SAN DIEGO
Longtime community advocate Robert Tambuzi has fought for representation, equity and justice for San Diego’s Black residents throughout most of his life.
Recently, he found himself in one of his greatest battles a fight against cancer.
Last year, he was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. He has since completed several chemotherapy and radiation treatments, he said, and it’s possible the cancer is gone. But he’s still awaiting further results.
On a recent Monday, he sat next to a bookcase inside his Skyline Hills home in southeastern San Diego. The shelves were filled with just a few of the dozen awards he has received over the years for advocating for social justice. There also were picture frames with photographs of some of his 16 grandchildren.
Zapanta said those feelings are manifesting themselves in society. The climate is there s unrest and there is social injustice that exists, Zapanta said. There is systemic racism that exists. That is not a question, that s a reality.
Zapanta, who presides over dependency cases in juvenile court involving severely abused and neglected children, was orn in Hawaii. She moved to San Diego as a child and went to USD as an undergrad as well. I grew up here, and so I like to kind of say my stomping ground is what was formerly known as Southeast San Diego, so I m talking about the communities of Paradise Hills, Skyline Hills, National City, old Chula Vista, Zapanta said.
Rohanee Zapanta is only the second Filipina American woman to serve on the San Diego Superior Court By Lindsay Hood •
Updated on May 4, 2021 at 4:32 pm
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Superior Court Judge Rohanee Zapanta, only the second Filipina American woman to serve on the San Diego Superior Court, is a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law.
This week, Zapanta reflected on anti-Asian hate in San Diego and across the country. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. In my experience, professionally and even personally if there is hate and action on hate, it s usually a reflection of how a person treats others, Zapanta said. Oftentimes, it s a reflection of how that person sees themselves and how they feel about themselves.
Rohanee Zapanta is only the second Filipina American woman to serve on the San Diego Superior Court By Lindsay Hood •
Updated on May 4, 2021 at 4:32 pm
NBC Universal, Inc.
Superior Court Judge Rohanee Zapanta, only the second Filipina American woman to serve on the San Diego Superior Court, is a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law.
This week, Zapanta reflected on anti-Asian hate in San Diego and across the country. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. In my experience, professionally and even personally if there is hate and action on hate, it s usually a reflection of how a person treats others, Zapanta said. Oftentimes, it s a reflection of how that person sees themselves and how they feel about themselves.
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The budget would cut library hours by 23 percent, but it would also make homework tutorials and book talks available online when libraries are closed, and allow partial access to three branches in low-income areas during closed hours.
City officials estimate that 53,000 city households, many of them south of state Route 94, have no internet access.
“This major expansion of free Wi-Fi across our city is about equity and ensuring every San Diegan has a chance to succeed,” Gloria said at a news conference Tuesday morning in City Heights.
Gloria also unveiled a new website, sandiego.gov/sdaccess, that includes an interactive map showing the more than 300 locations with free internet. They include libraries, parks, recreation centers and 255 “street locations.”