Episcopalian congregation rejoices as asylum-seeker is freed
AN EPISCOPALIAN congregation in San Diego, in the United States, celebrated the release of an asylum-seeker, Constantin Bakala, last week, who had been separated…
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San Diego leaders, tenants push for proposed California rent control bill
A group of Board of Supervisors candidates and local organizations will call on state legislators Thursday to pass a bill…
Protesters pressure lawmakers to pass rent regulation bill
Protesters and local political hopefuls are increasing pressure on state lawmakers to pass a bill that would mandate a form of…
Rent control supporters call for passage of bill capping rent increases
A group of Board of Supervisors candidates and local organizations will call on state legislators today to pass a bill…
Esta familia congolesa logró reunirse después de casi dos años de separación
Un padre congoleño que fue separado de su familia por las autoridades luego de pedir asilo juntos en la frontera…
San Diego congregation celebrates Congolese family’s reunion with father as asylum case looms
A Congolese asylum-seeker who had been separated on the U.S. border from his wife and seven children and held in…
Congolese Asylum-Seeker Reunited With Family After Almost Two Years Apart
An asylum-seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo was reunited with his family in San Diego on Sunday after almost…
Asylum-seeker joins family in San Diego for ‘welcome home’ party
The culmination of an emotional 20-month journey unfolded in San Diego Sunday as a father seeking asylum from political persecution…
African father facing deportation reunites with family in San Diego
After 20 months of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainment, a Congolese father fighting for political asylum has reunited with…
Why A Group Of San Diegans Wants To Build A West Coast Statue Of Liberty
San Diego may soon be home to a West Coast-version of the Statue of Liberty. Read the full story in…
San Diego Multi-Faith Organization Chooses New Executive Director | Times of San Diego
The San Diego Organizing Project announced Wednesday the appointment of community organizer Dinora Reyna as the nonprofit’s executive director. Read the full…
Church calls on ICE to release asylum-seeking father with family in San Diego | FOX 5
Faith leaders at one San Diego church called upon Immigration and Customs Enforcement Sunday to parole an asylum-seeking father who…
Las iglesias salen en defensa de inmigrantes en San Diego | Union-Tribune En Español
… en los momentos de dolor, es cuando los creyentes recurren a sus iglesias. “Es el lugar en donde la…
City Council Votes To Support State Bill Limiting Police’s Use Of Deadly Force | KPBS
The San Diego Organizing Project, a coalition of 29 local religious congregations, praised the council for its vote. “I have…
San Diego backs state bill limiting use of deadly force by cops | FOX 5
The San Diego Organizing Project, a coalition of 29 local religious congregations, praised the council for its vote. “I have…
Police use-of-force bill goes forward | La Mesa Courier
“Today’s good news on the California Act to Save Lives means we are one step closer to a solution to…
Shirley Weber’s Bill on Police Use of Deadly Force Advances in Assembly | Times of San Diego
The Assembly Public Safety Committee Tuesday approved a bill co-authored by a San Diego lawmaker that would redefine when law…
Religious Community Aims To Build Trust Between Police, Public | KPBS
A Southeast San Diego church is set to host a presentation by law enforcement on the state’s new anti-profiling law.…
Controversial; divide opiniones, orden ejecutiva que declara moratoria a Pena de Muerte en CA | El Latino
Por su parte, agrupaciones comunitarias como San Diego Organizing Project (Proyecto de Organización de San Diego), reaccionó con beneplácito ante…
San Diego Officials Mixed on Newsom’s Death Penalty Moratorium | Times of San Diego
“Today, Gov. Newsom showed courage by choosing not what is politically expedient, but rather what advances a culture rooted in…
Dolorosa separación sufre familia de El Congo por orden de deportación, pero en medio del oscuro túnel, se vislumbra luz de esperanza | El Latino San Diego
Por ello, al mediodía del jueves 28 de febrero, los miembros de la familia respaldados por SDOP se manifestaron en…
A very present help in trouble: The San Diego Rapid Response Network | Yale Divinity School
I received this text in the early evening Oct. 30, 2018, a year after I joined the San Diego Rapid…
Interfaith community, San Diego Episcopalians continue to respond to asylum-seekers’ needs | Episcopal News Service
Last fall, when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement alerted the San Diego Rapid Response Network it would begin releasing asylum-seekers…
Art as a tool of community therapy and healing | San Diego Union-Tribune
