ICYMI: Chollas Creek contamination
Check out our recent reporting on Instagram. A primer: Chemicals are seeping up from the earth in homes and one of San Diego’s few and highly-frequented grocery stores in an underserved neighborhood.
The Group Chat
Short updates from the newsroom.
New senior center in east Chula?
Chula Vista officials are considering adding a senior center on the city’s east side. Carolina Chavez, the District 1 councilmember running for re-election, proposed the idea and is now asking the public to give input on what they’d like to see in such as center. You can fill out the survey here. Given my past attendance at council meetings,... Read more
Flooding closes San Ysidro library
The San Ysidro Public Library is closed due to flooding, affecting thousands of monthly visitors in the area. City spokesperson Caleb Olsen said the library first closed down on Aug. 7 due to a “malfunctioning unit in the men’s restroom.” “The flooding originated in the restroom, then spread into the lobby, the main entrance and community... Read more
Officials clarify roles in Chollas Creek contamination
Reaction to our Chollas Creek contamination story is coming in, and soon we will be following up. We also got clarification from the county and the state about their roles in the 1990s and just updated our post to reflect that. Please take a look.
Chula Vista police back away from new Flock proposal
The police department in San Diego County’s second-largest city will no longer pursue an expanded business relationship with Flock Safety. The change comes after inewsource and our San Diego Documenters program were the first to report on Chula Vista’s proposal to enter into an agreement with Flock for its drone program. Police will continue... Read more
Informing Chollas Creek community about ongoing contamination
This week, I wrote about cancer-causing chemicals afflicting people who live, shop and work in Chollas Creek. I printed out 100 fliers with a QR code that will take you to our story and I’ll be handing them out in the area. It’s just the latest innovative way we try to make people aware of journalism that can make a difference.
Exit routes for Camp Pendleton neighbors
The Oceanside City Council Wednesday directed staff to research three plans for exit routes for its Capistrano neighborhood, which increasingly finds itself boxed in. The neighborhood of homes – which borders State Route 76 to the south, Interstate 5 to the west, Camp Pendleton to the north and a canyon to the east – is accustomed to traffic... Read more
Back to those unpainted curbs
Take a look at my reel detailing some of the ones I mentioned in my daylighting story. The city of San Diego now says these are slated to be painted.
Fact check: Is South Bay Union seeing the sharpest decline in enrollment?
South Bay Union Superintendent Jose Espinoza told inewsource his school district may be experiencing one of the sharpest enrollment declines in San Diego County – and possibly the state. Here are the facts: No school district in San Diego County has seen its student enrollment fall more sharply over the past decade than South Bay Union. The... Read more
Let's paint the town red
When we went out to shoot a video about “daylighting” and the most-ticketed unmarked curbs in San Diego we ran into a problem — they were all now marked to be painted red! San Diego’s “daylighting” policy took effect in March 2025, making it illegal to park within 20 feet of a crosswalk. The idea was to make it safer for pedestrians. The law... Read more