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Anxiety rises in San Diego’s Somali community over TPS revocation
The Trump administration’s move to end Temporary Protected Status for Somalis sparks fear and frustration in City Heights.
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‘You do your work with fear’: San Diego child care providers on edge amid harassment, funding threat
The Trump administration froze $5 billion for social services to California, citing fraud concerns without providing evidence; a federal judge has temporarily halted the freeze.
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These Refugees Are Developing a First-of-Its-Kind Community Land Trust in San Diego
In San Diego's City Heights community, refugees and immigrants are leading an effort to build a community-owned affordable housing and cultural space.
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How Philanthropy’s Helping Build a Cultural Campus for Refugees in San Diego
Backed by The California Endowment and others, the planned campus will feature affordable housing, a market, a hub for nonprofits and community spaces.
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San Diego’s Afghan community fearful after Trump revokes protections
Increasingly violent immigration enforcement has been a major topic in 2025 -- and some already vulnerable groups locally are feeling increasingly targeted.
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International students in San Diego caught up in ‘mass revocation of student visas'
Some foreign students at local universities are afraid to post on social media and considering whether to leave the country.
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Plans unveiled for refugee, immigrant cultural housing hub near City Heights
Plans were unveiled, Saturday afternoon, for a future housing development and cultural hub specifically serving immigrants and refugees.
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Homes, health care and a village market: Designs and goals for community-driven refugee hub are unveiled
To one excited teen, the center ‘exemplifies the USA being a melting pot and just a bunch of different cultures coming together to excel.’
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Voting rights: California lawmakers may translate more ballots, help more non-English-speakers to vote
A bill would increase requirements for California elections officials to accommodate voters who rely on languages other than English.
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Opinion: How automatic licensee plate readers make us less safe - The San Diego Union-Tribune
These technologies create an immense oversight burden for our public officials.
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City's Public Safety Committee votes to support San Diego Police Department's smart streetlight proposal - The San Diego Union-Tribune
The approval comes a few weeks after the Privacy Advisory Board voted to reject the technology; the City Council will decide which route to take in the coming weeks
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Residentes en Estados Unidos ya pueden apadrinar refugiados. Esto es lo que tienes que saber para participar. - San Diego Union-Tribune en Español
La administración Biden puso en marcha Welcome Corps para transferir parte del trabajo de recibir a los recién llegados de las agencias de reasentamiento de refugiados a grupos de particulares