She went on to embark on a career as an art therapist, earning degrees in human services, education and counseling,…
Gov. Gavin Newsom touts proposed $25 million in California aid to asylum seekers | Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom and local officials in San Diego on Thursday touted a proposed $25 million in state funding to…
How to Help Migrant Families Entering the U.S. | Lifehacker
In December, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency released several hundred immigrants at Greyhound bus stations in El Paso,…
As Government Pulls Back, Charities Step In to Help Released Migrants | New York Times
Bureaucracy and politics can tie up more significant investments at the local level. Mr. Malone, the executive director of the…
Charities Step Up as Government Fails to Help Released Migrants | ColorLines
Kevin Malone, one of the founders of San Diego Rapid Response Network, a consortium of faith-based nonprofits in the area,…
Governor Promises Emergency $5 Million to Help Migrants Entering California | Times of San Diego
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget unveiled Thursday includes emergency funding to assist asylum seekers who have recently entered the United States as well…
Supervisors Vote to Help Find Temporary Shelter for Asylum Seekers | Times of San Diego
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to help a coalition of local nonprofit groups assist asylum seekers…
On the Border, Little Enthusiasm for a Wall: ‘We Have Other Problems That Need Fixing’ | New York Times
“They were just being dropped off with nothing — no money, nothing,” said Kevin Malone, one of the founders of…
Politicians Point Fingers as Migrant Shelter and Public Health Crisis Looms in San Diego | Voice of San Diego
“The only thing the city and county have done is tell us what we can’t do, how many people we’re…
San Diego Migrant Shelter Reaches Capacity | KPBS
The San Diego Rapid Response Network is asking state and local leaders for help to house migrants who have been…
Shelter is increasingly scarce for migrants released in San Diego County by ICE | Los Angeles Times
The panicked relay of telephone calls began when volunteers found out late Saturday that immigration officials would be releasing two…
Asylum-Seeking Families Should Not Be Abandoned to Suffer on San Diego Streets | OB Rag
One night in late October, volunteers with the San Diego Rapid Response Network received the first of many reports of…
A sculpture of the Virgin Mary is a sign of welcome on the U.S.-Mexico border | America Magazine
Two parallel fences line either side of the Tijuana river. The southernmost barrier roughly marks the international boundary between the…
Welcome the Stranger: Art of Illumination and Hope | Video Worth Watching | San Diego Free Press
What are the remedies to the cruel spectacle of a trumped up military presence on our southern border and the…
A west coast Statue of Liberty | San Diego Reader
A cross-denominational faith group on Friday (October 5) announced their plans to construct what they’re describing as a West Coast…
A New Statue of Liberty Will Be Built on the U.S.–Mexico Border | Artsy
This past Friday, the first of a series of grassroots events began to crowdfund an ambitious project: a reimagining of…
Non-Profit to Build a 40-Foot Virgin Mary in San Diego to Welcome Immigrants Crossing the Border | Remezcla
For millions of immigrants attempting to build a new life in the United States, Lady Liberty became a symbol of…
San Ysidro Church Plans Welcome Statue to Immigrants | NBC 7
A San Ysidro church near the border is planning to erect a hilltop welcome statue to send a message of…
Border church seeks funds to build pro-immigrant statue of Virgin Mary | Fox News Network
A Southern California church is seeking contributions to build a pro-immigrant 40-foot statue of the Virgin Mary overlooking the U.S.-Mexico…
California church near border plans welcome statue to immigrants | WSBT 22
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California church near the U.S.-Mexico border is planning to erect a hilltop welcome statue to…
Inspired by Lady Liberty, a statue of Mary is envisioned for San Ysidro | Los Angeles Times
She will stand tall, with a torch held high, on a hilltop in San Ysidro, overlooking the U.S.-Mexico border region.…
Church Near Border Plans Welcome Statue to Immigrants | U.S. News & Worldwide
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California church near the U.S.-Mexico border is planning to erect a hilltop welcome statue to…
Church near border plans welcome statue to immigrants | KUSI
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California church near the U.S.-Mexico border is planning to erect a hilltop welcome statue to…
Community Leaders Plan To Build West Coast Statue Of Liberty | KPBS
San Diego residents and the San Diego Organizing Project announced a fundraising campaign Friday to build a 40-foot statue of…
