Category: News

  • Albertson’s Closes City Heights Store

    Photo Courtesy of Kimco By Megan Burks The Albertson’s in City Heights is one of 11 in southern California closing its doors next month. The departure comes two decades after Price Club founder Sol Price and CityLink developed the Albertson’s facility to stoke community revitalization. Price’s motivation then: the closure of a Von’s in the…

  • Immigrant Advocates See Health Care, Professional Licenses as Next Battle

    By Jill Replogle Thanks to legislative victories in 2013, undocumented immigrants living in California can now practice law and will soon be able to get drivers licenses. Now, immigrant advocates hope to take advantage of Sacramento’s pro-immigrant climate to expand on those victories. Health care is first on the legislative wish list. Immigrant advocacy groups…

  • Explainer: Why DUI Checkpoints Are Legal

    By Liam Dillon Many readers of our guide to when police can pull you over raised an interesting question. Police need to believe you’ve done something wrong before they can stop you, otherwise pulling you over could violate your Fourth Amendment rights. But what about DUI checkpoints, which allow police to stop cars and check…

  • Sex-Trafficking Prosecutions Spike in Region

    By Amita Sharma Sex-trafficking prosecutions in San Diego County have quadrupled in the last four years. The rise is due partly to a spike in the number of young girls forced to sell themselves and turn their earnings over to their gangster pimps. County prosecutors filed nine sex trafficking cases in 2009. Last year, that…

  • City Kicks Off Sidewalk Assessment

    San Diego’s sidewalks may be in for much-needed repairs. Interim Mayor Todd Gloria and Councilman Mark Kersey kicked off a project Friday, Januray 10, 2014, that will assess the city’s 5,000 miles of sidewalks over the next year. | Video Credit: Katie Schoolov, KPBS By Katie Schoolov San Diego’s sidewalks might be getting a much-needed…