khari.johnson@patch.com
Phone
619-922-2735
Birthday
Feb. 2
Bio
Khari Johnson is the local editor of Imperial Beach Patch and La Mesa Patch. He was raised in San Diego's East County and graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in print and online journalism. He has worked for newspapers, magazines and news websites in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Colorado Springs and south Florida.
Shortly before joining Patch in August 2010 Khari was a freelance writer, photographer and video producer for startup online news publications like eastcountymagazine.org, San Diego News Network and The People's Post, a collaboration between the Media Arts Center of San Diego and voiceofsandiego.org. He also routinely took pictures for nonprofit and civic organizations, musicians, churches and other clients.
Politics
How would you describe your political beliefs?
I reject the idea that political party must equate to certain political beliefs.
Politicians may lead us to believe otherwise but that's not how people live their lives or how they should form their opinions. Political philosophy is relevant but so is a person's life experiences which create perspectives and point of view. My views typically lean to the left, but I follow reason and rationale.
Education should always be a priority.
Are you registered with a certain party?
I'm not sure but I have registered as a Democrat in the past.
Religion
I try to observe virtues Christianity taught me like humility, social justice and loving your neighbor.
Talks will start at a City Council meeting Wednesday to discuss contracts with public employees and the city's 2013-15 budget. Mayor Jim Janney called for public employees to get a pay increase at a meeting in January.
Seacoast Drive is deserted most nights, but in order to change that and attract more businesses to the area, more lights are needed, said Councilman Ed Spriggs. Mayor Jim Janney believes other parts of the city deserve better street lighting.
Brown has served as Imperial Beach's City Manager since 2003.
Try pasteles at the Imperial Beach Certified Farmers Market.
Guess the picture, win a prize.
The robbery at North Island Credit Union on Palm Avenue occurred around 9:45 a.m. Saturday.
The two were arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle after entering a home in the 600 block of Grove Avenue by climbing a tree to get on the roof.
"Without information, all the information, oversight is a sham," said Governing Board Member William Stewart in a resignation letter Friday.
FBI arrests James Wheeler involved in divorce with wife who moved from San Diego to Georgia. Among several threats, Wheeler sent his wife a picture of a gun and an email with the subject line that plainly states "I hope you are dead."
Henry Amigable was sentenced to probation and community service for wining and dining Sweetwater school officials for years.
The man was sent home after the incident. No charges were filed.
An inmate was transported to UCSD Medical Center Wednesday evening, the sheriff's department said.
If enough public interest isn't shown, plans for a sandcastle competition in Imperial Beach in late summer may not come to fruition.
Pablo Martinez spent 14 years and tens of thousands of dollars to make his 1964 Buick Regal an award winning lowrider. The car is now on display as part of the Lowrider Legends of San Diego exhibit.
The county hopes to prove to the state that a quicker testing method is viable with a trial run which will start in April.
The Imperial Beach Predators, who have wrestlers as young as five-years-old, will send five wrestlers to a state championship tournament in Fresno this weekend.
Find out where and when crimes and arrests were reported by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, Imperial Beach substation in the past week.
Winter is an active time for surfers and wildlife in La Jolla.
Angel Nunez was arrested in Imperial Beach Oct. 1 for a murder that took place in Chula Vista.
A new testing system being considered by the county Board of Supervisors Tuesday may return water quality results in a matter of hours, not days, and increase beach access.