Fundraising begins for west coast ‘Statue of Liberty’ overlooking US-Mexico border | 10news
SAN YSIDRO, Calif. (KGTV) — An effort to construct a 40-foot statue of the Virgin Mary near the US-Mexico border…
Fundraising Begins for 40-Foot Statue of Welcoming Virgin Mary at Border | Times of San Diego
San Diego residents and the San Diego Organizing Project announced a fundraising campaign Friday to build a 40-foot statue of…
Culture Report: A Welcome Sign for Immigrants | Voice of San Diego
An activist group is working to build a sculpture on a hilltop close to the border fence in San Ysidro…
Trolley Dances, Maker Faire San Diego and Standing with Deported Loved Ones | San Diego CityBeat
Anyone who caught our annual Fall Arts issue probably wasn’t all that surprised to see Trolley Dances featured. Read Full…
Coalition says it has the signatures for a measure to roll back Proposition 13 protections for businesses | San Diego Union-Tribune
Forty years after the passage of the landmark Proposition 13 ballot initiative in California, a coalition of social justice organizations,…
Resistance at Comic-Con: Voting is a Superpower | San Diego Free Press
Local Indivisible chapters have joined forces with democracy-loving cultural celebrities at this year’s Comic-Con as it stages its 48th annual…
Penasquitos Village empties of Filipinos | San Diego Reader
George Almanon was one of the last residents to remain in PQ Village. “I’m kind of sad and my wife…
County approves largest budget in history, aims to help ‘most vulnerable’ | Rancho Santa Fe Review
On June 26, San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved its largest budget ever: a $6.27 billion budget that…
Bordering on faith: San Diego spiritual leaders wrestle with the morality of immigration | San Diego Union-Tribune
Defending President Trump’s immigration policy last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions called on a higher authority: the Bible. Read Full…
Around the Bay and at the border, Jews fan out to protest child detention | The Jewish News of North California
Abby Porth stood in the southern Texas heat outside an imposing rust-red structure that once housed a Walmart superstore. There…
10 percent of Americans overall express no opinion on refugee admission, survey shows | National Catholic Reporter
Most Catholics would be opposed to passing a law to keep refugees from coming to the U.S., while an even…
Advocates criticize county budget, call for office of immigrant and refugee services | San Diego Union-Tribune
As county supervisors moved forward Tuesday with their $6.27 billion budget for fiscal 2019, more than a dozen San Diegans…
Otay Mesa Detention Center Called ‘Concentration Camp’ by Clergy-Led Protesters | OB Rag
With so many events taking place around the immigration travesty, it seems one may have gone under-noticed. Read Full Article…
Stockton clergy crusade against Trump’s immigration policies | Stockton Record
STOCKTON — Pastor Curtis Smith began to cry when he heard the voices coming from within the walls of an…
Flush with cash, San Diego County is poised to adopt its biggest budget in history | San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego County expects nearly $500 million in fresh revenue over the fiscal year that begins Sunday, and almost every…
Cries at detention centre for kids to be free | The Straits Times
OTAY MESA (California) • From behind the detention centre wall, several women shouted together: “Where are the children?” Protesters from…
Two women with Davis connections take part in immigration protests on the border | Davis Enterprise
Two women with Davis connections participated in a late June trip to the California/Mexico border, which sponsored by a faith-based…
‘We want the children free!’: a cry from inside migrant detention center | AFP
Otay Mesa (United States) (AFP) – “Where are the children?” several women shout together from behind the detention center wall.…
Group Plans Child Separation Protest at Otay Mesa Detention Center | NBC Los Angeles
People from all parts of California converged on San Diego Friday to demonstrate against the government’s immigration policy and the…
US government reunites 522 children removed under ‘zero tolerance’ | The Week
The US Homeland Security Department said late Saturday the government has reunited 522 children separated from adults as part of…
Otay Mesa Detention Center – Chant and Response: “We are with you. We hear you. We will not forget you.” | San Diego Free Press
With so many events taking place around the immigration travesty, it seems one may have gone under-noticed. Read Full Article…
Demonstrations against Trump’s border policy planned for San Diego | ABC 10
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Critics of the Trump Administration’s border policy are set to gather in downtown San Diego to…
90,000 Immigrants Could Be Housed In California ‘Tent Cities’ | Patch
