Year: 2011

  • Aqua Farm Turns Black Asphalt Into Green Space

    By Brian Myers The Fairmount Aqua Farm, a project of the International Rescue Committee, was developed on a quarter-acre asphalt lot on Fairmount Avenue in City Heights to train community members to grow food with less water and without soil. The project provides a way of growing healthy produce in one San Diego’s densest and…

  • Tweet City Heights: Small Classes and Massive Sodas

    By Megan Burks The New York Times Profiles Central Elementary Michael Winerip of The New York Times chose Central Elementary School in City Heights to illustrate the impact that state budget cuts could have on class sizes. Kindergarten classes there have been kept at 17 students per teacher. Test scores have climbed as a result.…

  • Welfare To Work Checks Reduced, Starting Today

    By Alison St John Beginning today, families in California’s Welfare to Work program will see an 8 percent reduction in their monthly benefit checks. It’s the result of cuts proposed in March and approved as part of the final state budget signed this week. In San Diego County 85,000 families are enrolled in Cal Works, the…

  • Healthy Eating Benefits Waistline And Wallets For Low-Income Families

    By Peggy Pico The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program provides low-income families who qualify with food vouchers. Those vouchers will soon have double value when used to buy healthy foods, like fresh fruit and vegetables. The incentive idea comes from the California Endowment, a statewide health foundation. Tony Iton, M.D., J.D., is senior vice…

  • Minority Groups Speak Out Against County’s Redistricting Plan

    By Alison St John The redistricting map proposed by the county redistricting committee lumps City Heights in with La Jolla. The ACLU says it fails to create a district with a Latino majority.   The map created by the ACLU and Latino and Africa American groups has City Heights with Lemon Grove and Spring Valley.…