Lauren J. Mapp (she/her)
@laurenjmapp.bsky.social
Kanienʼkehá꞉ka, Black journalist and reformed bartender posting about Star Wars & food. Daylight San Diego co-founder. Words in Edible SD, San Diego Union-Tribune & inewsource. 🖋️ tidesandtacos.substack.com 🗺️ www.offthemappblog.com ☀️ daylightsandiego.org
We’re getting so close to making our goal! Can we count on you to get us across the finish line?
Daylight San Diego@daylightsdnews.bsky.social · last wk.☀️ We only need 28 more Sunset members to hit our $10k summer goal! Can you help us meet it? 🧡 ICYMI, Daylight San Diego is campaigning this summer to raise $10,000 by Aug. 12 through our new paid membership program. 👉🏾 bit.ly/dsdmembershi...
While we can't sneak you into Hall H, we have rounded up plenty of events happening outside the conference center that you can check out to join in the San Diego Comic-Con fun this week. ✍️ @bgirledukate.bsky.social www.daylightsandiego.org/how-to-enjoy... #sandiego #sandiegonews #comiccon
How to enjoy Comic-Con 2026 without badges
While we can't sneak you into Hall H, we have rounded up plenty of events happening outside the conference center that you can check out to join in the fun this week.
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Things to do in San Diego July 23-29: This week, in addition to Comic-Con, San Diegans can shop at a plant market, watch Japanese cultural demonstrations and play bingo. www.daylightsandiego.org/a-plant-mark...
A plant market debut, Japanese Obon festival and bingo nights: Things to do in San Diego July 23-29
This week, in addition to Comic-Con, San Diegans can shop at a plant market, watch Japanese cultural demonstrations and play bingo.
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💙🧡 We’re excited to announce that we launched paid membership for @daylightsdnews.bsky.social this week! ☀️ Thank you so much to everyone who has signed up already, helping us to inch our way to our $10k summer goal! 🧡💙
Daylight San Diego@daylightsdnews.bsky.social · 3w agoBIG NEWS! 🎉 Our summer membership campaign starts today. We built the newsroom San Diego didn’t have but needed. One that represents the concerns of our city’s diverse communities. We’re working to raise $10K by Aug. 12 to sustain this reporting and grow our impact. Join us 👉 bit.ly/dsdmember1
What would San Diego lose without Daylight? 🌘 In this city, whole communities only show up in the news when something goes wrong – or not at all. That isn’t an accident. 1/3
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💙🧡 We’re excited to announce that we launched paid membership for @daylightsdnews.bsky.social this week! ☀️ Thank you so much to everyone who has signed up already, helping us to inch our way to our $10k summer goal! 🧡💙
Daylight San Diego@daylightsdnews.bsky.social · 3w agoBIG NEWS! 🎉 Our summer membership campaign starts today. We built the newsroom San Diego didn’t have but needed. One that represents the concerns of our city’s diverse communities. We’re working to raise $10K by Aug. 12 to sustain this reporting and grow our impact. Join us 👉 bit.ly/dsdmember1
A small crowd gathered at a street corner in Barrio Logan last Sunday as a group of community activists climbed scaffolding to hang street signs for the newly renamed Chicano Park Boulevard. 📝 @laurenjmapp.bsky.social 📸 Adrian Childress www.daylightsandiego.org/activists-co...
Activists cover César E. Chávez Parkway signs in Barrio Logan
In a ceremony last Sunday, a group put up temporary signs to rename César E. Chávez Parkway after sexual misconduct revelations involving the labor leader.
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My weekly office hours on Black maternal and infant health start today at noon! Join me at bit.ly/bmihofficehours.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Black Maternal & Infant Health Office Hours with Lauren J. Mapp. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Black Maternal & Infant Health Office Hours with Lauren J. Mapp. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Daylight San Diego@daylightsdnews.bsky.social · 2mo agoHave you experienced pregnancy, birth, postpartum care, infertility, infant care or health challenges? We want to hear from you! Help inform community-centered reporting on Black maternal and infant health in San Diego County. #sandiego #healthequity #sandiegonews #blackhealth
Looking for where to hang out for Juneteenth? I rounded up some of the events happening across San Diego County this weekend.
Daylight San Diego@daylightsdnews.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis year, San Diegans can commemorate Juneteenth with a week of events including the annual Kinfolk Fest, Cooper Family Foundation celebration and a presentation about sending the first Black astronaut into orbit. 📝 @laurenjmapp.bsky.social www.daylightsandiego.org/where-to-cel...
Please email lauren@daylightsandiego.org if you have any questions ahead of the listening session, and we look forward to seeing you there!
This project and listening session are being produced with support from the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism 2026 California Health Equity Fellowship.
The conversation will help inform our ongoing reporting project exploring experiences, resources and systems connected to maternal and infant health in the region. The event is free to attend, and we encourage community members to register ahead of time to reserve a spot.
