City of San Diego

Friends Daniel "Danny" Massillon (25) and Claire Pinson (26) talk about their friendship and their dating lives as they both navigate the stresses of medical school.

Colleagues Wendy Urushima-Conn (55) and Kurt Mengel (74) share personal stories and experiences working with the Epilepsy Foundation.

Prajna Valipireddy (13) interviews her neighbor, Gordon Boerner (68), about the 2003 Cedar Fire in San Diego and how the Scripps Ranch community recovered.

Janet Ilko (59) interviews her husband, Robert "Bob" Ilko (60), about his upbringing and career in San Diego.

Kirin Macapugay (46) and her husband, Benjamin Macapugay (55), reflect on their childhoods in San Diego, when they first met, and what they hope they are able to pass on to their kids and their community. Kirin also describes surviving...

Brendan Dentino (33) interviews his friend Luis Montero-Adams (37) about growing up in San Diego and Tijuana.

Chida Warren-Darby (43) has a conversation with her father, Dr. John Warren (78), about his life and multifaceted career in civil service, academia, and media.

Friends Francesca de Vera [no age given] and Karla Pacheco [no age given] share stories of their childhoods and reflect on what led them to work at the San Diego Central Library. Francesca and Karla also discuss addictions, gender transition,...

Kelsey Daniels (33) and her mother, Gwen Golden (61), share memories of their childhoods, their favorite places in San Diego, and their hopes for the city and each other.

Conversation partners Pauline Bronstein (29) and Alan Jinich (24) talk about Pauline's childhood, her life as a librarian, and why the Central Library is so important to the San Diego community, especially the unsheltered community.

Danielle Thayer (31) interviews her fiancé, Dike Anyiwo (34), about his involvement in San Diego's city development and new Major League Soccer (MLS) team.

Christina Abuelo (55) talks about her career in community gardening with her husband, Bill Capinski (56), and son Theodore Capinski (19).

Kim Duclo (65) and his mother, Glenda Duclo (87), each share memories of their childhoods and important moments in their lives. They also speak on Kim's time as a park ranger for Balboa Park in San Diego and reflect on...

Alan Jinich (24) asks his conversation partner Alejandro Morales Riveron (47) about being an artist and a surfer, and how he's found community in both of his passions in San Diego. Alejandro also speaks about his involvement with a mural...

Friends and colleagues Fernando Hernandez (55) and Moises Villalpando (51) reflect on their time as teachers at the Perkins K-8 school in San Diego. They remember the trips they took with students and all the ways they made those trips...

Maya Sciarretta (21) has a conversation with her father, David Sciarretta (53), about living in San Diego and navigating adulthood.

Sisters Julie Corrales (41) and Samantha Corrales (36) have a conversation about their mother and how San Diego is changing with gentrification.

Friends and community leaders Francine Maxwell (55) and Dr. Leonard J. Thompson III (59) reflect on their careers as community activists, what they love most about San Diego, and what they hope for the future of the city.

Caryn Blanton (64) and her friend Christine Nolf (49) share the story and circumstances of them meeting. They describe the community work they did together and Caryn shares how that led her to start her own organization. They also describe...

Friends Jay Wilson (80) and Les Compton (81) recall their childhoods in San Diego and their jobs working for SeaWorld and the Mars Pathfinder mission, respectively. They also trade updates on their families and share advice for future generations.