Kayla Jimenez
Voice of San Diego
San Diego, CA, United States
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North County Report: Farewell to North County Nice
A reporter bids farewell, parents are getting cold feet about sending their kids back to the classroom and more in our biweekly roundup of North County news. → Read More
Schools' Quarantine Protocols Are a Lot More Confusing Than Last Year
Last school year, schools had to close entire classrooms when one student tested positive, but the latest guidance is a lot more complicated – and almost unintelligible when it comes to individual circumstances. → Read More
North County Report: Mask Mandate Is Parents Groups' Latest Target
One Carlsbad Council member goes and one stays, Fallbrook Union Elementary school board president is pushed out of the role and more in our biweekly roundup of North County news. → Read More
Coronado Community Has Rallied to Defend Many Embattled Coaches
Several recent controversies involving Coronado High coaches underscore the school’s record of maintaining decorated athletics and extracurricular programs – and show just how determined some community members and alumni are to protect them. → Read More
North County Report: Escondido's Police Budget Is Going Up
Cal State San Marcos students protest decision to keep a professor, a high school coach is fired after players threw tortillas and more in our biweekly roundup of North County news. → Read More
Cal State San Marcos Will Reassign Professor Who Harassed Students
Facing pressure from faculty and students, Cal State San Marcos officials say they’ve reassigned a professor who harassed students but was allowed to keep his job. → Read More
North County Report: Oceanside's New Police Chief Promises More Transparency
Fred Armijo is a veteran of the Oceanside Police Department but says, "I'm a different person. I have different priorities." Plus: a middle school in Escondido has managed to open and more in our biweekly roundup of North County news. → Read More
San Diego Still Doesn't Have Equitable Internet Access One Year Into Pandemic —
Community activists have long underscored the impacts of the gaps of access to high speed, reliable internet to non-White and poorer communities and they’ve critiqued public leaders for not taking quicker action to bridge the divide. → Read More
North County Report: Oceanside's New Police Chief Is a Familiar Face —
After opening up the hiring process to external candidates, the city selected one of its own. Meanwhile, Del Mar has a boring problem. And more in our biweekly roundup of North County news. → Read More
Critics Say Abuse, Harassment Cases Cast a Cloud Over Marten’s Nomination —
The Senate is set to weigh San Diego Unified Superintendent Cindy Marten’s nomination as U.S. deputy secretary of education. Critics say the district mishandled harassment and abuse complaints on her watch and worked to keep cases hidden from public view. → Read More
North County Report: 'San Pasqual Allows Them to Be Kids' —
School can often be a safe haven for students. But for the 69 young people who attend and live at San Pasqual Academy, a residential education campus for high-school aged foster youth, it’s also a home. → Read More
North County Report: Vaccine Stations Are Ramping Up —
Small water districts say demand projections are too high, Oceanside won't be sharing homeless info with police and more in our biweekly roundup of North County news. → Read More
North County Report: Appointment of New Oceanside Leader Making Waves —
Dozens of people sought the vacant Oceanside City Council seat, and leaders selected someone who's stirring up controversy in a few ways. → Read More
North County Report: Carlsbad to Step Up Restaurant Enforcement —
A co-op to help the homeless, an open City Council seat in Oceanside and more in our roundup of North County news. → Read More
North County Report: More Changes Coming to Oceanside Leadership in 2021 —
City leaders are set to tap a new Council member (or call a special election) and a new police chief in 2021. → Read More
North County Schools Stuck Between Conflicting Demands From Parents, Teachers
Facing pressure from parents, some North County schools are trying to open or stay open for in-person learning, but they’re facing a backlash from teachers unions and crippling staff shortages. → Read More
North County Report: Where Voters Landed (Hint: All Over the Place!) —
In two high-profile races, seats held by Republicans will be filled by Democrats; yet in Escondido, Republicans are on track to flip seats on the City Council. Voters also approved a new housing project in Poway while rejecting one in Oceanside. → Read More
Coastal Anxieties Run Deep in Oceanside Mayor’s Race —
The race to become Oceanside’s next mayor features a whopping 12 candidates – meaning it’s packed with competing personalities, all of whom bring different perspectives and priorities to the race. Yet for all its chaos, the election might sound awfully familiar to anyone who’s spent time in a coastal California city: Voters and candidates are […] → Read More
As School Resumes, Students Bring Racial Justice Push to the Classroom —
Students are taking a leading role in efforts across San Diego County to require ethnic studies courses. → Read More
North County Report: What We Know About the November Ballot So Far —
We rounded up what we know so far about the races and issues facing North County voters in November. Plus: the former Palomar College president withdrew a discrimination complaint, Del Mar is stepping up mask enforcement and more in our roundup of North County news. → Read More