Tag: Public Safety

  • Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Come with Cautions

    By Megan Burke, Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico Listen to a KPBS Midday Edition interview on drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants. California legislators have approved a bill to allow people who are here illegally to get drivers licenses. Governor Jerry Brown is expected to sign it into law, but the bill has some…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • TRUST Act Moving Toward Passage

    By Adrian Florido One afternoon in late June, about a hundred people, mostly young Latinos, marched to Escondido Police Headquarters. They were kicking off a caravan to Sacramento. “We’re pushing for the governor to sign the TRUST Act this year, because it’s important,” Viviana Gonzalez, an activist and undocumented immigrant, told the crowd. “Communities like…