Tag: Public Safety

  • Prop. 35 Would Throw the Book at Human Traffickers

    This election day, Californians will vote on Proposition 35. If approved, the proposition would impose stiffer penalties and fines for people convicted of human and sex trafficking. The proposition has broad-based support, but KPBS reporter Adrian Florido tells us there are also concerns the changes under Prop. 35 could have some unintended consequences. | Video…

  • Where Gang-Related Murders Happen in San Diego

    By Keegan Kyle The number of murders reported by police each year has generally followed the city’s overall crime patterns, which have been decreasing since the 1990s. With 38 murders last year, San Diego registered far below most major cities. Police reported 89 murders in San Antonio, 116 in Phoenix and 324 in Philadelphia last…

  • Map: Middle School Students Grade the Safety of Their Streets

    Above, students identify areas surrounding their school they consider to be safe (blue), unsafe (orange), scary (red), beautiful (pink) and ugly (green). Click here to enlarge the map. By Jena Olson The AjA Project runs photography-based educational programs for refugee and at-risk youth in San Diego. AjA ran an after-school workshop at Monroe Clark Middle…

  • Behind the Screen: Cybercrimes Against Children

    By Erin Timony, Anais Bernard, Oscar Perez, Trevor Seines and Dylan Rohn Agent David Oyos of the Chula Vista Police Department and Assistant U.S. Attorney and Project Safe Childhood Coordinator Allesandra Serano talk with youth filmmakers about child exploitation on the internet. Transcript: David Oyos: The internet has made it really easy for offenders to…

  • Governor Vetoes TRUST Act, Grants Licenses to Some Undocumented Youth

    By Adrian Florido California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the TRUST Act — or so-called Anti-Arizona bill — over the weekend, while signing into law a bill to grant driver’s licenses to young undocumented immigrants who qualify for a stay from deportation under the President Barack Obama’s deferred action program. The TRUST Act was passed by…