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Prop 33: Rent control again on the ballot. Here's what it means
23 hours ago · It’s free. If you’ve spent any time in the San Diego region recently, chances are you’ve been inundated with ads about one particular issue on the November ballot: Proposition 33. The initiative would give local governments more power to regulate local rents. Opponents have raised $92 million for the “No on 33” campaign, nearly twice ...
San Diego’s Mid-City median home values skyrocket by 384%
2 days ago · A draft city report shows that the median value of a home in City Heights, Kensington-Talmadge, Normal Heights and Eastern Area was $723,000 in 2022, the most recent data cited. In 2000, it was nearly $150,000, making for a 384% increase over the two decades. Meanwhile, the area’s median income during that time grew from $32,000 to $77,000 ...
The Flint ties to the Tijuana River sewage crisis
1 day ago · For decades South Bay communities have faced the repercussions of failing sewage and wastewater facilities on both sides of the border. The Tijuana River sewage crisis in San Diego has something in common with a historic water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan: a contractor accused in lawsuits of making matters worse.
Our Team – inewsource
CEO, Editor. Lorie Hearn is founder, CEO and editor of inewsource, one of the first local nonprofit newsrooms in the nation. inewsource serves the San Diego region with data-based, fact-checked investigative and accountability reporting. Lorie is a lifelong journalist, having built a reporting career at five newspapers on both coasts.
America's Wall | inewsource
Nov 13, 2017 · By Jean Guerrero | KPBS and Leonardo Castañeda | inewsource. November 13, 2017. Before President Donald Trump’s promises of an “impenetrable” wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, there was America’s wall. As it stands today, the wall is imperfect. It is a hodgepodge of steel gates, concrete pillars, hip-high vehicle barricades and other ...
San Diego DA sends juvenile case to feds - inewsource.org
1 day ago · Juvenile justice advocates say San Diego DA Summer Stephan's decision to transfer a case against two 15-year-olds to federal court is a blatant gambit to circumvent state law prohibiting prosecution in adult courts of youths under 16. When then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 1391 into law on the last day of September in 2018, he did something that ...
Download the inewsource app for easy access to news - inewsource
Jan 23, 2024 · Today, we’re happy to announce our app has officially launched. This is an exciting moment for us – and we hope for you. A few months ago, we embarked on our journey to improve the user experience at inewsource from the ground up, adding new accessibility features, making complex terms easier to understand, and customizing the individual reader and email experience.
inewsource publishes first annual impact report
Dec 12, 2022 · Impact is the gold standard for inewsource.It’s why inewsource was founded as one of the nation’s first nonprofit newsrooms in 2009 and why people from all walks of life support us.. This week, we’re proud to publish our first Annual Impact Report to share our results this past year far and wide.. We published 90 stories where we dug deep and persisted in revealing injustice and holding ...
Sofía Mejías-Pascoe - inewsource
Aug 7, 2024 · Sofía Mejías-Pascoe is a border and immigration reporter covering the U.S.-Mexico region and the people who live, work and pass through the area. Mejías-Pascoe was previously a general assignment reporter and intern with inewsource, where she covered the pandemic’s toll inside prisons and detention centers and dug into neighborhood feuds over trash and COVID-19 parties.