By Mario A. Cortez

A group of citizens from Barrio Logan and neighboring communities gathered on Friday to protest the Chargers’ initiative for a Downtown Stadium.

BASTA, or Barrios Against Stadiums, staged their peaceful silent protest took outside of the Barrio Logan Family Health Center’s annual Spirit of the Barrio luncheon fundraiser.  The luncheon featured members of the Chargers organization speaking on behalf of the Downtown stadium initiative.

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<p>Para recordar a las personas que perdieron su vida en el homicidio en masa en una discoteca en Orlando, el mes pasado, más de 80 organizaciones latinas y funcionarios públicos organizaron un homenaje que fue realizado en la Catedral Episcopal de St. Paul, este sábado 9 de julio.</p>
<p>El homenaje incluyó la presencia del Obispo de la Diócesis Episcopal de San Diego, James Mathes; y el Obispo de la Diócesis Romana Católica de San Diego, Robert McElroy.</p>

By Mimi Pollack 

Life for many dogs in Mexico is not very good, except for the lucky ones who have responsible owners. There are so many street dogs roaming about! These street dogs have a very poor quality of life, and because they are not neutered, the problems continue.