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Second Opinion: How Do Undocumented Parents Cover Their Citizen Kids?
Charter school teacher Oscar Ramos wants to know what to tell parents who are in the country illegally about enrolling their citizen children in new Obamacare plans. | Video Credit: John Rosman By Megan Burks Second Opinion is a weekly Q-and-A series that answers questions from San Diegans on the Affordable Care Act. Ask yours…
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Joyner Under Less Budget Pressure
By Kyla Calvert An improving economy and new funds from Proposition 30 taxes mean pressures are easing on California’s largest school districts. A new report from EdSource shows many of the state’s 30 largest districts are adding back school days that were cut to save money and fewer are considering laying off teachers this year.…
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The 5 Best Ways Communities Can Lobby for Infrastructure
Ryan Jackson, 19, took two buses and his skateboard to a community planning training hosted by the Community Budget Alliance. He says he wanted to find out how to bring more transportation options to his Skyline Hills neighborhood. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks The new fiscal year started about a month ago,…
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Immigrant Doctors Find Path Back to Practicing Medicine
Students at the Welcome Back Center at Grossmont Community College. | Photo Courtesy of Welcome Back Center/Grossmont Community College By Susan Murphy The Welcome Back Center at Grossmont Community College is working with 1,400 foreign-trained physicians, including 54 refugees, to get a U.S. medical license and resume the career they gave up when they immigrated…
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Clinic Partners With Housing Provider to Bring Health Care to Front Door
Video Credit: Brian Myers By Brian Myers Health care assistants went door to door last week inviting residents of the 94-unit Hollywood Palms on Home Avenue to their on-site health screening. The residents were provided free dental screenings and bone density scans by professionals from the La Maestra Community Health Centers. It was part of…