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La Prensa San DiegoSouth county voters have a clear choice on November 3 for who to help lead one of our most important educational opportunities for local students: Trustee Robert Moreno is running for re-election to the Governing Board in Area 1, but he is being challeng

Southwestern College Needs New Voices, Not a Blast from the Past

ENDORSEMENT: Robert Moreno for Southwestern College Board

Por Arturo Castañares  Editor GeneralUn concejal de National City y candidato a alcalde ignoró los llamados de su oponente y de residentes a renunciar después de que se confirmó que dijo haber obtenido un título universitario que no terminó.José Rodr

El concejal de la ciudad y candidato a la alcaldía admite haber afirmado poseer un título que no obtuvo.

Rodríguez ignora llamados a renunciar por declaraciones falsas

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Tres candidatos locales aspiran a liderar National City hacia un futuro más prometedor.

RESPALDO: Bush, Molina y Nieto en National City

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Three homegrown candidate look to lead National City to a brighter future.

ENDORSEMENT: Bush, Molina, Nieto for National City

La Prensa San Diego News DeskThe Pentagon has authorized the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to test a military-grade weapon known as a “heat ray” for potential use along the U.S.-Mexico border, prompting concerns from border-community advocates about the expansion o

A military heat ray could be deployed along the US-Mexico border.

DHS to Test ‘Heat Ray’ for Border Use

By Arturo Castañares  Editor-at-Large A National City Councilman and mayoral candidate ignored calls from his opponent and members of the public to resign from office after it was confirmed he claimed to have earned a university degree he did no

National City Councilman and mayoral candidate admits he claimed degree he did not earn. 

Rodriguez Ignores Calls to Resign Over False Statements

Photo Credit: Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images By Liz RamirezMore working families in San Diego are seeking help putting food on th

Fighting childhood hunger should be a community-wide goal.

SD Can Do More to Keep Kids from Going Hungry

Photo credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images La Prensa News DeskThe Department of Justice last week sued California, asking a f

Feds try to block counting approximately 20,000 mail-in ballots.

DOJ Seeks to Block CA Votes as Noncitizens

By Arturo Castañares Editor-at-LargeNational City Councilman and current mayoral candidate Jose Rodriguez previously listed a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University on two official City applications, but he now will not confirm he earned the degree

Councilman listed SDSU degree but now admits he never graduated.

NC’s Rodriguez Claimed SDSU Degree on City Applications

La Prensa San DiegoIn the race to represent Point Loma and San Diego’s coastal communities on the City Council, La Prensa San Diego endorses Richard Bailey based on his record in public office, business experience, and positions on the City’s finances, public safety and ma

Bailey is a local businessman and former Mayor of Coronado committed to balancing the City budget without raising taxes.

ENDORSEMENT: Richard Bailey for San Diego City Council

Arturo Castañares PublisherAs the 25th anniversary of the creation of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority approaches, we can celebrate the many successes of the agency responsible for the management of our largest airport, but we also call out a m

Four different agencies separately run the 11 public airports in San Diego County, but they should all be combined into the Airport Authority.

PERSPECTIVE: All SD Airports Should Be Run by Airport Authority

Photo credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images La Prensa News DeskLatino voters who moved in large numbers toward Republicans and Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election are now moving back toward Democratic congressional candidates heading in

Latino voters moving back toward Democrats compared to 2024 support for Trump and Republicans.

American Latino Voters Shaking Up 2012

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