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Black Friday marks the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season—and one of the best opportunities to intentionally support Black-owned businesses. Choosing where you spend your dollars has real impact: it strengthens local economies, uplifts underrepresented entrepreneurs, and helps cultivate a more equitable marketplace.

The 2025 Carlson Ferbal Thanksgiving Community Dinner took place yesterday at The San Diego LGBT Community Center in Hillcrest, continuing an annual tradition of offering a free holiday meal to the public. Doors opened at 11 a.m., with dinner served from noon to 3 p.m.

The San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ) has named Shane Harris to its 2025 SD500 list of the region’s most influential leaders — recognizing not only his contributions in community journalism, but also his business acumen as a strategic communications entrepreneur.

For many across San Diego, Thanksgiving means family, warm meals, and tradition. But for thousands of locals, the holiday can bring loneliness or hunger. If you or someone you know has nowhere to go this Thanksgiving, many local organizations are opening their doors — and their hearts — to make sure no one is left out.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego’s Congressional delegation conducted a joint visit Monday to the downtown federal courthouse basement detention center, aiming to assess conditions after weeks of denied access by federal officials.

ATLANTA - Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican representative from Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, announced this week that she will not run for reelection in 2026 and will resign her seat effective January 5, 2026.

Thanksgiving gatherings in 2025 come with the same promise they always have: family, food, and a chance to reconnect. But in recent years, they’ve also brought something less festive — political tension. With another election season still fresh in people’s minds and national debates spilling into everyday conversations, many families are looking for ways to keep the peace at the dinner table.

Thanksgiving may be known for rich casseroles, creamy potatoes and indulgent desserts, but more families across San Diego County are finding ways to bring vegetables to the center of the holiday table. Whether the goal is to lighten the meal, incorporate fresher seasonal flavors or offer options for vegetarian guests, a vegetable-forward Thanksgiving can be just as festive and far healthier.

San Diego’s newly established National United Black Carpenters Union Local 100 is beginning to step into the political arena just one year after its official formation. This past week, the union made one of its first major public political statements by endorsing Assemblymember Dr. Lashae Sharp-Collins in her reelection bid for California’s 79th Assembly District.

Shane Harris the CEO of S Harris Communications appears on CNN's The Story Is By San Diego Monitor News Staff The CEO of S Harris Communications and a longtime political strategist Shane Harris appeared on CNN last week , offering strong support for the eight United States Senators who joined Republicans in voting to reopen the government. Harris's applause did not come alone. He was joined by radio show host Charlamagne tha God and many others agreeing with his sentiment. Ha

San Diego civil rights attorney John Gomez has secured an 8.5-million-dollar judgment for the family of Anthony McGaff, marking one of the most closely watched transit-safety cases in recent local memory. The verdict, delivered after days of jury deliberation, speaks not only to the tragedy of McGaff’s death but also to wider questions about how public agencies respond when danger unfolds in real time.

Congressman Eric Swalwell stepped into the California spotlight with a declaration that blended late-night levity and urgent political messaging. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Bay Area Democrat used the stage to announce his run for governor, shifting suddenly from jokes to a serious pitch: California, he said, needs a fighter.

The push for greater equity, diversity, and accountability at the Del Mar Fairgrounds reached a new level last week as San Diego Public Advocate Shane Harris appeared before the 22nd District Agricultural Association’s State Commission to urge the adoption of two major policy proposals his office prepared and submitted ahead of the commission meeting.

A palpable buzz filled the hall at the Legacy Resort Hotel & Spa on November 15 as women from across San Diego gathered for the 5th Annual “She Is Worthy – Cover Me Right” summit. Launched by Lavada England and presented by House of Restoration Community Connections, the event offered an immersive afternoon of empowerment, recognition and sisterhood.

San Diego — In a moment years in the making, San Diego FC has officially secured a spot in the Major League Soccer playoffs, marking a landmark achievement in the club’s inaugural season and igniting celebrations across the region.

Former United States Senator Barbara Boxer traveled to San Diego to endorse Marni von Wilpert for Congress in California’s 48th Congressional District, injecting new momentum into a race that Democrats hope will flip Darrell Issa’s long-held Republican seat. Boxer called CA-48 a must-win district for Democrats and said von Wilpert is the strongest candidate to take on Issa in November.

President Trump’s recent Fostering the Future initiative marks one of the most significant federal efforts in decades to modernize child welfare data systems and strengthen family-based care models. It is both an opportunity and a call to responsibility. The message is unmistakable: if states want to preserve children’s connections to family—including siblings and kin—they must modernize their data systems, measure the right outcomes, and hold themselves accountable for keepi

The White House has placed the nation’s foster care system under an intense new spotlight with an executive order signed by Donald J. Trump alongside First Lady Melania Trump.

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California’s latest School Dashboard makes one thing clear: Black students are making progress, but not nearly fast enough — and the public education system is still not organized to deliver the excellence they deserve.