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‘Like caged birds.’ Migrant kids held in San Diego short-term immigration detention for weeks
Border Patrol and CBP have held migrant families with kids in facilities far longer than a 72-hour government standard for detention.
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Former San Diego top staffer settles mysterious employment claim
On Tuesday the San Diego City Council is set to approve a settlement with Alia Khouri, a former deputy chief operating office for the city who lost her job when Mayor Todd Gloria restructured his executive team in December 2025. The city will pay Khouri $269,000 to resolve what the formal council resolution describes as a settlement demand… Read more
The LION roars
It’s rare that we get a journalism conference in San Diego, but so was the case last week with the 2026 Local Independent Online News Publishers Independent News Sustainability Summit. For three days, I joined dozens of news publishers, vendors and people from support organizations to work through some of the most challenging industry issues… Read more
A new map of the Tijuana River Valley pollution
Bacteria levels that are at times too high for the lab to measure, and a melange of industrial chemicals, viruses, pesticides, PFAS and volatile organic compounds — San Diego Coastkeeper just released its 2025 Tijuana River Valley Water Quality Monitoring Report, and those are among its findings. San Diego Coastkeeper has also come out with a… Read more
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These San Diegans live and shop among cancer-causing chemicals. What’s being done?
Chemicals seep up from the earth in homes and one of San Diego’s few and highly-frequented grocery stores in an underserved neighborhood.
Yes, e-bikes can be dangerous. But experts say San Diego County streets need to be safer
San Diego County is lacking safe, connected bike routes as e-bike use surges. They’re critical for reducing injuries, experts say.
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Fentanyl is driving overdose deaths in San Diego and beyond. Steve Breen explores the problem and the human toll through illustrated storytelling.