Bringing boxing home: Vista youth boxing organization loses its location, but finds a home
From the outside, Rudy Moreno's home in Vista looks like any other on his street.
But as you approach his back yard, you hear a pounding sound. It's the sound of gloves striking punching bags, and it gets louder as you finally see the large tent that now takes up most of the yard.
Inside the tent, you'll find young and aspiring boxers.
The boxing program is part of a nonprofit he started called H.E.R.O. Inc - Helping Everyone Reach Opportunity. The original story can be see HERE.
Dignified funerals for San Diego’s abandoned babies
For any family, the death of a child is the single most tragic event they can imagine. But what happens when the baby has no family? That’s where the Garden of Innocence steps in. It is the final resting place for abandoned children. The original story can be see HERE.
Friendship Park supporters celebrate its 51st anniversary
Saturday August 20, 2022 Friends of Friendship Park celebrated 51 years since the park's inauguration last weekend. To see the KPBS story click HERE.
Mexican Deployed Into Tijuana In Special Mission To Curb Cartel Violance
Friday morning, June 17, 2022, hundreds of Mexican solders deploy into the streets of Tijuana to combat cartel valance. To see the KPBS story click HERE.
'Bans Off Our Bodies' rally in Downtown San Diego
Saturday morning (May 14, 2022) thousands of San Diegans rallied and marched for women's reproductive rights in downtown San Diego. The "Bans Off Our Bodies" was San Diego's portion of the national protests organized by Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest, Women's March San Diego and Planned Parenthood Access Fund. To see the KPBS story click HERE.
Community members protest following alleged hate crime in Lakeside
More than 50 community members gathered in peaceful protest Saturday evening for an anti-hate rally following the stabbing of a 16-year-old Black girl the previous weekend in Lakeside. To see the KPBS story click HERE.
Ukrainian War Refugees In Tijuana March 2022
More than 4.1 million refugees have fled the war zone since Russia invaded Ukraine. Many came to Tijuana hoping to get asylum in the United States. To see the KPBS story click HERE.
Life is much worse for, asylum-seekers with makeshift camp closed
Many of the Central American, Mexican, Hattian, African and other migrants living at the border crossing camp have been pushed to Tijuana slums or worse. To see the KPBS story click HERE.
Mexican journalists endure decades of killings
Two Tijuana journalists murdered in less than a month spark protests from community and journalists in Tijuana. They say Baja California’s program to protect journalists fails. To see the KPBS story click HERE.
Tijuana Migrant Camp November, 2021
The migrant camp at the El Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, November 17, 2021. The original story can be read HERE.
A Black-Led Mutual Aid Group Fights Homelessness
These photos are from a story about San Diego’s Breakfast Block. A volunteer mutual aid group organized by Athena Bazalaki. The original story can be read HERE.
Tijuana Migrant Camp March, 2021
Theses photos were taken at the migrant camp that popped up at the border crossing from Tijuana into the United States. The migrants are from Central America, the Caribbean and Africa. The camp sprung up shortly after President Biden was sworn into office. These people are hoping they will be allowed to request asylum in the United States and they want to be at the border and ready to go the very moment the rules change. The origonal story can be found HERE.
Tijuana Migrant Shelter
This series of photos was taken at a shelter for migrants at a shelter. The street is unpaved and many of the migrants are missing their shoe laces, because when they were deported from the United States Customs and Border Protection took there belts and shoelaces and never gave them back. Theses deported migrants, many with small children, wait in limbo, in Mexico. The original story can be found HERE.
First Female Marine Basic Training On The West Coast
The United States Marine Corps held it’s first basic training for female maraes on the west coast. The original story can be found HERE.
Street Photography
In between assignments I often wonder through the streets and take photos of anything I find interesting. I hope you find them interesting as well.
Tracklocross
Tracklocross is a unique kind of bike racing. Track bike racing on dirt. It has organs in the Ally Cat bike racing scene. This race was the first Tracklocross World Tour race after the pandemic stared to easy and people were allowed outside.
Hillside Fire Clean Up
On this day I was assigned to photograph a fire in San Diego County’s far North East County. The area is rugged and hilly. The fire quickly charred the sides of hills. In these photos crews made up of firefighters and prisoners clean up and make safe the burned area.
Archive Photojournalism
These photos are a selection from my archives.