CONCORD, CA — President Donald Trump’s plan to crack down on illegal immigration could mean the creation of two California…
Thousands gather for multiple immigration protests across the county | CBS 8
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Hundreds of statewide faith leaders marched Saturday afternoon to the Otay Mesa Detention Center, where they…
Thousands Protest Against Trump’s Immigration Policy | Patch
SAN DIEGO, CA — Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of San Diego Saturday in two rallies to protest…
Hundreds of statewide leaders march to protest child separation policies | KUSI
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Hundreds of statewide faith leaders marched Saturday afternoon to the Otay Mesa Detention Center, where they…
Nationwide protests, facility visits held amid immigration confusion | CBS News
MCALLEN, Texas — Protests and rallies around the country Saturday focused on the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border,…
March against family separation at border turns confrontational | San Diego Union-Tribune
Thousands of people rallied and marched in downtown San Diego and at the border Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s…
CHP arrests remaining protesters in Otay Mesa | Fox 5
SAN DIEGO — Hundreds of demonstrators — many led by statewide faith leaders — marched to the Otay Mesa Detention…
Demonstrations against Trump’s border policy planned for San Diego | ABC 10
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Critics of the Trump Administration’s border policy are set to gather in downtown San Diego to…
Thousands Take to Streets Across the Country to Protest Family Separation at Border | Slate
Protests took place across the country Saturday amid growing confusion about what an end to separating families caught crossing the…
‘No Estas Solo’: Clergy-Led Protesters Trade Cries with Otay Mesa Detainees | Times of San Diego
San Diego religious leaders Saturday marched to the Otay Mesa detention center and called out to immigrants inside “No estas…
Border Arrests to Continue as Family Detentions Spark Protests at Border and in San Francisco | KQED
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) officials told KQED they will detain every adult they believe enters the U.S. illegally,…
Thousands protest in San Diego against US immigration policy | Yahoo
Despite President Donald Trump’s executive order to end family separation at the border, several thousand protesters rally in San Diego,…
Activists chain themselves together, block road to detention facility in Otay Mesa | ABC 10
OTAY MESA (KGTV) – Several demonstrations against the separation of migrant families at the border were held in San Diego…
March against family separation at border turns confrontational | San Diego Union-Tribune
Thousands of people rallied and marched in downtown San Diego and at the border Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s…
Democrats visit detention centers to attack ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy | The Washington Post
Congressional Democrats joined protests of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy Saturday, fanning out from detention centers to protests…
Immigration Protests: The Whole World is Watching | San Diego Free Press
The Trump administration’s policies on immigration have fired up local activists, with protests set for Escondido, San Ysidro, and downtown…
Despite Trump Signing His Executive Order, Actions in San Diego Are Still On | OB Rag
San Diego Organizing Group, an affiliate of Faith In Action, kicks off a weekend of action with prayers for migrant…
Trump Administration Seeks to Expand Immigrant Family Detention | NBC 7
The Trump administration is calling for the expanded use of family detention for immigrant parents and children who are stopped…
Sen. Kamala Harris joins hundreds at San Diego border to protest Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy | San Diego Union-Tribune
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris joined hundreds of protesters along the San Diego border with Mexico on Friday to denounce President…
Protests Against Trump Immigration Policy Planned In San Diego | KPBS
Demonstrators have planned a series of events in San Diego this weekend, to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Read…
Interfaith Vigil: Demonstrators plan to sleep at the San Diego, Mexico border | CBS 8
SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) – A powerful show of support for migrants being held in detention facilities has hundreds of…
Hundreds prepare to protest family separations | ABC 10
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Nearly 300 people began assembling at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in San Ysidro Friday…
Immigrants as Hostages: The GOP’s Midterm Election Strategy | San Diego Free Press
