Year: 2011

  • City Heights Farmers Market Tops Food Stamp Collection Rate

    By Ruxandra Guidi Starting next year, all California farmers markets will accept food stamps. | Photo Credit: Ruxandra Guidi   Lillian Tunda came from the Congo in 2000 as a refugee with her husband and four kids. As part of their resettlement process, they were given food stamps, and placed in a low-income apartment complex…

  • Wanted: Farmers for This Farmers Market

    Bilali Muya sells produce from City Heights’ New Roots Community Garden at the Southeast Farmers Market. He says farmers are often reluctant to send their produce to the Southeast Market because the group sells far less there than it does in City Heights. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido When he moved to…

  • Community Marches for Peace in Colina Park

    By Brian Myers Hundreds gathered at Colina Del Sol Park Tuesday evening to demand a safe and peaceful park. The event was one of many across the nation as part of National Night Out, a program that supports crime prevention and encourages police to build community partnerships. Sidney Michael, a community organizer with the City…

  • Confusion Grows Over 9th District Representation

    By Adrian Florido A member of the committee that recommended recent City Charter changes adding a ninth City Council district says city officials are misinterpreting the charter as they try to phase in that new district. Adrian Kwiatkowski, one of 15 who sat on Mayor Jerry Sanders’ Charter Review Committee, said the committee did not…

  • Familiar Faces To Represent New District … For Now

    By Marissa Cabrera It’s been unclear who will be leading San Diego’s new 9th Council District until now. The City’s Redistricting Committee has been working to draw up new boundaries for the city’s council districts for the past couple of months. Those lines get redrawn every 10 years to better reflect population changes according to the census.…