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City campsite for unhoused San Diegans a ‘godsend’ for some despite challenges
Harsh and unpredictable weather conditions, uncomfortable living arrangements, and confusion about who is welcome and where they should go. San Diego’s campsite for people experiencing homelessness has been marked by its share of challenges since opening nearly 12 weeks ago. But it also has had some success. Located in...
CA fails to enforce lead-testing law for thousands of noncompliant child care centers
After thousands of facilities failed to comply earlier this year with a new lead testing law meant to provide children with safe drinking water, the vast majority of them have yet to face consequences. Just under 400 facilities have been cited by the California Department of Social Services for failing...
San Diego spent $4 million on unplanned purchases. ‘Mismanagement’ could be to blame.
City of San Diego officials in one fiscal year spent more than $4 million on goods and vendor services using unplanned purchases — some without proper oversight and others without the necessary approval from City Council, according to a report released last week. The report from City Auditor Andy...
Former San Diego neo-Nazi extradited to Amsterdam after Anne Frank House incident
A neo-Nazi who once lived in San Diego County has been extradited to the Netherlands to face hate speech charges in connection with an antisemitic incident that took place at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam earlier this year. Forty-one-year-old Robert Wilson, a former Chula Vista resident, is accused of...
COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the rise in San Diego County. Here’s what you need to know.
Doctors and health officials are seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across San Diego County, and the latest set of subvariants is dominating the spread. Experts say thanks to widespread vaccinations, COVID-19 is becoming less severe. But while the latest surge in cases isn’t resulting in as many deaths or hospitalizations as seen early on in the pandemic, the public should still be wary of one complication: long COVID.
Unions, police, developers: Outside spending topped $1.4M in county special election
Protected by the First Amendment, independent expenditures allow organizations and individuals to bypass maximum contribution limits to support or oppose political candidates. Those making contributions are prohibited from coordinating with campaigns, but their money can significantly alter a candidate’s financial support and help shape races by bankrolling mailers, commercials and other ads.
inewsource expands coverage as part of California Local News Fellowship
Inewsource is a part of an exciting new effort to expand reporting in underserved communities, and we’re expanding environmental coverage in Southern California. Next month, we will welcome Philip Salata to the reporting team as a member of the California Local News Fellowship’s first cohort. Made possible through...
Venezuelans make way in San Diego, join 1.9 million migrants nationally in legal ‘twilight zone’
One afternoon in late July, a group of Venezuelan migrants fought against gusts of wind to tie a blue tarp to a chain-link fence on a highway overpass in downtown San Diego. They were setting up camp again, after having been cleared from the sidewalk by city officials earlier in the day and turned away at one of the city’s safe sleeping sites.
How inewsource is covering Hurricane Hilary
As Hurricane Hilary charts its path toward Southern California, I’m facing another first in my career as a journalist: planning severe storm coverage in San Diego. I thought I left hurricanes behind when I moved to California from South Carolina, but here we are. Hilary is an unusual storm...
inewsource joins San Diego Gives: A community-wide day of giving
At inewsource, we believe in the power of investigative reporting to transform lives and create a brighter future. That’s why we’re excited to be participating in San Diego Gives, a community-wide day of giving on Sept. 7 to support local organizations like our nonprofit newsroom. Early giving opened...
Bringing more context to the reading experience
Hi there, Giovanni again. It’s now been two months since the launch of our site redesign and new product suite. (First off, how’s it going? Let us know by tapping the red box at the bottom right of your screen.) When we launched our new site, we hinted...
In push for camping ban, San Diego leaders used misleading data to link unhoused people to fire risk
For weeks, top San Diego officials harped on unhoused people who set fires in canyons, parks and riverbeds as a strategy to drum up support for a controversial camping ban. Staff said before the vote encampments cause fires that threaten homes and lives, pointing to a dramatic spike in the number of “likely homeless vegetation fires” and reminding elected leaders that two of the largest wildfires in the last 20 years were here in San Diego County.
San Diego attorneys fought to prosecute an unhoused woman for blocking a sidewalk. Now they’re backing off
A San Diego Superior Court judge on Thursday dismissed misdemeanor charges of blocking a sidewalk against a 60-year-old woman experiencing homelessness. Deputy city attorney Felicia Loera asked for the dismissal during a court hearing that lasted less than five minutes, saying it is “not provable beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Mexican family sues US government after migrant’s in-custody death in San Diego
The family of a Mexican man who died in federal custody in San Diego last year is suing the U.S. government, claiming officials refused to provide lifesaving medical care after the man fell from the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Joel Reyes Muñoz died on Jan. 12, 2022, nearly two hours after...
La Mesa charter school scrambles to take in students amid space concerns days before return to campus
A La Mesa charter school is working to accommodate some of its students after failing to obtain necessary permits for a new location and initially turning away most new applicants. Families were informed through a letter late last month that their child no longer had a seat at Sparrow Academy,...
San Diego official backs off the fight to end inequities in vehicle towing
The San Diego elected official who said the city should stop unfairly targeting low-income and unhoused people when towing vehicles is now pumping the brakes. City Councilmember Stephen Whitburn said he would champion changes to the city’s towing program after an internal audit found the most common reason San Diego police impound cars is for what researchers have called “poverty tows.” That includes towing for expired registration, 72-hour parking violations and unpaid tickets — offenses commonly applied to low-income and unhoused people.
More than $1M spent in election to replace Nathan Fletcher — and most isn’t coming from the candidates
Protected by the First Amendment, independent expenditures allow organizations and individuals to bypass maximum contribution limits to support or oppose political candidates. Those making contributions are prohibited from coordinating with campaigns, but their money can significantly alter a candidate’s financial support and help shape races by bankrolling mailers, commercials and other ads.
San Diego’s airport needs more public transit, officials say. An aerial train might be the multibillion-dollar answer.
The San Diego Association of Governments is one step closer on deciding how to best spend billions of dollars to connect a public transit system to the airport. A 92-page study released by the regional planning agency found that one option so far appears to be the most “realistic” and “financially feasible,” according to a staff presentation last week: an automated people mover along a route south of the airport.
San Diego police union launches misleading attack ads ahead of special election
Law enforcement unions have funneled more than $160,000 into the upcoming San Diego County Board of Supervisors special election, propagating misleading advertisements that paint the race’s most high-profile candidate as a threat to public safety. The election on Aug. 15 will replace former District 4 Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, who...
In widow’s testimony, contradictions emerge about $10M gift to UCSD
On the last day of testimony in a major six-week trial, a flustered philanthropist sat on the witness stand to explain the origins of a controversial $10 million donation at the center of dueling lawsuits between UC San Diego and one of its former doctors. The dispute dates back to...
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