Rights and Identity
We focus on how individuals’ civil liberties are expanded or limited in relation to identity, politics or hateful acts.
Supreme Court says ban on public camping is constitutional; San Diego leaders react
San Diego leaders have mixed reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Johnson v Grants Pass, allowing cities to ban sleeping in public regardless of shelter.
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Former City Heights nonprofit exec testified CEO targeted Black farmers, made racist remarks
The deposition shows there was disagreement among the nonprofit’s leadership over the handling of a contentious lease dispute with refugee farmers at the New Roots urban garden.
Island life for these unhoused San Diegans means few police – and many hazards
Residents on this island are part of a growing trend of unhoused people flocking to the riverbed and canyons in the wake of a camping ban.
US Supreme Court takes up public camping ban and rights of unhoused people
The court’s ruling, anticipated in late June, could have far-reaching implications here in San Diego.
As community farm dispute spirals into lawsuits, refugee farmer takes a bittersweet win
Weeks after a letter from SD city attorney, refugee farmers are facing off with the nonprofit managing the land.
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