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Roundtable: Charlottesville Fallout, NAFTA Makeover, SeaWorld Slump
- Aug. 18
- By Mark Sauer, Neiko Will
The president's take on vestiges of the Civil War raises eyebrows and drops jaws in the wake of last weekend's violence in Charlottesville. Local leaders brace for adjustments to NAFTA. And SeaWorld is changing with the times, but is it too late?
San Diego And Tijuana Leaders Seek Modernization Amid NAFTA Talks
- Aug. 16
- By Erik Anderson, Jean Guerrero
As federal negotiators met with their counterparts from Mexico and Canada in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to begin talks on NAFTA, leaders from border cities met in San Diego to support boosting the region's economic cooperation.
What Will The 57-Hour Closure Of San Ysidro Border Crossing Mean For San Diego Traffic?
- Aug. 16
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
Anthony Kleppe, land port of entry program manager with the U.S. General Services Administration, speaks about the closure of car traffic headed into Tijuana Sept. 23-25 through the San Ysidro border crossing.
Study Of California’s Medical Interpretation Services Still Mired In Process
- Aug. 14
- By Tarryn Mento
Gov. Jerry Brown in September signed AB 635. It directed the state to examine whether California is doing enough to provide interpretation to patients who speak a foreign language.
Refugee Families Forced To Move; Too Many Living In Their Apartments
- Aug. 9
- By Tarryn Mento
After a KPBS investigation found four refugee families living with more people in their apartments than on their lease, more have come forward, saying a resettlement agency put them in apartments that were too small.
Son Of Mexico Drug Cartel Figure Indicted On US Drug Charges In San Diego
- Aug. 7
- By Associated Press
The son of a leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel has been indicted on drug smuggling charges in the United States and pleaded not guilty on Monday, less than two weeks after surrendering to U.S. border inspectors.
How Community Members Can Help Their Neighbors Thwart Chronic Diseases
- Aug. 4
- By Tarryn Mento
In City Heights on Friday, 40 participants celebrated their completion of a free course in chronic disease prevention.
Roundtable: Cars, Taxis And Walkers At The Border, Housing For Refugees
- Aug. 4
- By Kenny Goldberg, Pat Finn and pat
On the border: a young man dies from drinking liquid meth; the Tijuana taxi wars are quiet, for now; but "carmageddon" is coming. And finding housing here for refugees is as hard as you might think.
Letter From MTS Board Member Could Be Key In Lawsuit Over Blocked Doorway At Border Transit Center
- Aug. 4
- By Amita Sharma
The letter from MTS board member and San Diego City Councilman David Alvarez asked the agency's CEO to put a disputed contract out to bid, a position that is part of a lawsuit against MTS.
US Owned Maquilas Welcome Prospect Of Change To NAFTA
- Aug. 3
- Lorne Matalon, Marfa Public Radio
American-owned assembly line factories known as maquilas that line the Mexican side of the border with the U.S. have been bracing for change since the election of Donald Trump, but perhaps not in the way you might expect.