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  • San Diego Welcomes First Muslim Fraternity

    By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico Click here to listen to the full Midday Edition interview The days of the Animal House fraternity miught be over, in most cases. But Greek life on campus can still get rowdy. Especially if a young man is trying to be true to his culture and his…

  • New Top Cop’s Big Choice: Crime Response or Crime Prevention

    By Liam Dillon The city of San Diego received international acclaim in the 1990s for its approach to policing, thanks to a method that focused on preventing crime and building community trust rather than just responding to incidents. Shelley Zimmerman, who is expected to be approved as the city’s new chief Tuesday, knows about that…

  • Faulconer Seizes the Neighborhoods Baton

    Kevin Faulconer was sworn in as San Diego’s mayor on Monday, March 3, 2014, at the Jacobs Center For Neighborhood Innovation. This is the full video of Faulconer taking the oath of office and giving his inauguration speech. | Video Credit: Katie Schoolov, KPBS By Lisa Halverstadt Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s new-found neighborhood obsession dominated his…

  • Report: Nearly 500,000 Working San Diegans Have No Paid Sick-Leave

    By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico It’s still flu-season in San Diego, and many businesses tell employees to stay home if they’re feeling sick to keep the workplace healthy. But what if you’re not paid when you take a sick day? Would you decide to stay home and get better, or drag yourself…

  • Study Reveals Most Latinos Have Two or More Risk Factors for Heart Disease

    By Kenny Goldberg The nation’s largest study of Latino health reveals most Hispanics have a high profile for heart disease. The study involves more than 16,000 Latinos nationwide. Participants were recruited in San Diego, Miami, the Bronx and Chicago. The study measures the prevalence of a variety of cardiovascular risk factors among Latinos, including obesity,…