Category: News
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Covered California Drops Ball With Non-English Speakers, Report Says
By Kenny Goldberg The report from the non-profit Greenlining Institute says Covered California deserves praise for enrolling 1.4 million people in new health coverage. But the Institute’s Jordan Medina said the exchange’s website was primarily designed for people who speak English or Spanish. “The other 11 most common spoken languages in the state never had…
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Where SDPD Stands on Phone Searches, Facial Recognition and Drones
By Catherine Green With new technologies come new opportunities for police to take down the bad guys more efficiently – and new challenges in keeping basic freedoms intact for the rest of us. Here are a few of the ways we’ve seen San Diego Police embrace or shy away from some key advancements. Smartphones The…
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Photos: Scenes From World Refugee Day
Karen youth perform a traditional bamboo dance during the World Refugee Day festivities at Balboa Park on June 21, 2014. | Photo Credit: Famo Musa, The AjA Project San Diego marked World Refugee Day on Saturday in Balboa Park. Organized by the San Diego Refugee Forum, the event brought together more than eight cultural groups…
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Young Undocumented Immigrants Begin Renewing Deferred Action Permits
By Marissa Cabrera Tom Fudge and Amita Sharma Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition interview here. The renewal process for young undocumented immigrants who received temporary legal status under President Obama’s Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012 is now underway. Last week, the Department of Homeland Security announced the renewal process for…
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City Council Approves 500 Percent Increase in Fees for Mid-City Parks and Facilities
A construction crew works on the new YMCA facility in City Heights. | Photo Credit: Jamie Scott Lytle By Megan Burks Developers are about to pay a whole lot more in fees to build homes in San Diego’s mid-city area. The City Council approved a plan Tuesday that will increase fees there by nearly 500…