Category: News

  • Second Opinion: How Does Obamacare Address End-of-Life Care?

    Sally Johnson is a British expatriate. She says American’s aren’t as open about death, and that translates into poor care and high costs at the end of life. | Video Credit: John Rosman, KPBS By Megan Burks Second Opinion is a weekly Q-and-A series that answers questions from San Diegans on the Affordable Care Act.…

  • Pedestrians, Bikes to Take Over Streets Sunday for CicloSDias

    By Megan Burks A 5.2-mile-long block party will close streets to vehicle traffic in five San Diego neighborhoods Sunday for the city’s very first CicloSDias. “It’s a bicycling-, walking-, strolling-, rolling-, connect-with-your-community event,” said Andy Hanshaw, executive director of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition. Hanshaw said San Diego is joining an open streets movement…

  • Student Aims to Educate Deaf in East Africa

    By Dwane Brown Many of us tend to take speaking and hearing for granted, until we lose the ability to do either. So, imagine the challenge of pitching a business idea in sign language. That’s what the first prize winner of the University of San Diego’s Social Innovation Challenge did. USD is a far cry…

  • SANDAG Changing How it Prioritizes Highway, Transit Projects

    By Megan Burks It may seem like SANDAG approved its contested regional transportation plan months ago, but the planning agency is already beginning work on a brand new one, and it’s making some changes to address complaints that pegged the last one as too highway-happy. The state sued SANDAG for the last plan because it…

  • Second Opinion: Does Obamacare Impact My Military Benefits?

    Dan Mathews, a Vietnam veteran wants to know whether the Affordable Care Act will affect his TRICARE health benefits. | Video Credit: John Rosman, KPBS By Megan Burks Second Opinion is a weekly Q-and-A series that answers questions from San Diegans on the Affordable Care Act. Ask yours here. The Question: Will the Affordable Care…