Crazed Imaginations celebrates the 50-year anniversary of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” with a special shadowcast performance in Encinitas Friday night. www.daylightsandiego.org/rocky-horror...

The San Diego City Council unanimously approved a $25 minimum wage increase for hospitality workers during its Tuesday meeting. www.daylightsandiego.org/san-diego-to...

Cuts to SNAP and farm-to-school programs under the Trump administration risk worsening childhood disease, nutrition experts warn. www.daylightsandiego.org/maha-promise...

Your guide to enjoying activities, performances and community while commemorating 215 years since Mexico kicked off fight for independence. www.daylightsandiego.org/where-to-cel...

The federal government has dropped charges against a U.S. citizen arrested by ICE in July in Linda Vista and accused of assaulting a federal agent. www.daylightsandiego.org/federal-gove...

Looking for something to do in San Diego County this weekend? This week's events include a powwow hosted by the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, the Del Mar Wine and Food Festival, a family gardening workshop and a Sapphic Book Club book swap. www.daylightsandiego.org/sycuan-powwo...

San Diego advocates are joining a statewide push to end the incarceration of girls, transgender and non-binary youth. www.daylightsandiego.org/san-diego-ad...

After federal judges began pushing back on efforts to detain people at hearings, Immigration and Customs officials implemented a strategy that tracks immigrants and makes them feel like criminals. www.daylightsandiego.org/ice-ankle-mo...

So proud of our team!

🌻 We’re growing! Thank you so much for your support as we’ve launched Daylight San Diego. From all of the follows on social media, to the great turnout during our launch party last month, we are so appreciative to everyone in our community.

Nearly 20 volunteers braved an 87-degree heat wave to help clean up trash near the Market Creek Plaza last Sunday afternoon. www.daylightsandiego.org/district-4-d... #sandiego #sandiegonews

Our latest newsletter is out and in it, you get to meet Sam Barney-Gibbs, a multimedia journalist who joined our team as a reporter this summer. www.daylightsandiego.org/meet-sam-bar...

After a Board of Immigration Appeals decision in May, people in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement are having a more difficult time getting released on bond. www.daylightsandiego.org/trump-bond-r...

A group of 17 nonprofits in San Diego will receive $6 million to support efforts to improve employment opportunities for youth, @prebysfdn.bsky.social recently announced. www.daylightsandiego.org/prebys-inves...

San Diego has a workshop on making collages to celebrate multicultural identities, a networking night at Mid-City CAN featuring a conversation about ending girls’ incarceration and a summit led by the San Diego Black Worker Center at Southwestern College. www.daylightsandiego.org/what-to-do-s...

Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, a journalist and poet born in Mexico City and raised in the San Diego-Tijuana border region, performed a poem at the 20-year anniversary celebration of the National City library on Saturday. www.daylightsandiego.org/taco-shop-po...

Mind On Basketball, San Diego’s newest and only American Basketball Association League team franchise, aims to not just be a winning basketball team, but also a space to develop young talent and build community. www.daylightsandiego.org/hoops-with-a...

Our co-founder Maya Srikrishnan is back! After family leave, she’s introducing herself in this week’s newsletter — plus we have a roundup of our latest stories. Read all about her and subscribe for free so you’re set for next week, too! www.daylightsandiego.org/meet-dayligh...

Reeling from sweeping grant cuts under the Trump administration, San Diego nonprofit leaders and staff gathered in Barrio Logan tonight to advance their months-long effort to sustain and expand critical community resources. www.daylightsandiego.org/local-nonpro...

Community groups monitoring City Heights for immigration officials spotted several SUVs belonging to Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday morning. www.daylightsandiego.org/community-pa...

“Say it loud, say it clear: immigrants are welcome here!” chanted dozens of people gathered outside the Federal Building Friday morning to protest companies that profit from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s recent swell of immigration arrests. www.daylightsandiego.org/san-diegans-...

For many Black cosplayers and comic book creators, gaining acceptance in pop culture spaces at Comic-Con and beyond has required years of speaking up for themselves. www.daylightsandiego.org/the-quest-fo...

Rep. Juan Vargas, the Democrat who has represented the South Bay and parts of San Diego for many years, held a call with constituents on Tuesday to answer questions about immigration under the Trump administration. www.daylightsandiego.org/newsletter-h...

Independent journalism is vital! 📰 We joined the launch of the newest community-focused newsroom in #SanDiego, @daylightsdnews.bsky.social. Fiscally sponsored by Catalyst, Daylight’s mission to deliver fair, equitable journalism aligns with our efforts to equip local funders to do their best work.

A young man from Guatemala whom immigration officials arrested in Linda Vista at the beginning of July was facing charges of assaulting federal agents. www.daylightsandiego.org/federal-gove...

From swapping kids’ clothing while discussing democracy and finding better ways to challenge Islamaphobia to celebrating the 54th anniversary of Friendship Park, this weekend in San Diego County is full of community-centered events. www.daylightsandiego.org/lemon-festiv...

