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Skip to the content La Prensa San Diego San Diego's Original Latino Newspaper c.1976 Home About Contact Breaking News Featured Politics/Government Former San Diegan Peter Navarro Says WH Staff Planning for Second Trump Term Navarro inserted himself into the debate over the election during an interview on CNBC instead of discussing the President’s recent executive order banning investments in Chinese companies that advance that country’s military capabilities. November 13, 2020 Breaking News Featured DUI Driver That Killed 4 in Chicano Park Released Early from Prison A drunk driver that drive his truck off the Coronado Bridge and killed four people at Chicano Park has been released from prison after serving less than three years of a nearly 10 year sentence. November 7, 2020 Editorial and Commentary PRESPECTIVE: GOP Starting to Rewrite History as Trump Starts Smelling Like a Loser Republicans are already starting to pivot to start to rebuild the shambles of their party in what now seems like Donald Trump’s inevitable defeat. October 30, 2020 Commentary Featured Politics/Government GUEST COMMENTARY: Strong Women Lead By Barbara Chávez Ybarra: I am thrilled and excited to see a woman, Barbara Bry, become our next Mayor of San Diego. There are so many reasons for my supporting Barbara Bry who is a more than qualified woman for the job. October 30, 2020 Commentary Featured Politics/Government GUEST COMMENTARY: Barbara Bry for Mayor…A Few of My Reasons By Richard Ybarra: I believe that Barbara Bry will win and make Black Lives Matter, and all the rest of our lives better, to the everlasting benefit of our residents and our San Diego. October 30, 2020 Breaking News Featured COVID Cases Highest in South Bay ZIP Codes The 92154 area of South San Diego has the highest number of confirmed virus cases with 3,186, Chula Vista’s 91911 area is second with 2,841, and the 91910 area is third with 2,243 cases. October 28, 2020 Breaking News Featured Politics/Government Lawyers Suing City Over 101 Ash St. Ask that All Documents Be Released, Support Independent Investigation Lawyers suing the City of San Diego and developers involved in the 101 Ash St building transaction are asking for all documents to be released and joined mayoral candidate Barbara Bry and City Attorney candidate Cory Briggs in asking for an independent investigation. October 22, 2020 Breaking News Featured US Can’t Find Families of 545 Detained Minors The US government can not locate the families of 545 children separated from their parents under the Trump Administration border policy that has held thousands of kids during the past three years. October 21, 2020 Breaking News Commentary Politics/Government ENDORSEMENT: Cory Briggs for San Diego City Attorney We believe Cory Briggs will fight for the public, defend taxpayers, and provide clear-eyed advice to the members of the City Council BEFORE they make decisions that could end up costing even more in the long run. October 16, 2020 Breaking News Featured Politics/Government San Diego Resumes Parking Enforcement and Tickets City parking enforcement officers and police officers will again issue citations for expired meters, unlawful commercial zone use, overtime parking in white and green zones, and other parking restrictions on City streets. October 14, 2020 Commentary Español Politics/Government ENDORSEMENT: Barbara Bry for Mayor of San Diego Honest, Experienced, & Focused. In this election, we believe Barbara Bry will better lead our city into a brighter and more prosperous future for all San Diegans. October 12, 2020 Breaking News Featured Politics/Government Proposed Truck Road Lane to Reduce Traffic Near Port A dedicated traffic lane for commercial trucks moving to and from the port would help reduce traffic through communities close to the waterfront, including Barrio Logan, Logan Heights, and the East Village. October 10, 2020 Breaking News Featured Politics/Government Mayor’s Office Denial Over 101 Ash St Deal Raises More Questions A spokesperson for Mayor Faulconer offers denial of allegations over Mayor’s role in 101 Ash St. building, but the statement leads to more questions. October 6, 2020 Breaking News Featured SDSU COVID-19 Cases Keep County at Higher Restriction Level The number of cases at San Diego State University have kept the region from falling off the higher restriction level that mandates some businesses to close and others to limit customers. September 26, 2020 Breaking News Featured Politics/Government [Part 3] Who Actually Approved 101 Ash Deal? The current San Diego City Attorney and her two immediate predecessors have differing views on who is responsible for the final approval of the 101 Ash St building deal. September 23, 2020 Breaking News Issa Took PPP Loan then Loaned More Money to His Campaign Former Congressman Darrell Issa took a federal COVID-19 relief loan for one of his businesses then loaned more money to his campaign for Congress. September 19, 2020 Arts & Culture Featured Food Page/Tid Bits Familia Camarena Tequila Says ‘Guac On Us’ For National Guacamole Day The most awarded tequila announces National Guacamole Day will help guac lovers nationwide sidestep that pesky guac add-on fee. September 15, 2020 Featured Politics/Government New Law Allows More Adults Convicted of Sex with Minors to Escape Offender Registry [Updated] A new law signed by Gov Newsom on Friday could allow more adults convicted of sex with a child as young as 14 years old to escape being registered as a sex offender. September 12, 2020 Breaking News Featured Politics/Government [Part 2] Faulconer Wasted $16 Million to Cover for Papa Doug and EVERYONE Went Along Mayor Kevin Faulconer waste $16 million more in an effort to shield himself from political criticism over “Papa” Doug Manchester, and everyone else went along with the taxpayer boondoggle by agreeing to disguise the purchase of the building as a lease. September 11, 2020 Breaking News Featured September 11th Memorials 19 Years Later The 19th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States were commemorated with a moment of silence at Ground Zero, the Pentagon, and an empty field in Pennsylvania where one of the hijacked airliners crashed. September 11, 2020 Breaking News Education COVID-19 Closes Our Lady of Peace School Again A girls’ Catholic high school in San Diego closed after just nine days of in-class schooling after two new COVID-19 cases were reported among students. September 10, 2020 Breaking News Featured Politics/Government [Part 1] SD City’s Story on 101 Ash St Deal Is Crumbling Like the Building Itself Emails from 2016 show City efforts to raise the value of a building by signing a 20-year deal and the former City Attorney focuses attention on current City Attorney Mara Elliott as the final backstop for the now-crumbling deal. September 6, 2020 Featured State Extends Eviction Moratorium Through End of January The Legislature and Governor passed a new law extending an eviction moratorium due to COVID-19 through the end of January to help renters remain in their homes during the pandemic. September 1, 2020 Editorial and Commentary PERSPECTIVE: Freedom of Speech and Cancel Culture ‘splained We should understand, acknowledge, and support social change through activism, not discourage it. We should all be free to use our decisions, personal and financial, in ways that express our beliefs and opinions. August 28, 2020 Editorial and Commentary Politics/Government 50 Years Ago –Lest We Forget By Herman Baca: Fifty years later, I can still vividly remember what happened to me personally and politically in Los Angeles on August 29, 1970. At the time, I was 27 years old, today I’m 77. August 28, 2020 Breaking News Featured Tijuana Customs Makes Border Wait Times Longer on Purpose The Customs and Border Protections (CBP) has made changes at the border that have increased northbound wait lines in an effort to discourage non-essential travel between the US and...