From a film festival and acrylic workshop to a protest and fundraisers, here are options to fill up your free time this week. Written by Sam Barney-Gibbs, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp Editor's note: We have used AI to help us extract information from event flyers, but humans
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The San Diego Sheriff's Department and CoreCivic have a memorandum of understanding that allows the warden of Otay Mesa Detention Center to decide whether to investigate rape allegations at the facility. Written by Wendy Fry and Nigel Duara, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up
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Hanne Engan, whom ICE arrested at her green card appointment, said her diabetes quickly escalated while at Otay Mesa Detention Center due to medical negligence. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp When Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials showed up at Hanne Engan's green card appointment
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Here's what happened this week in immigration news. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp Corrected on March 20, 2026 at 08:30 a.m. with the correct name of Kino Border Initiative. The previous version incorrectly called the organization Kino Border Institute. Daylight San Diego
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Plus, a roundup of the latest immigration news. Hello everyone! Often home is not something that simply exists, but something we create. Immigrants and refugees, who are uprooted or uproot themselves from their homes, and their children, who often straddle two cultures, know that fact particularly well. Art has long
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In San Diego in 2010, Ashley Young became part of a growing legion to bear witness to state violence at the hands of U.S. immigration officials. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. A recent college graduate was
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This week, San Diegans can participate in weekly protests or take a hands-on cooking class. Written by Lauren J. Mapp, Edited by Maya Srikrishnan Editor's note: We have used AI to help us extract information from event flyers, but humans have selected, adjusted and reviewed each entry. This
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Here's what happened this week in immigration news. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Maya Srikrishnan Welcome to another edition of Beyond the Border, which summarizes immigration news from across the country in a weekly roundup. Did I miss something? Message me via kate@daylightsandiego.org or on
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Plus, activist Jeane Wong sentenced to 45 days of house arrest. Last Sunday afternoon, Dan Luong and Monique Grimaldi went to rescue bees at the Santa Fe Christian School where the 30,000 pollinators had made a home in an eight-foot-tall tree branch. As Luong prepared a ladder to access
San Diegans have options from activism to art classes this weekend as Women's History Month continues. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Maya Srikrishnan Editor's note: We have used AI to help us extract information from event flyers, but humans have selected, adjusted and reviewed each
The case involving legal nonprofit Al Otro Lado started in 2017 in San Diego federal court because of the government's decision to tell people seeking protection at ports of entry that they had to come back on a different day. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J.
Assemblymember Ash Kalra says attacks on the Affordable Care Act underscore the urgency of creating state-run health insurance. Written by Mark Kreidler This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. The latest set of health care proposals from the Trump administration has done nothing
Here's what happened this week in immigration news. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp Welcome to another edition of Beyond the Border, which summarizes immigration news from across the country in a weekly roundup. Did I miss something? Message me via kate@daylightsandiego.org or
Jeane Wong will not serve prison time despite the prosecutor’s push for her to receive a one-year sentence. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp A federal judge sentenced San Diego activist Jeane Wong to 45 days of home detention and probation after she pleaded guilty to
Plus, San Diego has a packed schedule to celebrate Women’s History month. Sekon, everyone! Art has long been a way for people to carry pieces of home with them — across borders, languages and generations. With that in mind, we would like to invite you to join us at Doh
This week’s events have you spending time with your community throughout the county. Written by Brittany Cruz-Fejeran, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp This week, San Diegans can meet up with the Small Business, Big Ideas Network at the Living Room Coffeehouse in La Jolla, attend a community yoga session
Your guide to celebrating Women’s History Month in San Diego Written by Sam Barney-Gibbs, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp As San Diego starts to shed the winter weather and the Southern California sun brings warmer temperatures to the county, Women’s History Month comes with an array of events
To those who monitor federal use of force, the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti echo two controversial killings in San Diego. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. On a street where a Border Patrol agent
Sluggish labor market swells ranks of long-term unemployed, leaving some job seekers frustrated with an ever-shifting hiring landscape. Written by Crystal Villarreal This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. Getting laid off can lead to months of uncertainty. But what happens when those
Powerful photos capture the lives and work of California immigrants whose contributions often go unseen or underappreciated. A selection of images from an exhibition at Los Angeles County libraries shows the range of visual stories on display through March. Photo Essay by Capital & Main This photo essay was first
