This week, San Diegans can meet up with the Small Business, Big Ideas Network at the Living Room Coffeehouse in La Jolla, attend a community yoga session at the Brown Building or explore a dual photograph and painting art exhibit at Bivouac Ciderworks.
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March is a time to commemorate and remember women who work to better San Diego. We’ve rounded up some local events to connect with San Diego women, learn about the historical significance of women’s labor and embrace womanhood in safe spaces.
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Our first piece in the series is about The Block Club, which is redefining what a “third space” looks like in southeastern San Diego with free co-working, art shows, community events and a home base for Black creatives in the Black Arts & Culture District.
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Research shows that the number of such places is declining, largely due to rising costs, neighborhood gentrification, car-centric development, longer work hours, a shift to a “low-trust society” and increased likelihood to “hang out” on social media.
Today we launched a series to showcase local third spaces — public, safe, alternative locations for people to connect with each other outside of their homes, work or school.
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The last week of February presents opportunities to celebrate Black History Month and Lunar New Year. There are also events for Ramadan and plenty of opportunities to unwind through community yoga, music and dance if everything is just too much right now.
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The San Diego Police Department recently ended its media identification program, notifying some credentialed journalists and current pending applicants that the program would cease to exist the same day as the announcement.
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ICE in San Diego is monitoring activists who document the agency's activities, court records revealed. Though some activists are named or clearly identifiable in the documents, it's not clear how many activists the government might be monitoring in San Diego.
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Community members shared what the holy month means to their families, and offered guidance for neighbors, classmates and coworkers who want to show support during the month.
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Ramadan began this week, and San Diego’s Muslim community is marking the holy month with fasting from dawn to sunset, nightly prayers and community iftars.
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Youth Empowerment has reduced gang-related violence for some youth in City Heights through its community mentorship model. In 2025, there were 133 fights on school property at Hoover High School, but in the last three months of the year, there were none.
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Who was actually invited to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference today? I was not invited, and I know of two other San Diego-based immigration and border reporters who were not invited. Really curious how they picked who was in that room...
This week, San Diegans can enjoy weekend-long events for Valentine’s Day and Black History Month by skating at Cupid’s Skate Party in Petco Park or heading to the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park for a showcase of Black comic creators.
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The rule published Friday shortens the amount of time that people have to appeal their immigration cases from 30 days to 10 days and says that the Board of Immigration Appeals will quickly dismiss cases unless a majority of the board votes to decide one on its merits.
A new rule from the Executive Office for Immigration Review gives immigrants less time and more requirements to file appeals in their cases.
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Uber-rich say they’ll flee California if wealth tax proposal passes. History suggests otherwise.
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The answer may be unknowable. But in the case of an attempt to freeze billions of dollars in federal funds that help kids and their families, including those in California, it is at least two.
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How many court actions does it take to stave off a Trump-led fiscal attack on a state he considers too blue?
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Jeane Wong, an activist who has spent much of the past year patrolling San Diego for signs of immigration enforcement, pleaded guilty last week to a misdemeanor charge of assaulting a federal agent after she unmasked an official in Linda Vista last July.
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Many San Diegans are staying home from work and school, attending a rally in Teralta Park, closing businesses or donating a portion of sales as part of a nationwide general strike Friday to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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More than 600 San Diegans gathered outside Rady Children’s Hospital Saturday to show support for transgender and gender-expansive youth during a protest against the hospital’s plans to close its Center for Gender-Affirming Care after nearly 14 years.
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From a candlelight vigil to honor the life of Alex Pretti to the reopening of a garden at Morse High School, here’s what’s going on in San Diego this week.
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From opportunities to participate in a community group discussion or 2026 vision boarding to packaging books for those incarcerated and an open mic night, here’s what’s happening in San Diego this week.
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Six people died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in the first two weeks of 2026. An AI tool mistakenly funneled new ICE recruits to a shortened training program. And, a Los Angeles outlet ranked recently released anti-ICE songs.
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Starting this year, the second Sunday in November will be recognized as Kumeyaay People's Day in Chula Vista following a proclamation by Mayor John McCann last week.
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“I thought they were being kidnapped,” said Manuel, the father, who said he saw his adult children taken away by men in plainclothes.
