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1 week ago | 
inewsource.org | Teal Davis |Sofia Mejias-Pascoe |Andrea Briseño |Philip Salata
Skip to content Posted inNorth County Several Palomar College community members voice disappointment following the board’s vote to refrain from land acknowledgement practice.
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1 week ago | 
inewsource.org | Sofia Mejias-Pascoe |Philip Salata |Greg Moran
Tens of thousands of demonstrators were expected to fill streets and parks across San Diego County Saturday from downtown to Carlsbad as part of the nationwide “No Kings” protest against the Trump administration. The protest in downtown San Diego drew a massive crowd of families, young people, and seniors that packed North Harbor Drive. San Diego Police estimated the crowd at more than 20,000 around noon. No arrests were reported.
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2 weeks ago | 
inewsource.org | Sofia Mejias-Pascoe |Philip Salata |Greg Moran |Andrea Briseño
Skip to content Posted inEast County The eastern San Diego County project will bring roughly 3,000 homes to a “very high” fire hazard severity zone.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
inewsource.org | Teal Davis |Hannah Ramirez |Philip Salata |Crystal Niebla
Skip to content Posted inFor Your Information The San Diego County special election for District 1 supervisor has seven candidates vying to replace Nora Vargas.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
kpbs.org | Philip Salata |Jade Hindmon
S1: Welcome in San Diego. I'm Jade Hindman. From DNA test. To artifacts. We'll tell you what one historian is doing to preserve black history in the region. This is KPBS Midday Edition. Connecting our communities through conversation. Last month , the Department of Energy announced it would provide a loan of more than $1 billion to support the growth of the domestic lithium industry. The mineral is critical to the world's transition to green energy.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
inewsource.org | Philip Salata |Philip Salata Environment
Why this matters For years Imperial County hospitals have struggled to grow out necessary services. More than 13,000 residents traveled beyond Imperial County lines to seek healthcare services in 2022 alone. A California Superior Court judge says a plan to consolidate distressed hospitals in Imperial County under a single health care district can move forward, dismissing a lawsuit that sought to block the plan.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
inewsource.org | Philip Salata |Philip Salata Environment
Why this matters Lithium has become a crucial commodity in the global transition toward green energy. With most of it mined and refined abroad, companies are racing to tap into a vast reserve buried deep under the Salton Sea.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
inewsource.org | Philip Salata |Philip Salata Environment
Why this matters As companies race to tap the vast lithium stores deep under Southern California’s Salton Sea, estimated to be worth billions, locals hope a tax will channel some profits to long-overdue social welfare and infrastructure projects. The future of lithium extraction in the Imperial Valley is hinging on a lawsuit that could define the conditions for how the industry will roll out.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
inewsource.org | Philip Salata
Why this matters 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 is a decades old problem that’s only gotten worse. Over the last few years, unprecedented flows of untreated wastewater have inundated the Tijuana River estuary, flowing into and around border communities before heading out into the Pacific Ocean.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
inewsource.org | Philip Salata
Why this matters West National City is a state designated “Portside Environmental Justice Neighborhood,” which has been slated for reduction of industrial emissions that have historically impacted the community. National City has released the draft of an environmental review for a fuel transfer station slated for a neighborhood the state says is already impacted by industrial pollution. Officials are seeking input from the public on the report.
