Category: News

  • Census Shows Growth in Multiracial Population

    By Adrian Florido New Census data show the number of multiracial people in the U.S. has grown significantly since 2010. Estimates released earlier this month show that as of last year, there were 7.5 million people who identify as being of more than one race living in the U.S. That’s only about 2.5 percent of…

  • Attorneys Bring Law School to the Neighborhood, In English and Spanish

    By Megan Burke and Maureen Cavanaugh The United States has been famously dubbed a nation of laws, not of men. But that doesn’t really help you much if you don’t know what the laws are or how to use them. For instance, is it legal for a landlord to say you can’t rent a top…

  • Cab Company Owners Fear City Might Stop Underground Market for Taxi Permits

    By Amita Sharma Owners of cab companies are banding together to block transferring regulation of the taxi industry back to the city of San Diego. A memo circulating among San Diego cab company owners states that the city’s taxi industry is facing an adversarial environment. The memo accuses cab workers’ group of trying to “grab…

  • Former Inmates ‘Coming Home to Stay’ Thanks to Mid-City Group

    By Patty Lane and Peggy Pico Being incarcerated for years is punishment for a crime. But it is not a lesson in how to live in society. Prison realignment has shifted the responsibility of parole from the state to the counties. So, programs that help former inmates transition back into normal life are more important…

  • United Way, SD Food Bank Partner to Preserve Reading Skills This Summer

    By Dwane Brown More than 25 percent of San Diego County fourth graders cannot read proficiently and studies show reading skills are lost over the summer, especially among children who don’t have access to books at home. That’s why two San Diego organizations are joining forces to make a difference. Every summer, the United Way…