Working Class History

On 29 March 1985, two brothers, Rafael and Eduardo Vergara Toledo, were murdered by police in Santiago, Chile. Rafael, 18 and Eduardo, 20, were members of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), which was engaged in a guerrilla struggle against the right-wing dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
— Read on stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10116/vergara-toledo-brothers-killed

New Report Claims Blackstone Group is Buying San Diego’s Affordable Housing, Hiking Up Rent Prices – NBC 7 San Diego

The report highlights San Diego County, where Blackstone Group purchased thousands of affordable housing units in 2021. As renters moved out, the company raised…
— Read on www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/new-report-claims-blackstone-group-is-buying-san-diegos-affordable-housing-hiking-up-rent-prices/3195265/

go where needed

i basically just go where i’m needed
stressful and vulnerable position 
to go where i’m needed 
where might i stay 
awhile and lay my weariness?
could you find or guess a place for me
so i can rest and take a beat 
and lay me down for treats 
i go where i’m needed
until i find that space 
i go where i’m needed

Feds Want to Expand Autonomous Surveillance Capabilities Along Border | Voice of San Diego

While U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the technology will reduce demand on agents and unmask networks of illegal activity in San Diego, immigration advocates point to research showing the increasingly militarized border pushes desperate people into more dangerous terrain.
— Read on voiceofsandiego.org/2023/03/20/feds-want-to-expand-autonomous-surveillance-capabilities-along-border/