Photos: 2024 pictures of the year by Ana Ramirez
Here are photographs taken by Union-Tribune staff this last year that help tell the story of San Diego County in 2024
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Elegant terns make their home at small Mission Bay island
On a summer afternoon joggers, bicyclists and several people with big-brimmed hats, a few looking through binoculars, focused their attention on the squawking and seemingly chaotic swarm of white birds...
New marine protections could help wildlife thrive — but also squeeze San Diego fishermen
There's a push to expand a protected area off Point Loma. The reason? Kelp — which is key to ocean wildlife but is vanishing all along California's coast.
Traveler tackles the length of the Baja peninsula – on foot
TIJUANA — Dark clouds loomed in the distance Sunday as a jovial Esteban Quiñones Gutierrez walked along Federal Highway 1 from Rosarito to Playas Tijuana, where he would complete his 77-day long...
Trials, fire: San Diego educator runs to ‘close the gap,’ chase Olympic dreams
'Closing the gap' a marathoner's Olympic dream Editor's note: U-T photographer Ana Ramirez followed San Diego distance runner Steven Martinez as he trained for the Feb. 3 U.S. Olympic Marathon...
Photos of the Year: December 2023
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For helicopter rescue crews, training is a matter of life or death
At the skid of a helicopter, a trainee stands with remote control in hand, staring down at a victim. Maybe a biker with a broken ankle, a migrant who fell...
Why do great white sharks like the San Diego coast? UCSD researchers work to find out
In waters just off San Diego, a shiver of juvenile great white sharks has established a nursery, swimming below surfers, paddleboarders and others, usually unnoticed.In October, Jack Elstner, a doctoral...
Along the California coast, white sharks swim among us, often unnoticed
In waters just outside of San Diego, a shiver of juvenile white sharks has established a nursery, swimming below surfers, paddleboarders and others, usually unnoticed.In October, Jack Elstner, a doctoral...
Why do leopard sharks flash their white bellies? Point Loma researchers are on the case
It’s no secret to most San Diegans that leopard sharks arrive each summer to warm their pregnant bellies at La Jolla Shores. But much remains unknown about the animals. Andrew...
Why do leopard sharks flash their white bellies? Student researchers are on the case at La Jolla Shores
It’s no secret to most San Diegans that leopard sharks come each summer to warm their pregnant bellies at La Jolla Shores. But much remains unknown about the animals. Andrew...
Why do leopard sharks flash their white bellies at La Jolla Shores? Student researchers are on the case.
It’s no secret to most San Diegans that leopard sharks come each summer to warm their pregnant bellies on the sand at La Jolla Shores. But much still remains unknown...
Las reservas marinas de San Diego limitan la pesca para proteger la vida marina. Podrian cambiar los limites?
En una calurosa mañana de agosto, más de una docena de pescadores e investigadores voluntarios se embarcaron en el Sea Star de Oceanside mientras un marinero cortaba calamares como cebo...
San Diego’s marine preserves limit fishing to protect sea life. Could boundary changes be coming?
A 10-year review of California's controversial marine protected areas opens the door for debate over whether conservation efforts are working and if boundaries should change
Mirada al interior del deslumbrante mundo de las quinceaneras en San Diego
Es una celebración del paso de la niñez a la edad adulta.Pero para muchas jóvenes con raíces latinas en San Diego, es también una celebración de herencia, familia e identidad.Como...
Inside the dazzling world of quinceaneras in San Diego County
It’s a coming-of-age celebration.But for many Latina girls in San Diego, it is also about heritage, family and identity.As the name implies, quinceañera parties — celebrated in many Latin American...
Persecuted in Russia for her faith, Jehovah’s Witness wins asylum in San Diego
When a San Diego immigration judge told Olga Ponomareva that she would be allowed to stay in the United States, she wanted to leap in the air.She and her 72-year-old...
Envuelto en una niebla ominosa, un grupo de migrantes llega a nado a suelo de Estados Unidos
Tras ver el lunes en las redes sociales cómo unos 50 migrantes de Colombia, Brasil y otros países latinoamericanos intentaron cruzar de Tijuana a San Diego, pregunté a mis editores...
Cloaked by an ominous fog, a group of migrants swims to U.S. soil
After seeing social media posts on Monday about how roughly 50 migrants from Colombia, Brazil and other Latin American countries attempted to cross from Tijuana into San Diego, I asked...
Permanecer en Mexico se prolonga a pesar de la decision del Tribunal Supremo
Más de un mes después de que el Tribunal Supremo dictaminara, en una decisión sorprendente, que el gobierno de Biden podía poner fin al programa Permanecer en México, no han...
‘Remain in Mexico’ drags on despite Supreme Court decision
More than a month after the Supreme Court ruled, in a surprise decision, that the Biden istration could end the "Remain in Mexico" program, not much has changed for the...
Barrio Logan celebra el exito del movimiento ciudadano por un vecindario mas saludable
En diciembre de 2021, cuando San Diego aprobó un plan para hacer de Barrio Logan una comunidad más saludable, todo lo que los residentes querían hacer era abrazar, llorar y...
Barrio Logan celebrates success of grassroots movement for a healthier neighborhood
In December 2021, when San Diego approved a plan to make Barrio Logan a healthier community, all residents wanted to do was hug, cry and rejoice together.But they couldn’t. Because...
The story behind the documentary on Barrio Logan’s fight for environmental justice
SAN DIEGO — During my first month living and working as a visual journalist in San Diego, I began exploring Barrio Logan with the simple goal of connecting with residents and learning...
Que Viva El Barrio: La lucha que un barrio ha mantenido por decadas en favor de un futuro menos contaminado
Desde principios del siglo XX, la industria y los hogares han coexistido en Barrio Logan, una pequeña comunidad predominantemente chicana situada en el paseo marítimo de San Diego.Sus habitantes llevan...
Que Viva El Barrio: Los residentes de Barrio Logan hablan de la lucha de su comunidad contra la contaminacion
Esta semana, The San Diego Union-Tribune publicó un corto documental de 22 minutos titulado Que Viva El Barrio: La lucha que un barrio ha mantenido por décadas en favor de...
Que Viva El Barrio: Barrio Logan residents on their community’s struggle with pollution
This week, The San Diego Union-Tribune published a 22-minute documentary short titled "Que Viva El Barrio: One neighborhood's decades-long fight for a less-polluted future." The film explores San Diego's Barrio...
Que Viva El Barrio: One neighborhood’s decades-long fight for a less-polluted future
Since the early 20th century, industry and homes have co-existed in Barrio Logan, a small, predominantly Chicano community on San Diego’s working waterfront. Residents here have been fighting for decades...