For people whose lives constantly move between San Diego and Tijuana, getting help after a crime can feel like falling into a gap between two systems. Yesterday, local leaders tried to close that gap, unveiling a new crime-service center that focuses on victims who live, work or travel on both sides of the border. The expanded binational effort connects survivors of domestic violence, child abuse, human trafficking and other crimes with a coordinated web of services in San Diego and Tijuana, with officials saying it is designed to chip away at language, immigration and geographic barriers that keep many from ever reporting abuse.
District Attorney Summer Stephan and Consul General Alicia Kerber Palma signed an updated memorandum that formally links the DA’s One Safe Place family justice centers with the Mexican Consulate, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office. At the opening, officials described how consulate staff can now step in to coordinate follow-up care when survivors need services in Tijuana, local television coverage showed, as reported by CBS8…