Year: 2011

  • What We Learned About City Heights Food Access

    [oqeygallery id=9] By Adrian Florido The evening’s cooks were so prolific that there was food to spare. At the end of our recent community event on food access in City Heights, Djoha Uwamwiza sent people home with leftovers. It was an added perk. The evening event — a collaboration of voiceofsandiego.org, KPBS, the Media Arts…

  • Field Guide: Reclaiming City Heights Streets for Pedestrians

    By Megan Burks [Editor’s Note: Field Guide is a weekly email bringing you the news, explainers and action items needed to navigate your changing community. Click here to subscribe.] FIELD GUIDE TOOLBOX Pedestrian Accidents per 1,000 residents from 2002-2007: City Heights: 4.9 San Diego: 2.7 Click Bicycle Crashes per 1,000 residents from 2002-2007: City Heights:…

  • Behind the Scenes: Teen Producers Highlight Crawford Garden

    By Brian Myers Youth learning to produce documentaries released three short videos about a local school garden program this summer. The diverse group of students between the ages of 12 and 18 are part of the Teen Producers’ Project, a 10-year-old program of the Media Arts Center San Diego. Students of the TPP visited the…

  • Texting to Keep Moms, Babies Healthy

    Jeanne Watson and her baby Lilah, who was born in October 2011. Watson says she’s gotten some great health tips from the Text4baby text messaging service. | Photo Credit: Kenny Goldberg By Kenny Goldberg People can use their cell phones to do almost anything these days, from finding a good restaurant, to paying their bills.…

  • Food Stamp Enrollment Soars, But San Diego Still Rates Low

    By Adrian Florido As the weak economy battered families across California, food stamp use nearly doubled since 2006. But in San Diego County, the spike has been even more dramatic. Food stamp use has nearly tripled here. Despite that jump, recent statistics show that San Diego may still only be getting food stamps to about…