State Sen. Steve Padilla’s announcement came after a KPBS investigation found the nonprofit owner of an ICE detention center in Imperial County has received millions in tax breaks meant for charities.
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City of San Diego aims to make street improvements more equitable, but lowers condition goal overallThe changes aim to ensure more equity between neighborhoods, but the city faces a huge pothole in the budget: a $118 million deficit. -
The information could help decide where to place resources like shelters, handwashing stations, and street medicine teams. -
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking. -
The documentary has been seven years in the making. But community members have been living the issue for a lot longer. -
The lawsuit filed in 2022 by more than a dozen former and then-current SDSU student-athletes alleged female athletes were illegally denied aid, as Title IX requires schools to grant athletic financial aid in amounts proportional to male and female athletic participation rates. -
The City Council approved an amendment to the San Diego Municipal Code to rename the March 31 holiday to Farmworkers Day. Additionally, César E. Chávez Parkway, located in Barrio Logan, has been renamed Chicano Park Boulevard. -
The study estimates it would cost the City between $2.4 and $7.6 billion to buy the required infrastructure from San Diego Gas and Electric, but that transition costs would be “dwarfed” by long-term benefits. -
The Atlanta immigration court in Georgia reopened her case and ordered her to appear in person within days of receiving the notice despite her case being administratively closed in 2014. Valladares said she was not provided a reason for her case being reopened. -
Nine librarians who lost their positions last school year are suing the district, alleging LGBTQ+ discrimination. A similar lawsuit was filed by a special education administrator. -
The racetrack in Balboa Park recently began hosting events sanctioned by USA Cycling, which bans trans women from participating in women's races. More such races are planned, despite a city policy prohibiting anti-trans discrimination at the velodrome.
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