Chris Jennewein is the editor of the Times of San Diego with which San Diego Jewish World trades stories under auspices of the San Diego Online News Association.
By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego San Diego County health officials announced Friday a new program offering $4,000 payments to low-income families and seniors still suffering financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Recovery Action Fund for Tomorrow, or RAFT, will distribute payments to 2,250 families and seniors who qualify, complete an application and are […]
By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Rapid Response Network issued a condemnation Wednesday of the Biden Administration’s proposed new restrictions on refugees seeking asylum in the United States. The coalition of human rights organizations, led by Jewish Family Service of San Diego, operates local migrant shelters funded by
By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego LA JOLLA, California — Top lawmakers and Jewish community leaders celebrated the official opening Sunday of a Hillel center adjacent to UC San Diego following 23 years of struggle. The $18.7 million Beverly and Joseph Glickman Hillel Center, built on previously vacant land across La Jolla Village Drive
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By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — Legendary Jewish real-estate investor Sam Zell joined San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria on Thursday to cut the ribbon inaugurating the latest expansion of the successful Cross Border Xpress bridge to the Tijuana airport. Zell was part of the investment group that financed construction of CBX,
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By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego Poseidon Water and the San Diego County Water Authority said Wednesday they are monitoring the oil spill off Huntington Beach and are prepared to protect the Carlsbad desalination plant. The two organizations said in a statement that oil from Saturday’s underwater pipeline leak has not affected operations at
Hillel of San Diego will break ground today (Sept. 19) for a long-awaited center for Jewish students across La Jolla Village Drive from the UC San Diego Campus. [Times of San Diego]
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Rep. Sara Jacobs, the second youngest woman in Congress at 32, told CNN is an interview published Saturday that she is freezing her eggs this week to concentrate for now on her political career. [Chris Jennewein, Times of San Diego]
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By Chris Jennewein SAN DIEGO — Are you terrified by “critical race theory.” Is America on the verge of “socialism.” Is “The Squad” ready to take over? Is everyone around you “woke” and hiding the truth about the “lab leak” origin of coronavirus? If so, you’re likely lost in the echo chamber of conservative media,
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Chris Jennewein, USAA California Court of Appeal on Tuesday rejected without comment what is likely the last attempt to stop construction of a Jewish student center across from the UC San Diego Campus in La Jolla. [Chris Jennewein]
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Chris Jennewein, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationCity and county officials announced Monday that the San Diego Convention Center will be used for three months to temporarily house unaccompanied immigrant minors amid a surge along the border. At the same time, local nonprofit organizations have stepped up to house families and individual adults in hotel rooms. [Chris Jennewein]
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Chris Jennewein, International, San Diego County, USAAfter four years of bending to President Trump’s every chaotic whim, the Republican Party finally located its spine on New Year’s Day in 2021. The Republican-controlled Senate’s 80-13 vote to overturn Trump’s veto of the carefully negotiated, bipartisan annual defense bill was a sign that the party of Abraham Lincoln — at last — realized that conscientious government is more important that a lame-duck president’s fragile ego. [Chris Jennewein, Times of San Diego]
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In today’s column, I would like to share with you current editions of websites that I routinely visit as I familiarize myself with Jewish news from around the world. If you have the time and inclination, I’m certain that the hard-working staffs who publish these websites would very much welcome your readership and support, as, of course, do I. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Chris Jennewein, Donald H. Harrison, Joe Gandelman, Ken Stone, Michael Ordman, Miriam RafteryTimes of San Diego isn’t Uber, or Lyft or DoorDash. But like those multi-billion-dollar companies, it will be severely impacted by Assembly Bill 5, the controversial legislation that will make most independent contractors become traditional shift employees.
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Sara Jacobs, who narrowly lost a bid for Congress in the 49th District last year, announced Saturday her candidacy for the 53rd District seat held by retiring Rep. Susan Davis.
“This is an all-hands-on-deck time,” Jacobs said in an email to supporters. “Our country is at a defining moment, and I believe it’s more important than ever to have representatives who understand the federal government, can repair what’s been broken by the Trump Administration and years of dysfunction in Washington, and who have a forward-looking vision for a more equitable future.”
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