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San Diego's long history of immigrant and refugee resettlement paints the city as a welcoming community but a new initiative aims to improve the integration process for newcomers. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe city of San Diego has proposed one method, while a coalition of community groups suggests another. -
Resettlement agencies are awaiting clarification from the government agency that oversees the U.S. refugee resettlement program. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe International Rescue Committee began investigating its San Diego office after a series of KPBS reports on refugees who said they were told to sign leases that did not list all family members in their homes. -
City Heights youth have pushed for a skate park since 2011. -
Tickets for the California Department of Social Services-sponsored Refugee Summit started at $190. -
California now leads all other states in refugee resettlement, according to State Department figures. But San Diego County — which took in the most refugees in the state last fiscal year — has long been a destination for people escaping war or persecution in their home countries. -
The menu at a City Heights coffee shop includes job training, community-building and a taste of home. -
As part of a national program, the San Diego Housing Commission and San Diego Public Library System will distribute new books that were curated specifically for the local community. -
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.
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