Wanted: Someone who likes to play, 18 to 82. No experience necessary, but must love kids. Flexible hours. No pay. Lifelong benefits. You won’t see such a job posting online or in the classified section of the newspaper, but it aptly sums up Operation Bigs, founded by Big Brothers, Big Sisters of San Diego County in…
There’s yet another reason to support the San Diego Chargers — linebacker Shaun Phillips has announced a new season of SP’s All-Star Sack Attack, a sponsorship program to benefit the San Diego chapter of After-School All-Stars, which works with youth in underserved communities around the county. Phillips has pledged to once again donate $1,000 for every sack…
Gordana Gehlhausen — “Goga” as she’s known — firmly believes that everything happens for a reason, and in its own time. Twice, she tried out for the hit reality show Project Runway. And twice, she almost made the final cut. The third time proved to be the charm for the San Diego-based designer who debuts…
Del Mar resident Paula Lawlor has been called the Erin Brockovich of vehicle roof crush cases. Like Brockovich, Lawlor is tough, tenacious, and passionate about winning justice for victims. Named Consumer Advocate of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, Lawlor has worked relentlessly to strengthen a decades-old government standard for vehicle roofs,…
“It’s a good day when I can speak to kids,” Azim Khamisa tells the crowd of young men and their families gathered in the backyard of a Rancho Santa Fe home. Fourteen years ago, Khamisa lost his only son to a gang member’s bullet. Today, he is sharing how he had turned grief into action,…