Year: 2011

  • Tweet City Heights: Blackout Brings the Block Out

    By Megan Burks Countywide Blackout Brings the Block Out An operator error at a power line switching station in Arizona caused a blackout late Thursday afternoon that affected all of San Diego County and parts of Riverside, Orange County and Arizona. Residents in City Heights lined up for ice and batteries at corner markets and…

  • Video: New Council Districts Explained

    By Adrian Florido [Editor’s Note: San Diego Explained is a video series produced by voiceofsandiego.org and NBC7 San Diego. You can see more of the series here.] The lines have been drawn. Late last month the San Diego Redistricting Commission adopted a map that establishes new City Council district boundaries. That means that starting next…

  • Suspicion From 9/11 Tragedy Remains For San Diego Muslims

    By Amita Sharma Rawya Emalt believes non-Muslims gave her harsh stares after 9/11. | Photo Credit: Amita Sharma   Ground zero of some of the distrust between Muslims and the larger community might just be in Clairemont, where two of the 9/11 hijackers lived at the Parkwood Apartments. The apartments are now condos with picture-book,…

  • Kids Who Grew Up In SDSU Shadow Come to Campus as Freshmen

    By Kyla Calvert Out of the 4,000 San Diego State University freshmen who have just wrapped up their first week of classes, a very small group can say what Jessica Hernandez and Christian Castro do about their classmates. “It was pretty nice having a familiar face nearby,” Hernandez said of her first few days on…

  • Tweet City Heights: Two More Join Race for Ninth Council District

    By Megan Burks Attorney, Azalea Park Resident Join Race for District 9 We learned yesterday two more candidates have entered the race for District 9. Attorney Araceli Martinez and City Heights resident Katherine Eaton will run against Councilwoman Marti Emerald, who announced her bid last week. Martinez specializes in family law and is a member…