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This San Diego family was forced out of their home in the 1940s. They were American citizens, crammed into internment camps with scarce resources simply for having Japanese ancestry.
"There was no safety, psychologically or physically," said Hanae Hara, a member of San Diego's Japanese American Historical Society.
Rep. Juan Vargas and local leaders stood in front of the Chula Vista Social Security office Friday with a clear message to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Don’t mess with the long-time federal benefit program, which supports retirees, those with disabilities and their survivors.
San Diego's Congressional delegation Friday called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support San Diego County's Air Pollution Control District in its task of monitoring air quality in neighborhoods near the border.
SAN DIEGO — Members of San Diego's congressional delegation Wednesday demanded answers as to why despite the dry weather, environmental officials are reporting an increase in sewage flow and strong odors from Mexico in the Tijuana River.
Two local organizations secured an additional $43 million in federal funding to help recently arrived migrants with services such as shelter, medical care and transportation, Rep. Juan Vargas announced this week.
Reps. Juan Vargas and Scott Peters, both D-San Diego, announced $5 million in federal grant funding Tuesday for the ongoing Port of San Diego Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal project.
The project, part of a large redevelopment and modernization program intended to bring the port more business, is continuing in phases through 2035 and is "market-driven,'' so an exact timeline is unavailable, according to officials.
A trio of San Diego Congress members led by Rep. Juan Vargas are calling on two federal agencies to provide more answers about how seven Border Patrol sectors along the U.S.-Mexico boundary were allowed to operate "homegrown" critical incident teams for decades without oversight.
San Diego's congressional delegation is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch an investigation into the public health impacts of the Tijuana River sewage crisis.
The delegation joined California Sens. Laphonza Butler and Alex Padilla in a joint letter to the CDC director on Friday requesting an immediate examination of the contaminants in the "water, soil, and air" of San Diego County's southernmost communities.
Federal money is coming to the South Bay to transform Southwestern College into a public transit hub.
On Friday morning, representative Juan Vargas presented a $500,000 check to Southwestern College. The federal funding will help move the current MTS bus lane, which sits along the only main road through campus, causing traffic and congestion for students and staff who drive to school.
This money will build a new transit hub along Otay Lakes Road's main drag, a win for students and the community.
More than $39 million in Shelter and Services Program funding is headed to San Diego as part of federal monies authorized by Congress to support communities that are providing services to migrants.