Immigration
Legal advocates say detention policies erode due process, turning attending hearings into a high-stakes trap. Written by Marco Guajardo, Edited by Kate Morrissey Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have arrested people in the hallways of the San Diego Immigration Court every day for more than two weeks in what advocates
Newsletter
Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, networks formed to welcome Vietnamese families continue to serve new groups of refugees — from Afghans to Congolese. Saludos a todes (Greetings everyone), Fifty years ago, tens of thousands of Vietnamese refugees arrived at Camp Pendleton after the fall of Saigon. The organizations that
LGBTQ+
This year, experience a wide range of LGBTQ+-centered events — from cross-border festivals to NorCal getaways Written by Marco Guajardo, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp San Diego and Tijuana are set to celebrate Pride, hosting a range of LGBTQ+-centered events throughout June and July. Pride Month honors the history,
Culture
San Diego nonprofit’s organizer honored with a volunteer lifetime achievement award by city council member Written by Marco Guajardo, Edited by Kate Morrissey Hundreds of paddlers and spectators gathered in Mission Bay on Saturday for the annual San Diego Dragon Boat Festival, where teams raced to the steady beat
Activism
San Diego organizers share digital and personal security strategies to confront heightened risks under the second Trump administration. Written by Marco Guajardo, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp In the last month, demonstrations sprang up across San Diego addressing issues that include Palestinian rights, protections for immigrants and workers, and the
Immigration
Customs and Border Protection had planned to host a workshop Monday to help people submit job applications to the agency. Written by Marco Guajardo, Edited by Kate Morrissey A Customs and Border Protection recruitment team canceled an application and resume workshop it planned to host at the Logan Heights Library
Sustainability
Environmentalists advocate for policy and individual engagement to fight federal government rollbacks, escalating climate crisis. Written by Marco Guajardo, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp When Chloe Banaag started attending University of California San Diego three years ago, the small-town Inland Empire transplant didn't believe in climate change. Banaag
Newsletter
Guajardo looks to report on solutions, not just the problems Introduce yourself: Hi, my name is Marco Guajardo, a bi-national millennial seed germinated in El Centro, sprouted in Mexicali and planted in San Diego. Why did you become a journalist? As a 20-year old college student, around the turn of
San Diego
After the artist asked for answers about a covered up migrant face in her work, festival organizers called it a mistake. Written by Marco Guajardo, Edited by Kate Morrissey The messages started coming in from Paola Villaseñor’s friends, telling her to check her artwork on the cover of the