Join us this Saturday for a discussion on Black maternal and infant health!
Daylight San Diego@daylightsdnews.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe’re hosting a community listening session on Black maternal and infant health to hear directly from birthing parents, families, caregivers, birth workers and community members across San Diego County at The Block Club from 1-3 p.m. this Saturday! givebutter.com/black-matern... #sandiegoparents
If you haven’t gotten your ticket yet, join us for a celebration tonight at the Global Village Event Hall (run by the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans) at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at a sliding-scale. givebutter.com/daylight-san...
Daylight Birthday Bash
Join us to celebrate our first year of publishing!
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I’m so excited to celebrate a year of Daylight tonight!!! Hope y’all can make it.
Daylight San Diego@daylightsdnews.bsky.social · 3mo agoToday is the day! Daylight is celebrating its one year birthday — one year of local news created hand-in-hand with communities who don’t always feel seen by local media. www.daylightsandiego.org/newsletter-c...
This week, San Diegans can check out live music at the Lafayette Hotel, take free yoga classes and visit a family-friendly art night in Encinitas. There are also opportunities to craft in community and a District 8 candidate forum. www.daylightsandiego.org/things-to-do...
Things to do in San Diego April 16-22
From Earth Day celebrations and clothing swaps to community forums and hands-on workshops, here’s what’s happening across San Diego this week.
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Earth Month is in full swing across San Diego, with festivals, workshops, volunteer opportunities and community gatherings inviting residents to celebrate — and protect — the planet. www.daylightsandiego.org/where-to-cel...
Where to participate in Earth Month across San Diego
Throughout April, there are ways to support a healthier planet by attending hands-on workshops, lectures and festivals.
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In this week’s newsletter by @laurenjmapp.bsky.social, we share a map to find no-cost groceries in San Diego, local artists “Gossip” in a new art exhibition and community members pleading with Sheriff Kelly Martinez to stop transferring people from jail custody to ICE. youtube.com/shorts/Db8Zf...
The San Diego Police Department recently ended its media identification program, notifying some credentialed journalists and current pending applicants that the program would cease to exist the same day as the announcement. www.daylightsandiego.org/san-diego-po...
San Diego Police ends its media credentials program
The program provided identification cards and parking placards for journalists to aid in newsgathering.
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Ramadan began this week, and San Diego’s Muslim community is marking the holy month with fasting from dawn to sunset, nightly prayers and community iftars. www.daylightsandiego.org/balancing-fa...
Balancing faith and daily life during Ramadan
As the holy month begins, San Diego Muslims fast, pray and gather — all while maintaining school and work schedules.
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ICE in San Diego is monitoring activists who document the agency's activities, court records revealed. Though some activists are named or clearly identifiable in the documents, it's not clear how many activists the government might be monitoring in San Diego. www.daylightsandiego.org/ice-in-san-d...
ICE in San Diego is monitoring activists through Operation Road Flare
Court documents in a case against Jeane Wong revealed the existence of the operation. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Diego i...
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Six people died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in the first two weeks of 2026. An AI tool mistakenly funneled new ICE recruits to a shortened training program. And, a Los Angeles outlet ranked recently released anti-ICE songs. www.daylightsandiego.org/beyond-the-b...
Beyond the Border: More death in ICE custody, an AI failure in ICE training and a round-up of anti-ICE songs
Here's what happened this week in immigration news. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp Welcome to another edition of Beyond the Border, which summarizes immigration news f...
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From a candlelight vigil to honor the life of Alex Pretti to the reopening of a garden at Morse High School, here’s what’s going on in San Diego this week. www.daylightsandiego.org/garden-openi...
San Diego events Jan. 19 to Feb. 4: Garden opening, a vigil for Alex Pretti and art receptions
This weekend, you can learn how to organize against San Diego Gas & Electric or propagate willow trees to stabilize a Lakeside riverbed.
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Utah police arrested a man who allegedly shouted that Rep. Maxwell Frost would be deported before punching him in the face at a Sundance Film Festival event, the Florida Democrat said. https://cnn.it/3ZwFbQU
Starting this year, the second Sunday in November will be recognized as Kumeyaay People's Day in Chula Vista following a proclamation by Mayor John McCann last week. Story by @laurenjmapp.bsky.social www.daylightsandiego.org/newsletter-c...
Chula Vista establishes Kumeyaay People's Day
Plus, U.S. citizen siblings arrested by ICE while parked in a Mission Bay lot
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From no-cost Thanksgiving meals and winter festivals, to donation drives collecting food, winter clothing and toys, here are some ways to spread cheer in San Diego County this holiday season. www.daylightsandiego.org/donation-dri...
San Diego donation drives, free Thanksgiving meals, markets
Whether you’re looking to volunteer, donate or enjoy local holiday traditions, these events will bring San Diegans together this season.
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