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  • Locals Discuss Famine in Somalia

    By Megan Burke and Marueen Cavanaugh A 10-ton shipment of peanut-butter based nutritional paste landed today in Mogadishu for famine-victims in Somalia. Thousands of starving Somalis escape from their lawless country every day in an effort to get help at refugee camps in neighboring Kenya. It’s estimated at least 18-thousand children inside Somalia are suffering…

  • Report: 40 Americans Have Trained and Fought With Al Shabaab

    By Amita Sharma A new congressional report says an Al Qaeda-affiliated group in Somalia has recruited more than 40 Americans. Of the more than three dozen Americans believed to be training or fighting with Al Shabaab in Somalia, 15 have died, according to the House Homeland Security Committee’s report. At least three of the Americans died in…

  • A Dilemma in Kensington-Talmadge

    Kensington and Talmadge were both drawn into the new 9th City Council District in City Heights. Kensington wants out but Talmadge leaders see opportunity to influence development on El Cajon Boulevard. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido The new 9th City Council District was drawn with two goals in mind: to empower Latinos,…

  • San Diego’s Urban Farms: Oases In Food Deserts

    The City Heights Farmers Market has become a model for outdoor markets that offer fresh produce to low-income immigrant folks in the inner city. | Photo Credit: Tom Fudge By Tom Fudge The Bayside Community Center sits on the edge of Tecolote Canyon amidst a landscape of rental housing, abandoned lots and strip malls. This…

  • Low-Income Homes Get Free Internet

    By Chris Milholland Low-income housing residents in San Diego and across the state are joining the digital age with help from a new program aimed at bridging the digital divide. The “We Are Now Connected” initiative provides free Internet access and computer training to residents of affordable-housing projects throughout the state for the next 24…