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For Cesar Arevalo, public health is personal. A first-generation Mexican American born and raised in San Diego, Arevalo understands community

Alicia Espinoza: Building Bridges Across the Border Through Public Health

Before Alicia Espinoza was connecting health systems across an international border, she was sitting at her family’s dinner table helping

Victoria Castro knows what it means to cross a border because your life depends on it. Born in Ahuachapán, El

By Cesar A Reyes On September 20, San Diego’s Hillcrest will once again become a place where drag, protest, community,

By Cesar A Reyes San Diego is about to meet Mary Todd Lincoln—and not the Mary Todd Lincoln you learned

By Cesar A Reyes From September 9th through October 4th, Cygnet Theatre is bringing Dear Evan Hansen to its stage in a new

RD Riccoboni shares how a childhood fascination with painting grew into a lifelong career, the unexpected opportunities that shaped his

Stefan Talian reflects on finding his artistic voice, returning to creativity as a source of spiritual healing and why connecting

By Cesar A Reyes FilmOut San Diego’s 26th Annual LGBTQ Film Festival returns August 20–23, 2026, bringing four days of inspiring films,

By Cesar A Reyes For director Sam McConnell, Testis not just a story about bodybuilding, but a story about the search