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<p>Cuando Lisbeth Garcés se mudó a San Diego de su natal Venezuela, nunca imaginó que iba a iniciar una organización sin fines de lucro aquí. En aquel entonces, en 1988, todo lo que deseaba era una cosa: encontrar cuidado médico apropiado para su hijo de cinco años, Juan Carlos, quien tenía distrofia muscular.</p>
<p>Apenas pudo juntar el dinero para pagar por los boletos de avión, era madre soltera, y no sabía inglés ni conocía a nadie en San Diego.</p>

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<p>Locals remember the days when border waits were no more than fifteen minutes at the San Ysidro Port of Entry (SY POE).</p>
<p>Today, border wait times often reach upwards of three to four hours.</p>

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<p>A measure on the November ballot would reclassify six non-violent felonies to misdemeanors, a move that observers say could help California finally comply with a federal mandate to reduce its overcrowded prison system.</p>

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<p>Mid-Term elections will be held on Nov 4. Mail ballots will be sent out the first week of October.</p>
<p>This year the focus is on the Sweetwater Union High School District races which will usher in several first for the district and the community.</p>