Daylight San Diego is our region's newest community-focused, nonprofit newsroom dedicated to building a stronger and more connected region. Catalyst is proud to serve as Daylight's fiscal sponsor and we hope you join us tonight for the launch party! 🎉 @daylightsdnews.bsky.social

Tomorrow is the big day! Have you reserved your ticket for our launch party? 🗓️ Aug. 14, 2025 ⏰ 6:30-9:30 p.m. 📍 Queen Bee’s Art & Cultural Center 3925 Ohio St, San Diego, CA 92104 🎟️ Free to $35 #sandiego #sandiegonews #sandiegoevent #sandiegoevents givebutter.com/c/daylightla...

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Four teenagers stepped into the role of science reporters during San Diego Comic-Con last weekend, interviewing engineers, scientists and even the creators of “Phineas and Ferb.” www.daylightsandiego.org/young-report...

Our launch party for Daylight San Diego is only a week away, so it’s time to talk about some of the items that will be available during our silent auction and opportunity drawing. Make sure to check out our latest newsletter! www.daylightsandiego.org/get-a-sneak-...

An interactive and multimedia performance art festival in San Ysidro, “the land we carry,” showcased work by nonprofit Viet Voices’s AAPI Emerging Artist Fellowship on Saturday evening. www.daylightsandiego.org/aapi-artists...

Our launch party for @daylightsdnews.bsky.social is less than two weeks away, and we’re pleased to announce it will feature the sounds of Ohmega Watts and yo bee!, who will both be playing vinyl sets for your listening pleasure during our celebration. www.daylightsandiego.org/newsletter-m...

Our launch party for Daylight San Diego is only two weeks away, and we're pleased to announce it will feature the sounds of Ohmega Watts and yo bee!, who will both be playing vinyl sets. www.daylightsandiego.org/newsletter-m...

What do you think about the mayor's executive order? Are there other actions you would like to see on this issue?

SCOOP: San Diego's mayor told police to report to him when officers respond to situations involving immigration enforcement www.daylightsandiego.org/mayor-tells-...

Tickets for San Diego Comic-Con may be long sold out, but there are still plenty of ways to join the fun. All things pop culture take over the city with panels, themed cafes, fashion shows and colorful cosplayers filling the Gaslamp Quarter. www.daylightsandiego.org/no-badge-com...

More than 56 years after the Stonewall Uprising, San Diegans came together Friday evening to celebrate community members at the forefront of local LGBTQ+ activism. www.daylightsandiego.org/spirit-of-st...

Colorful floats, waving flags and fierce fashion filled the streets in a vibrant celebration of LGBTQ+ joy and resilience during the San Diego Pride Parade last Saturday. Photo essay by @brittanycf.bsky.social www.daylightsandiego.org/san-diego-pr...

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and other officials working with them continue to make arrests across San Diego County, another law enforcement agency is appearing at some of their operations — the San Diego Police Department. www.daylightsandiego.org/why-are-san-...

Between San Diego Pride and the Filipino American Friendship Festival, there’s lots to do this weekend in San Diego. Plus, there’s a No More Markets free swap at Morley Field and an afternoon Blanket Sounds concert at Waterfront Park. www.daylightsandiego.org/san-diego-we...

At Cal State San Marcos, Indigenous students are gaining more than degrees — they learn culturally centered research skills, practice powwow dancing and build a supportive academic community through the American Indian Student Alliance. youtube.com/shorts/yWP8s...

A local dance crew brought together over a hundred spectators and breaking competitors to their third annual Force of July breaking event in Civita Park last Saturday. www.daylightsandiego.org/breaking-dan... #dance #arts #sandiego #sandiegonews #sandiegoarts #breaking #dancebattle

Looking for something to do this weekend in San Diego? You can support unhoused neighbors by building medical kits with the Panther Party of San Diego, or make new buds during a speed friending event. www.daylightsandiego.org/weekend-even... #sandiego #sandiegoevents #sandiegonews

Three U.S. citizens who were arrested while documenting ICE activity in Linda Vista were freed after night in port of entry cells. Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social www.daylightsandiego.org/citizens-arr... #sandiego #sandiegonews #ice #immigration

@daylightsdnews.bsky.social has reported that the three people who were documenting ICE in this incident have now been released www.instagram.com/reel/DLq2MRC...

Our latest newsletter is out, and this week @brittanycf.bsky.social writes about how a local breaking group is keeping the summer dance battle tradition alive with its third annual Force of July on Saturday. www.daylightsandiego.org/force-of-jul... #sandiego #sandiegonews #nonprofit #nonprofitnews

🌞 We’ve got big news — and you’re invited. Mark your calendars for Aug. 14. More details coming soon. #DaylightLaunch #CommunityPoweredNews #sandiego #sandiegonews #nonprofit #sandiegononprofit #launchparty #sandiegoevents #nonprofitnews #journalism

Today is Juneteenth, the annual celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. While most forms of slavery in America ended in the 1860s, there are still enslaved people to this day through the country’s prison industrial complex. www.daylightsandiego.org/remembering-...

From surfing in La Jolla to film screenings, celebrate Juneteenth with a full slate of events across San Diego this week. www.daylightsandiego.org/celebrate-ju...