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  • Teen Producers: The Cover of the Bantu

    Teen Producers Project Teenagers and adults teach the public about the purpose of the Hijab, the head cover worn by the Muslim women. In this video, youth filmmakers in the Media Arts Center’s Teen Producers Project show how they wear it and the valuable meaning of it. Teen Producers: Nadifo Ibrahim, Maryan Mohamed, Gwen Hylton,…

  • A Look at How San Diego Resettles Refugees as Syrian Crisis Continues

    By Patty Lane, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico As European Union ministers hold emergency talks Monday on the migration crisis, the search for a new home remains a big question for millions of Syrians who are fleeing from their war-torn country. President Barack Obama announced Thursday the United States will accept at least 10,000 Syrian…

  • Clearing a Hurdle For Ex-Offenders — Lack of Identification

    By Megan Burks It’s something many may take for granted, but nearly three-quarters of people surveyed in San Diego County jails say they won’t have a valid form of identification when they get out. Now the county is partnering with the California Department of Motor Vehicles to change that. The county is rolling out a…

  • Lawmakers Drop Effort to Open Covered California to Immigrants Here Illegally

    By Kenny Goldberg A legislative effort to allow people who are here illegally to buy Covered California health plans has been shelved. State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) removed a section from his bill (Senate Bill 4) that would have let those immigrants buy unsubsidized health insurance through California’s insurance exchange. An estimated 2.7 million…

  • City Heights Family Accused of Burglarizing Their Own Store Files Suit Against SDPD

    By H.G. Reza Hedy Julca was arrested inside her store while her 3-year-old son watched from close by. Her son Diego Lobaton, right, was detained by officers outside the store. | Photo by Dustin Michelson San Diego police officers acted “without warrants, probable cause, or reasonable belief,” when they roughed up a mother and her…