Category: News
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Somalis Linked to Al-Shabaab Want New Trial After NSA Revelations
Mohamed Mohamud and Issa Doreh are shown in this 2010 courtroom drawing by Krentz Johnson. By Amita Sharma National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander said this week he does not know how to ferret out terrorist plots on U.S. soil without collecting the phone records of every American. Other supporters of the controversial NSA surveillance…
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How Reality Changers Won Big by Betting on Longshots
Eduardo Corona is a Reality Changers success story. Once a gang member, he’s now attending college and leading a Reality Changers program. | Photo Courtesy of Quiet Pictures By Mario Koran Here in this corner of City Heights, busted childhoods are rewritten. The stories are reframed, polished and packaged as college entrance essays, winning tickets…
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Second Opinion: How Will the Feds Enforce the Individual Mandate?
Miccilina Piraino says the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate is an overstep and unfair to those with limited means to obtain health insurance. She wants to know how the government plans to enforce the requirement to buy health insurance. By Megan Burks Second Opinion is a weekly Q-and-A series that answers questions from San Diegans…
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With Filner Out, City Spins Its Wheels On Taxi Reform
By Megan Burks Former Mayor Bob Filner put the wheels in motion for the city to take over the taxicab industry and improve oversight. But a proposal by interim mayor Todd Gloria to enter into a long-term contract with current taxi regulator MTS could bring that work to a halt. Taxi drivers rallied at the Metropolitan…
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How Does Someone Get Identified As a Gang Member In San Diego?
By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh, and Peggy Pico How accurate is the statewide database of gang members and how does a person get their name off the list? Last week, the San Diego Association of Governments announced there are 7,500 documented gang members in San Diego County. Their names are in the database called Calgangs.…