The news business has shrunk over the past couple of decades, but there are still dozens of journalists whose job is to uncover hidden truths about San Diego.
Earlier this week we highlighted some of our best Voice of San Diego stories, but here’s a look at some of our favorite work about San Diego from other publications.
Justice System or Injustice System? You Make the Call
- The Los Angeles Times broke one of the biggest and most disturbing stories of the year: San Diego State University failed to launch an internal investigation or alert students after a woman claimed she was raped by members of the college’s football team. The alleged victim later spoke to KPBS. In December 2022, prosecutors declined to press charges in the case, noting that they’d reviewed video footage of the incident. Earlier, an accused player was cut by the Buffalo Bills.
- CBS8 revealed how a 12-year-old Carmel Valley boy managed to get charged with a felony after he wrote a message on Snapchat that the district attorney’s office considered a serious threat. The message, which he wrote after being called to the principal’s office, was this: “Just dipped outta school ran out that bitch in the office dead tom.” It was followed by a vampire emoji. It took the…
