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  • Dental Program for Low-Income Californians Gains Patients While Losing Dentists

    By Kenny Goldberg California’s dental program for the poor is falling short. A new state review of the Denti-Cal program, shows between 2009 and 2014, the number of children enrolled in the Denti-Cal program increased by nearly 40 percent. But the number of dentists who treated Denti-Cal patients decreased by almost 14 percent. Denti-Cal pays…

  • City Council OKs Plan to Turn Chollas Parkway Into Park

    By Megan Burks Every day, some 6,400 motorists rattle down Chollas Parkway in the City Heights area. To the north are a few small industrial lots, and to the south is a creek. This week the San Diego City Council approved zoning changes that would allow parkland there instead. Residents say it’s sorely needed. “Our…

  • San Diego Police Give Inside Look at Training to Deter Racial Profiling

    Paul Alexander takes notes during a San Diego Police Department presentation on racial profiling June 20, 2015 at the Tubman Chavez Community Center in southeastern San Diego. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Every year the San Diego Police Department invites the public to experience what police recruits go through in the academy.…

  • San Diego Group Working to Increase Number of Latina Leaders

    By Maureen Cavanaugh and Patty Lane Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition conversation with Adela Garcia and Amanda Cheyney of MANA de San Diego. A first-of-its-kind program in San Diego is trying to encourage more Latinas to compete for leadership roles, whether in politics or business. Latina-elected officials and executives will be speaking in…

  • San Diego Explained: How to Navigate Open Enrollment

    Charter schools, your neighborhood school, others in the district – you’ve got a lot of options for where to send your child within the San Diego Unified School District. The district participates in the state’s “open enrollment” program, often called “school choice.” It gives you the freedom to pick a different school for your child to attend,…