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LGBT Pride Month Local Hero Robert Gleason Builds Consensus
Ask anyone who knows Robert Gleason what quality most defines him, and it's pretty much unanimous: consensus builder. Read more/news/2014/jun/16/lgbt-pride-month-local-hero-robert-gleason-builds-/
Local Hero Albert Ogle Advocates for LGBT Human Rights
As a child in Belfast, the Reverend Canon Albert Ogle grew up in a place where being gay was criminalized. It was a violent time, filled with sectarian rioting, when ... Read more/news/2014/jun/13/local-hero-albert-ogle-advocates-lgbt-human-rights/
San Diego County Fair Ends 24-Day Run With Record-Breaking Numbers
- July 7
Nearly 1.5 million people attended the San Diego County Fair this year, consuming thousands of strange foods and delectable treats.
More San Diego Refugee Girls Are College Bound, Flipping The Cultural Script
- July 7
Young men and women all over are beginning to pack up their childhood bedrooms to head off to college. But for many Somali refugee girls, they're breaking ties with more than just the comforts of home. They're breaking cultural norms.
'Fluent In 3 Months' Author Presents Book In San Diego
- July 1
- Midday Edition
Even if you have struggled learning a new language, Benny Lewis says you can be "Fluent In 3 Months."
San Diego Tops AAA List Of July 4 Destinations
- June 30
Seventy-nine percent of Southern California travelers are expected to drive to their destination, which is up 2 percent over last year, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California.
Roundtable: More Darrell Issa, More Funds For County Supervisors, No Shelter In Escondido
- June 27
- Midday Edition
Is Darrell Issa a watchdog? A grandstander? A little of both? Escondido says no to sheltering immigrant children. County supervisors say yes to doubling their discretionary funds and more development in the Cleveland National Forest.
The Globe's 'Othello' Tackles Race, Gender, And The Mystery Of Iago
- June 27
- Evening Edition
With “Othello” (running through July 27), The Old Globe proves that Shakespeare’s 400-year-old plays are timeless because the themes he dealt with are human and universal.
A Conversation With Civil-Rights Leader Dolores Huerta
- June 26
- Midday Edition
In the 1960s, Dolores Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez, and she's spent her life working to mobilize people power. Huerta was in San Diego this week to speak to a convention of Latino elected officials.
San Diego Summer Fun Cafe Program Expands To Fill Nutrition Gap
- June 25
One out of every four school children in San Diego is eligible for the city’s free lunch program, but during the summer these kids lose access to one of the only meals they'll get all day.
Whole Foods To Pay Nearly $800,000 For Overcharging Customers
- June 24
Whole Foods will pay nearly $800,000 to settle allegations of overcharging customers, prosecutors in San Diego, Los Angeles and Santa Monica announced Tuesday.
Scenes From World Refugee Day In San Diego
- June 23
Check out photos from Saturday's event at Balboa Park that were taken by youths from the The AjA Project, a photography nonprofit. Many of the young photographers are refugees themselves.
- San Diego Minimum Wage Increase Impacts | 24 commentshttp://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/jul/28/san-diego-minimum-wage-increase-impacts/
- Escondido Urged To Reconsider Shelter For Migrant Youth | 24 commentshttp://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/jul/22/escondido-urged-reconsider-shelter-migrant-youth/
- No California National Guard Troops Headed To Border With Mexico | 23 commentshttp://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/jul/23/no-california-national-guard-troops-border-mexico/
- Poll: Americans Cool To Border-Crossing Children | 18 commentshttp://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/jul/30/poll-americans-cool-border-crossing-children/