I laughed when late-night host Steven Colbert said the President folded like an origami Trump Casino on the child separation…
Morning Report: Diversity Concerns at Arts District Housed in City Buildings | Voice of San Diego
If there’s one theme about the border that still holds true, it’s that national policies are focused on division –…
Regional Jesuits Show Solidarity Near Border, Ordain 2 Immigrants | Times of San Diego
Alejandro Baez was born in Jalisco, Mexico, immigrated to the United States as a teen and worked in states as…
Elections Are Just One Small Part of Activism | San Diego Free Press
Advocates for traditional political parties all-too-often have a vested interest in convincing the public the next election is going to…
District Attorney Candidates to Address Criminal Justice Reform | La Prensa
District Attorney candidates, Interim DA Summer Stephan and Genevieve Jones-Wright, are expected to speak on the topic of criminal justice…
Law enforcement misconduct records would be released under bill passed by California Senate | San Diego Union-Tribune
On the same day the preliminary hearing opened in the sexual misconduct case against San Diego sheriff’s Deputy Richard Fischer,…
Launching the San Diego Rapid Response Network to Protect Immigrant Families | Faith in Action
Last December, interfaith leaders and a diverse cross section of organizations launched the San Diego Rapid Response Network, an interconnected…
DA Candidate Speaks to Community on Justice Reform, Opponent not Present | La Prensa
On Monday, May 14, community members had the opportunity to listen from San Diego County District Attorney candidate Genevieve Jones-Wright…
Public forum in Lincoln Park addresses criminal justice reform | KUSI
In Lincoln Park, the issue of criminal justice was addressed at a public forum. Read Full Article by KUSI
Clouds Gather Over District Attorney Candidate Summer Stephan’s Campaign | San Diego Free Press
Debate dodging, a suggestion of pay-to-play among her supporters, and the hint of a visit to a Thai whorehouse add…
Undecided voters could decide District Attorney race | ABC 10
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — In three weeks San Diego County will elect its next district attorney, and in a recent…
Workers Suffer While the UFCW Plays Politics | Progressive Activist Calendar May 4 – 14, 2018 | San Diego Free Press
The Union-Tribune and Times of San Diego have both posted stories about a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit filed…
San Diego County Board of Supervisors votes to support sanctuary state lawsuit against California | ABC 10
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has voted to support the Trump administration’s lawsuit against California’s…
San Diego County to Join Lawsuit Against SB 54, California’s Sanctuary State Law | NBC 7
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to join the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the state of California…
County Board of Supervisors to vote on whether to join Federal Lawsuit against state’s Sanctuary Policies | KUSI
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will vote in a closed session today on whether to join the Federal…
San Diego County Mulls Joining SB54 Lawsuit | NBC 7
NBC 7’s Melissa Adan reports on how both sides of the issue held public rallies in advance of Tuesday’s Board…
Groups rally ahead of San Diego County vote on sanctuary state lawsuit | ABC 10
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Elected officials, including Escondido Mayor Sam Abed and San Marcos Mayor Jim Desmond, and a group…
San Diego Rapid Response Network searching for more volunteers | Del Mar Times
Adela Santos and her four children have lived in fear since her husband was deported in December. Read Full Article…
Morning Report: Big Day for Big Water Projects | Voice of San Diego
Scroll down to: Opinion: Employers, Brace for Immigration Crackdown In a VOSD commentary, general contractor and architecture firm owner Francisco Garcia…
How A Network Of Volunteers Supports San Diego Immigrants Amid Stepped-Up Enforcement | KPBS
When an individual sees immigration officers in their neighborhood or they themselves are being arrested, they can turn to the…
Business Owners Are Caught in the Crossfire of State and Federal Immigration Laws | Voice of San Diego
As a general contractor and owner of an architecture firm, I know the importance of the relationship between a business…
Solana Beach nexus for border resistance | San Diego Reader
A little over three months after launching a volunteer-driven campaign to shield undocumented San Diegans from immigration action and assist…
Rapid Response Network Needed More Than Ever After Recent ICE Arrests | El Latino
While much of the local media’s attention was focused on President Trump’s March 13 visit to the border wall prototypes…
Rapid Response Network Needed More Than Ever After Recent ICE Arrests | San Diego Free Press
