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  • Second Opinion: How Do Former Inmates Sign Up For Obamacare?

    Conrad Harris helps former inmates get back on their feet. The process now includes getting signed up for Medi-Cal, which is open to childless adults under the Affordable Care Act. Video by Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego. By Megan Burks Second Opinion is a weekly Q-and-A series that answers questions from San Diegans…

  • The Emergency Response Fix That Slipped Through the Cracks

    By Liam Dillon At a committee hearing in March, San Diego City Council members wondered what had happened to the two-person fire crews designed to help get first responders to emergencies faster. They asked Fire-Rescue Chief Javier Mainar to deliver a report on the crews’ status. Almost six months later, no report exists. No one…

  • Middle-Income Californians May Get a Break On Health Insurance

    By Kenny Goldberg Poor Californians aren’t the only ones who will be eligible for financial help to buy health insurance under Obamacare. A new analysis reveals nearly 3 million middle-income Californians might also catch a break. According to the group Families USA, Californians with the lowest income will get the most financial help. For example,…

  • San Diego Leaders Rally to Keep Immigration Reform Hopes Alive

    San Diego business, labor and faith leaders rally to try and keep immigration reform on the legislative agenda. | Photo Credit: Jill Replogle By Jill Replogle With Congress back to work, immigration reform advocates are ramping up their efforts to get a bill passed before the end of the year. But debate over the federal…

  • Immigrant Protection Law Passes State Senate

    By Adrian Florido The California State Senate has passed Assembly Bill 4 – better known as the TRUST Act. If signed into law, the bill will protect many immigrants arrested for minor crimes in California from deportation. Specifically, the TRUST Act would prohibit local police and sheriffs from turning over many immigrants in their custody…