Category: Featured

  • San Diego Law Enforcement Agencies React to Immigration Opinion

    By Katie Orr California’s attorney general told local law enforcement agencies that they can choose whether to follow the 2008 federal Secure Communities law. It requires departments to send the fingerprints of undocumented people they arrest to federal immigration officials. San Diego Executive Assistant Police Chief David Ramirez said if an undocumented person is arrested…

  • Back to the Drawing Board for SANDAG’s Regional Transportation Plan

    By Andrew Keatts How and when San Diego will address its regional transportation needs over the next 40 years is once again an open question. A San Diego County Superior Court judge on Tuesday upheld a lawsuit challenging the San Diego Association of Governments’ comprehensive, 40-year transportation plan. Judge Timothy Taylor ruled SANDAG didn’t adequately…

  • Local Hunger Groups Screen Documentary Challenging Stereotypes About the Poor

    Jennifer Tracy, executive director of the San Diego Hunger Coalition, and Hannah Gravette, lead organizer for The San Diego Organizing Project discuss their screening of “The Line” 6:30 tonight at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at 4227 Fairmount Ave. The film, funded by MacArthur Foundation and produced by Linda Midgett, shares the stories of people living…

  • California Lawmakers Face Tight Deadline to Tackle Health Reform

    By Kenny Goldberg California lawmakers are up against a tight deadline to get the state ready for the full rollout of healthcare reform. A variety of major decisions need to be made quickly. States are required to launch their new online insurance marketplaces by January 2014. But California wants to open registration next October. Anthony…

  • City Approves Additions to Open Space Land Preserves

    San Diego canyons like this one were targeted for preservation by groups like San Diego Canyonlands. | Photo Credit: Tom Fudge By Tom Fudge The San Diego City Council has voted to preserve 6,572 acres of additional open space, making it off limits to development. The vote was called a victory for environmentalists, even though…