Where We Stand

The binational body handling water quality and sanitation on the US–Mexico border. Posts the status of the projects meant to fix the sewage problem, and the dates its Citizens Forum meets here in Coronado.

Background on why sewage is the largest single source of coastal pollution worldwide, and why most of it enters the water untreated.

Local air quality monitoring, current readings, and the region's progress against state and federal standards.

Long-run observational data on oceans, land, ice, and atmosphere. Primary measurements rather than commentary.

Volunteer-driven advocacy focused on building the political will for climate legislation. Has active chapters in San Diego County.

Nonprofit newsroom covering the criminal justice system, plus a curated index of the strongest reporting from elsewhere.

Regional crime data and evaluations of local programs — the numbers San Diego County policymakers actually work from.

Litigation and research on mass incarceration and its disproportionate effect on the poor and on communities of color.

Works to reduce reliance on incarceration as a response to social problems, with a strong California focus.

Global tracking of capital punishment, and the human rights case against it.

The UN's principal policymaking body on crime prevention, for international comparison.

Litigation and advocacy to protect and expand access to the ballot.

Nonpartisan voter education and access work, including the VOTE411 ballot-lookup tool.

Runs Election Protection, which trains volunteers to help voters navigate obstruction and confusion at the polls.

Bill tracking across Congress and all fifty states. Useful if you want to follow specific legislation rather than headlines.

Local community organization building civic participation across the county, with a focus on communities historically shut out of it.

Tracks antisemitism, extremism, and bias incidents, and publishes data on their prevalence.

Federal agency supporting older adults and people with disabilities in living where and how they choose.

The longest-running professional association for people who run equal-opportunity and access programs.

Human rights are named seven times in the UN Charter. Background on the international framework and how it applies.

Advocacy arm tracking abortion access state by state, with current campaigns you can join.

Investigative reporting on reproductive rights as a human rights issue, internationally and in the US.

What California law actually protects for LGBTQ students facing harassment at school, and what to do about it. Practical and local.

Research on how children absorb gender inequality at home, at school, and in media.

The city's own page on its state-mandated housing plan — the most consequential local land-use question Coronado faces, and the one most often decided while nobody is watching.

The full adopted document, if you want the actual numbers and site inventory rather than a summary.

Drafts and defends gun safety legislation, and publishes a state-by-state scorecard of what is actually on the books.

Grassroots network of survivors, parents, educators, and gun owners organizing for public safety measures.

Advocates for public access to the historic binational meeting place at the border, twenty minutes from here.

Nonprofit investigative newsroom covering immigration policy and its effects.

San Diego organization providing work, recovery, and support services, open to anyone in need regardless of background.

Short daily reads on county supervisors, city hall, and state measures. Good for keeping up without a big time commitment.

Investigative reporting, now operating alongside Reveal under the Center for Investigative Reporting.