While much of the local media’s attention was focused on President Trump’s March 13 visit to the border wall prototypes…
National News San Diego initiative seeks to build trust among police, communities | Catholic Philly
SAN DIEGO (CNS) — Religious leaders are recognizing they have a unique role in helping improve relations among law enforcement…
Feature: Mexicans shout “No” as Trump inspects border wall prototypes | Xinhua
MEXICO CITY, March 14 (Xinhua) — Near the fence separates the Mexican city of Tijuana from the U.S. city of…
A day of passionate voices, pro and con, on Trump’s wall | San Diego Union-Tribune
On Tuesday, Air Force One touched down at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station under an overcast sky. Read Full Article…
President Trump Coming to San Diego Tomorrow: Protests Planned | East County Magazine
March 12, 2018 (San Diego) — President Donald Trump is coming to San Diego this Tuesday to view eight border…
San Diego prepares for Trump’s view | Hoy San Diego
This week the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, confirmed that President Donald Trump will make his first official…
Housing complex approved for Peñasquitos could be model compromise | San Diego Union-Tribune
The San Diego City Council approved on Monday construction of a 600-unit housing complex in Rancho Peñasquitos that could become…
The Fate of Affordable Housing Rests with the San Diego City Council | Voice of San Diego
On Monday, the San Diego City Council will consider a proposal to demolish hundreds of housing units at Peñasquitos Village,…
Barrio Logan church sends valentines to Trump asking for DREAM Act | San Diego Union-Tribune
A Catholic church in Barrio Logan is mailing valentines to President Donald Trump to ask him to support a “clean…
San Diego Supervisors Don’t Budge on Daytime Budget Hearings | Patch
SAN DIEGO, CA — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors did not heed the calls of residents who sounded…
Supervisors Balk, Won’t Hold Budget Hearings at Night as Urged | Times of San Diego
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors did not heed the calls of residents who sounded off Wednesday against its…
Kroc IPJ, Diocese, SDOP Partner to Build Trust in Community-Police Relations | USD News Center
Trust. With it, there is confidence, dependability and a positive sense of faith, hope and reliance to make a situation,…
Border Report: The Anatomy of a Rapid Response Network | Voice of San Diego
In response to the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants, San Diego immigration advocates came together in December to officially…
For ACLU executive director, immigrant rights are civil rights | San Diego Union-Tribune
Norma Chavez-Peterson has spent a significant part of her career working on immigrant rights. Read Full Article by San Diego…
San Diego Organizations Launch Rapid Response Network to Protect Immigrant Families | OB Rag
On December 19th, interfaith leaders and a diverse cross section of organizations launched the San Diego Rapid Response Network, an…
Why San Diego police chief search needs more transparency | San Diego Union-Tribune
The city of San Diego recently embarked on a process of hiring a new police chief to replace retiring Chief…
Immigrants Rights Advocates Launch San Diego Rapid Response Network | KPBS
Immigrants in San Diego now have a 24-hour hotline where they can get legal advice and report Border Patrol checkpoints,…
Volunteers launch response network to protect undocumented immigrants | KUSI
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) — Advocates, faith leaders, attorneys and immigrant families gathered Tuesday night for the launch of the San…
San Diego Rapid Response: New coalition will help undocumented immigrants | CW San Diego
SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) – Advocates, faith leaders, attorneys and immigrant families gathered Tuesday for the launch of the San…
San Diego Rapid Response: New coalition will help undocumented immigrants | CBS 8
SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) – Advocates, faith leaders, attorneys and immigrant families gathered Tuesday for the launch of the San…
ICE at Your Door? Rapid Response Network Vows to Send Help: ‘Sacred and Holy Work’ | Times of San Diego
With a local rabbi calling their efforts “sacred and holy work,” local church and rights groups are vowing to monitor…
Rapid response network to monitor immigration enforcement launches in San Diego | San Diego Union-Tribune
People who see immigration officers knocking at their doors — or their neighbors’ — in San Diego County can now…
Immigration groups launch ‘San Diego Rapid Response Network’ | Fox 5
SAN DIEGO – Advocates, faith leaders, attorneys and immigrant families will gather Tuesday evening for the launch of the San…
Activists launch 24-hour hotline for immigrants | ABC 10
