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Local border crossings see surge in Ukrainian asylum-seekers


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While the majority of Ukrainian refugees have remained in Europe, more than a thousand have arrived in Tijuana in recent days to request asylum in the U.S. Plus, Ukrainian refugees are finding temporary respite in San Diego thanks to the efforts of a local church. Then, a temporary downtown homeless shelter got renewed for another year, and plans are in the works to open a new shelter in the Midway district. And, a story about California communities and people who are being asked to bear the costs of climate change often with little support. Later, Frequent moves are normal for members of the U.S. military. That means uprooting every two to three years… and sometimes even more often. And a preview of the play, “Reparations,” which uses Afrofuturism to imagine a time when technology allows people to access their blood memories to prove that their ancestors were victims of state-sponsored violence.
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