The city is trying to turn that around. But so far, it’s not working.
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Thousands of people marched through downtown San Diego on Saturday morning as part of a nationwide “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump’s policies. Arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and rising health care costs were among attendees’ concerns. -
A San Diego preschool focuses on the “little guys” who experience domestic violence and other trauma. Mi Escuelita now has a long record of helping families move forward. -
A local university has been a decades-long dream for officials in San Diego County’s second-largest city. -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law authorizing $6 million for California State University to study how to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of an enslaved person. But he rejected other proposals aimed at addressing the state’s legacy of racist and discriminatory policies against Black Americans. -
The creation of a Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery in California is a first-in-the-nation step toward moving reparations from theory to reality. -
The Barona Cultural Center & Museum chronicles the history of the Barona people from the ancient past to today. -
KPBS reporter Katie Hyson spoke with a member of the state’s reparations task force about what’s at stake. -
At New York City's Tenement Museum, high schoolers explore the American experience through the eyes of one 1860s-era Black family. -
The lack of consistent Spanish translation at local government meetings has locked many residents out of the democratic process. -
Imperial County immigrants’ rights groups are calling for an investigation into the death of Huabing Xie, an immigrant from China.
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