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — San Diegans are giving in a big way, pledging to protect families by volunteering for a…
DACA Program: San Diegans call for solidarity, launch new hotline | CBS 8
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Advocates, faith leaders, attorneys and immigrant families will gather Tuesday night for the launch of the…
Low-income seniors brace for fight to keep apartment homes in Rancho Penasquitos | KUSI
RANCHO PENASQUITOS (KUSI) — Two hundred low-income families and seniors are on the verge of losing their homes in Rancho…
Border Report: Local Businesses Brace for DACA Reforms | Voice of San Diego
Discussions about the possibilities of fewer immigrants to the United States being granted work visas have local businesses concerned. Read…
Art Project Supporting Dream Act Comes to San Diego | NBC 7
A pop-up press conference opened Monday, uplifting Dreamers at Liberty Station on Truxtun Road in San Diego. Read Full Article…
San Diegans show support for DREAM Act through Liberty Station art installation | San Diego Union-Tribune
Artists with a traveling art installation began pasting photos of San Diegans’ faces on a Liberty Station building on Monday…
Sacramento Report: Gore, Zimmerman Grapple With the New Immigration Reality | Voice of San Diego
A little more than a week after Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 54, a blockbuster bill that prohibits state and…
Sacramento Report: Gore, Zimmerman Grapple With the New Immigration Reality | San Diego Informer
A little more than a week after Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 54, a blockbuster bill that prohibits state and…
Tony, The Movie: Film on Homelessness in San Diego Showing Oct. 30 in La Mesa | East County Magazine
October 18, 2017 (La Mesa) — You’re invited to join La Mesa Conversations and La Mesa First United Methodist Church’s…
Community comforted about CA’s sanctuary state status | ABC 10
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Fear was present at Christ The King Church Monday night, as members of the community voiced…
Sheriff, SDPD chief address questions over sanctuary state status | Fox 5
SAN DIEGO – San Diego’s top law enforcement officers took a moment Monday night to quell fears regarding the new…
Community addresses city leaders on homelessness & affordable housing | Fox 5
SAN DIEGO — Nearly 200 community members packed Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Monday to share their concerns over the…
“You’re Not Alone:” Catholic Charities, SD Organizing Project Host DACA Event | NBC 7
Katia Ortiz is a Dreamer. Ortiz, who graduated from high school in 2010 with a 3.0 GPA, has been a…
DACA workshop organizers say small turnout is due to ICE fear | CBS 8
SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) – The future of more than 800,000 undocumented immigrants remains uncertain after President Trump announced that…
Catholic Charities San Diego holds DACA workshop for young Dreamers | ABC 10
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Catholic Charities San Diego is holding a workshop Saturday for young Dreamers affected by the DACA…
A Powerful and Peaceful Chicano Park Solidarity Rally – Photo Gallery | San Diego Free Press
Hundreds of people from communities throughout San Diego converged Sunday to show support for Chicano Park, in response to an…
Community Groups to Oppose Mayor’s Secret Police Chief Panel | San Diego Free Press
A coalition of community-based organizations gathered on Wednesday in front of City Hall to express their disappointment in Mayor Faulconer’s…
Community Groups to Oppose San Diego Mayor’s Secret Police Chief Panel | OB Rag
A coalition of community-based organizations gathered on Wednesday in front of City Hall to express their disappointment in Mayor Faulconer’s…
Experts See ‘Perfect Storm’ Descending On San Diego Housing Crisis | KPBS
For the past few weeks, Felicidad Cayabyab has been packing away old photos and mementos into boxes, preparing to send…
Community Input Questioned As San Diego Searches For New Police Chief | KPBS
Four community meetings will be held in San Diego to take public input on the selection of a new police…
San Diego launching national search for next police chief | San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego is launching a national search for the city’s next police chief, who will replace Chief Shelley Zimmerman when…
Interfaith leaders call for unity and preparedness | San Diego Union-Tribune
Dozens of representatives from San Diego’s diverse interfaith community gathered at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Friday to talk about…
‘We Must Be Loud In Our Intolerance Of Intolerance’: Local Faith Leaders Speak Up | KPBS
San Diego’s faith community stood together Friday to denounce racism highlighted by the tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia, this past…
San Diego Clergy Stand United Against Hate, Racism | NBC 7
