San Diego City Wire

San Diego County trying to improve maternal, infant health of Blacks through new campaign

By Tamara Browning | Feb 12, 2021

A new educational campaign launched on Jan. 28 to improve maternal and birth health for African Americans living in San Diego County is supporting the existing San Diego Perinatal Equity Initiative.

Six nonprofits share in $1 million San Diego COVID-19 Community Response Fund

By Tamara Browning | Feb 10, 2021

A nonprofit group of faith communities that is “overwhelmed” with families needing help because of COVID-19 is among six sharing grants totaling $1 million awarded through the San Diego COVID-19 Community Response Fund at The San Diego Foundation.

Operation Shelter to Home helps over 100 residents find housing

By Tamara Browning | Jan 10, 2021

Over 100 San Diegans moved from living at the San Diego Convention Center and other shelters into permanent housing during the holidays through an effort called Operation Shelter to Home.

Desmond: Restoring livelihoods is a better solution than relief bill

By Tamara Browning | Jan 3, 2021

The supervisor of a San Diego County District commonly known as North County said the COVID-19 relief provisions in the $900 billion stimulus bill signed Dec. 27 by President Donald Trump will help businesses even though there are those that don’t want handouts.

Rosen: Small businesses face discriminatory treatment months into COVID-19 pandemic

By Tamara Browning | Dec 23, 2020

The president and CEO of North San Diego Business Chamber wants people to shop at small businesses even as she said that some companies received discriminatory treatment in regard to COVID-19 mitigations or business protection programs.