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Mural near Playas de Tijuana

City Times Partners with Union Tribune on Border Life

City College fall semester journalism students will write for new San Diego Union-Tribune Border Blog
Maria-Camila Murcia, News Editor October 5, 2017

City Times launched a new project this semester with an award winning newspaper only blocks away. “Between the Lines” or “Entre Líneas,”is a blog telling a new generation of stories from San Diego...

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The City is taking measures to combat the Hep A outbreak, Sept. 2017.

Essential info on San Diego’s Hepatitis A Outbreak

Michelle Botello, Staff Writer October 5, 2017

Hepatitis A is sweeping through San Diego County, including downtown near San Diego City College. If you are worried you might have the Hep A virus, also known as HAV, here are some symptoms listed by...

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ASG president Ignacio Hernandez V. at s First Year Services meeting, Sept. 20.

ASG president works to aid “Dreamers”

DACA recipient who works five jobs shares his story
Shaylyn Martos, Editor-in-Chief October 5, 2017

A leader at San Diego City College spends his days working to provide for his fellow students, although his own plans for the future may be a fleeting dream. Ignacio Hernandez V., or “Nacho” to...

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Police respond to a homeless man, discovered by student Sherman Coates (right), loitering in a toilet on campus, Sept. 27.

Tackling San Diego’s Hepatitis A Outbreak

The City’s three-step plan for vaccination, sanitization and education - will it be enough?
Paige Forrester, Staff Writer October 5, 2017

According to a recent update by San Diego’s Health and Human Services agency, as of Sept. 27, 17 people have died from Hepatitis A in the county since March. In addition, there have been 17 more cases...

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Journalism student and mother Cristal Miranda pictured with husband and son, July 2017.

A Young Mom At City College Rushes Her Infant to ER After Hep A Scare

Esai Melendez, Arts/Features Editor October 5, 2017

The joys of being a mother to a 9-month-old child quickly turned into panic and horror for San Diego City College student, Cristal Miranda. Two weeks after eating at Pacific Beach’s World Famous seafood...

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The  Route 91 Harvest Music Festival was taking place in the car park visible on the right, when Stephen Paddock, 64, rained terror down on the concert goers on Oct. 1, 2017 from the Mandalay Bay - FILE.

Mass Shooting strikes Las Vegas Strip

Shaylyn Martos, Editor-in-Chief October 5, 2017

A gunman opened fire upon thousands of people attending an outdoor concert on the Las Vegas strip on Sunday night, killing at least 58 and injuring over 500 in what authorities are calling the deadliest...

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White nationalists holding picnic in Chicano Park are met by hundreds of the Barrio Logan community

Esai Melendez, Arts/Features Editor September 20, 2017

Tensions were high Sunday, Sept. 3 when a group of white nationalists planning to have lunch at Chicano Park, as a means to protest the park’s murals, were met with hundreds of members of the Barrio...

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Hundreds rally to protest President Trump's  decision to end DACA at the San Diego County Administration building on Sept. 5.

‘Dreamers’ Nightmare Ruling Puts 800,000 Lives at Risk

Celia Jimenez, Border Editor September 20, 2017

The dream of about 800,000 people has an expiration date that places their future in jeopardy after President Donald Trump ended the Deferral Act for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program without warning....

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Photo of the concert crowd waiting for the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the first night of the 2017 KAABOO Festival

KAABOO 2017

Esai Melendez, Arts/Features Editor September 19, 2017

KAABOO Festival, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Sept. 15 -17, 2017 Camaraderie, food, beer, and some of the world’s biggest music artists took center-stage from Friday Sept. 15 to Sunday Sept. 17 at Del Mar’s...

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San Diego City College's new and permanent president, Dr. Ricky Shabazz spoke with City Times and Newscene

A new school year, another new president

Dr. Ricky Shabazz talks culture, opportunity and professional bass fishing
Shaylyn Martos, Editor-in-Chief September 13, 2017

 After two years, San Diego City College has a new permanent president. Dr. Ricky Shabazz, who prefers to be called Ricky, started his first term as college president on July 11, 2017. Shabazz’s...

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Experts talked about life in the border region, illegal immigration, the cross-border economy, among other topics, at a panel discussion hosted by NPR at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation in San Diego on May 2.

NPR hosts ‘Beyond Borders’ event in San Diego

Thomas Chesy May 2, 2017

National Public Radio presented a panel discussion focusing on the future of the US-Mexico border region on Tuesday night. The panel was moderated by Michel Martin, the weekend host for NPR's "All Things...

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San Diego workers and educators participate in May Day march

Shaylyn Martos, Opinion Editor May 2, 2017

The May Day March brought 500 people onto the streets of downtown San Diego on May 1 to fight for workers rights and to stand in solidarity with what they said are marginalized groups in San Diego and...

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