EPISODE · Aug 3, 2022 · 27 MIN
A place of friendship at the border closes
from Headlines From The Times · host Kate Morrissey, Shannon Lin, Denise Guerra, Gustavo Arellano, Mario Diaz, Surya Hendry, Ashlea Brown, Kasia Broussalian, Kinsee Morlan, Mark Nieto, Mike Heflin, Madalyn Amato, Carlos De Loera, Shani O. Hilton, David Toledo, Jazmín Aguilera, Heba Elorbany
On the U.S.-Mexico border, where San Diego ends and Tijuana begins right next to the Pacific Ocean, there’s a place called Friendship Park. It opened over 50 years ago and was meant to be a symbol of the binational community that stretches across the border. Friendship Park eventually became an unlikely place for poignant cross-border reunions.But since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Friendship Park has been shut down. And there’s a good chance it might not reopen. We get into its history and future today. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: San Diego Union-Tribune border reporter Kate MorrisseyMore reading:Once a symbol of binational unity, Friendship Park could close to cross-border reunions foreverWall going up in Friendship Park at U.S.-Mexico borderU.S. side of a binational garden at Mexico border bulldozed
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Friendship Park on the U.S.-Mexico border has been a unique place for reunions for decades. But the Biden administration might shut it down forever.
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