Clergy from across San Diego County stood together Friday and called for an end to racism and violence like that…
Local leaders stand together in wake of deadly violence in Charlottesville | 760 AM
SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) – San Diegans are standing together in wake of the deadly violence in Charlottesville. Read Full…
Faith leaders across San Diego challenge racism, bigotry in multi-denominational call to action | San Diego Union-Tribune
Like strands of thread binding together to weave a mighty and unbreakable safety net, faith leaders from across San Diego…
Local leaders stand together in wake of deadly violence in Charlottesville | CBS 8
SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) – San Diegans are standing together in wake of the deadly violence in Charlottesville. Read Full…
Local faith leaders unite to take stand against racism | Fox 5
SAN DIEGO — Dozens of San Diego’s faith leaders came together Friday morning at a church in Bankers Hill to…
Local faith leaders unite to take stand against racism | Fox 5
SAN DIEGO — Dozens of San Diego’s faith leaders came together Friday morning at a church in Bankers Hill to…
San Diegans have mixed reaction to proposed changes to immigration system | San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diegans were divided over President Donald Trump’s unveiling on Wednesday of a bill that proposed major changes to the…
Morning Report: Poor Schools Face Disruption Despite Fewer Layoffs | Voice of San Diego
Third story: Low-Income Out, Affordable In In the neighborhood of Rancho Peñasquitos, advocates for affordable housing suffered a defeat this…
Affordable Housing Fight: Board votes on plan to raze low-income complex | KFMB
RANCHO PENASQUITOS (NEWS 8) – Residents of an affordable housing complex on Wednesday packed a planning board meeting in Rancho…
Fight over development plan in Rancho Penasquitos | CBS 8
A developer has big plans for an apartment complex in Rancho Penasquitos, but residents are vowing to fight those plans.…
Rancho Penasquitos Community Leaders Give Recommendation on Controversial Development Project | NBC 7
The Rancho Penasquitos Planning Board has given the go-ahead to a housing development that will cut low-income housing in the…
Demonstrators vs developers in Rancho Peñasquitos | CBS 8
SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) — Protesters gathered in Rancho Peñasquitos Wednesday night upset over a plan to demolish an affordable…
New Development in Rancho Penasquitos May Force Out Affordable Housing Tenants | NBC
Hundreds of senior citizens and people in need are at risk of losing their homes at a Rancho Penasquitos apartment…
CAPS ad asks President Trump to withhold funds from sanctuary cities | San Diego Union-Tribune
An ad campaign denouncing California’s sanctuary cities launched this week on San Diego televisions. Read Full Article by San Diego…
Border Report: Border Wall Funding Still Uncertain as Plans Move Forward | Voice of San Diego
Though details about President Donald Trump’s plans for a U.S.-Mexico border wall keep tricking out, the budget deal nearing approval…
Religious Leaders Unite Against Fear | La Prensa San Diego
More than 700 people, including religious and community leaders, gathered at the No Fear Faith Conference, held for the first…
“Faith Not Fear” summit mobilizes to aid immigrants, the homeless, victims of racial profiling | San Diego Union-Tribune
Inside a Barrio Logan church, you could hear speakers urge action on behalf of immigrants, the homeless, the poor and…
Multi-Faith Leaders Expect Nearly 1,000 at First-Ever Faith Not Fear Summit | Activist San Diego
SAN DIEGO – April 10, 2017 – On April 19, San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP) expects 1,000 leaders from congregations…
700 faith leaders pack church to plan protests against deportation policies | Fox 5
SAN DIEGO — At the first-ever Faith Not Fear Summit, 700 multi-faith leaders from congregations across San Diego County packed…
Vatican appoints Rev. John Dolan auxiliary bishop for San Diego’s Catholic diocese | San Diego Union-Tribune
The Rev. John Dolan, a veteran parish priest, has been named auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San…
“Faith Not Fear” summit pushing for human rights | CBS 8
SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – As concerns over racial profiling and healthcare rise across the nation, hundreds of San Diegans…
Faith summit rejects fear created by immigration policy, calls for reform | San Diego Union-Tribune
A multi-faith summit in San Diego on Wednesday evening will push for human rights reforms in areas ranging from immigration…
At ‘Faith Not Fear’ summit, San Diego religious leaders plan to issue call for action | San Diego Union-Tribune
The San Diego Organizing Project has put together an ambitious agenda for a summit this week that the group is…