Year: 2011

  • Eaton, Martinez Withdraw District 9 Bids

    By Megan Burks Katherine Eaton announced this morning in an email to supporters and media she is withdrawing her candidacy for the District 9 City Council seat. Araceli Martinez also told Speak City Heights she is no longer running for the position, but did not say why. Eaton, an Azalea Park resident and member of…

  • Long Waits Persist for Food Stamps

    Two years ago, San Diego County launched a phone line to make it easier for people to apply for food stamps, welfare and other aid. But callers face increasing hold times and frequent dropped calls. Gwendolyn Kesler a mother of three, said she spent much of her Thursday morning trying to get through. | Photo…

  • Tweet City Heights: District Could Cut Small Schools, But Are Savings Worth It?

    By Megan Burks Budget Ax Could Fall on Small Schools, But Are the Savings Worth It? This morning Speak City Heights partner KPBS reported the committee looking into closing some San Diego schools to save money has put Crawford Educational Complex’s small schools on the chopping block. The group’s plan, which the school board is…

  • Students Plant Garden Boxes for Needy

    By Katelyn Anacona, James Burrell, Mark Duvall, Starz Loreto and Julissa Mora The following video was produced by youth in the Media Arts Center San Diego’s Teen Producers Project.  

  • Crawford Could Lose Small Schools

    By Kyla Calvert More than a dozen schools would be closed, relocated or consolidated next year under a plan being recommended by a San Diego Unified School District committee. The plan calls for Crawford High School to break up its four small academies and revert to traditional comprehensive school status. The recommendation from the district’s…