years she’s lived on the 2800 block of Juniper Street. “The neighborhood’s changing, with South Park and the whole…

  • Lawmakers Restore Some Medi-Cal Benefits Cut During Recession

    By Kenny Goldberg State lawmakers approved major enhancements to the Medi-Cal program. For the first time, low-income adults who don’t have children will be eligible for Medi-Cal. The Medi-Cal expansion, approved Saturday, will also include immigrants who have become legal residents within the last five years. In total, nearly 1.5 million more Californians will be…