Category: Public Safety
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Community members celebrate placemaking
The gathering space on the corner of 50th and University has been in development for some time. Local efforts to slow down traffic and increase pedestrian safety are showing results in this new “Place-Keeping” effort. The City of San Diego has now officially permitted the benches and tables, a place for the Somali community to…
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State Looks To Local Organizations For Help Counting All Californians In 2020 Census
The state effort comes amid new challenges posed by the upcoming federal survey.
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Civil Liberties Project
by Namu Sampath On February 19, 1942, following the attacks on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 authorizing the exclusion and forced removal of “resident enemy aliens” (ie., Japanese Americans) from identified military areas in the Western United States. During this time, the civil liberties of Japanese Americans were infringed upon…
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Mid-City Program That Addresses School-To-Prison Pipeline Looks To Expand
Organizers behind a limited program that steers youth offenders away from detention are exploring expanding to other communities.
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Fact Check: DA Candidate’s Campaign Claims Supporting Opponent A ‘Threat’ To Public Safety
The campaign for Summer Stephan, interim District Attorney, is behind a recently launched website that claims supporting DA candidate Geneviéve Jones-Wright is a threat to public safety.