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California’s undocumented workers help the economy grow – but may pay the cost

Economics

California has the largest economy in the US. It’s also the state with the most immigrants. These two facts are not unrelated, but the way immigrants build that economy is complex.

The World

There’s a new weapon in the battle against wildfires — goats

Environment
Gil Devine in front of his home in Mexico, near the border. Devine commutes to work six days a week in San Diego.

Some Americans are trading their US homes for an international commute from Mexico

Lifestyle & Belief
Women take part in the Maghrib prayer just after sunset at 5:34 p.m. at West Coast Islamic Society in Anaheim on Feb. 12. The prayer is the fourth of five daily prayers.

Heading to Disneyland? Now, you can stop by the Middle East on the way

Business, Economics and Jobs

Are Bob Filner’s Days in Office as San Diego Mayor Numbered?

Anna Deavere Smith Reflects on Rodney King and LA Riots, 20 Years Later

On April 29, 1992, nearly 20 years ago, an all-white jury acquitted four white Los Angeles police officers in the case of Rodney King, a black motorist who suffered severe injuries after a brutal beating from the LAPD. South Los Angeles promptly exploded into riots that lasted six days, leaving more than 50 people dead, […]

Latino or Hispanic: What’s in a Label?

Latino and Hispanic: they’re terms that a lot of Americans are asked to choose between when identifying themselves on the census, in official paperwork, and in everyday conversation. But according to a new poll by the Pew Hispanic Center, most adults of Latin American descent prefer not to use either. Instead, the respondents said they […]

Wooing Latino Voters, Politicians Risk Blunders

Today’s political candidates are increasingly savvy in their attempts to targeting Spanish-speaking voters. But as attempts to court Latino voters have become increasingly commonplace, so have cultural blunders. A noteworthy example from a past election: When Gerald Ford was running in 1976, he bit into a tamale at a campaign stop without first removing the […]

US Aerospace and Defense Companies Set Up Shop in Mexico

Global Politics

American defense and aerospace companies are opening factories in Tijuana, Mexico and employing high-skilled workers there.

Smile for the Sea Lions

There’s a pier in San Diego where sea lions gathered which was thought a nuisance by the locals. But that attitude turned around when tourists also began to gather there to see the sea mammals up close. From San Diego, Jo Ann Mar visits southern California’s latest tourist attraction.