Year: 2012

  • Immigrants Struggle to Be Heard in National, Local Elections

    Maria Hinojosa, a correspondent for PBS Need to Know, and Norma Sandoval, a San Diego Organizing Project volunteer who grew up in City Heights, talk to KPBS about “America By The Numbers.” By Megan Burke and Maureen Cavanaugh Both sides in the presidential race say getting out the vote will be a crucial factor in…

  • School Board Candidate Marne Foster Vows Not to Miss Another Debate

    Voters haven’t seen much of school board candidate Marne Foster on the campaign trail. She wasn’t at the school board debate at Politifest. Nor was she at last week’s school board candidates’ forum sponsored by UpforEd and the League of Women Voters. She was invited to meet with the U-T San Diego Editorial Board, but the…

  • Video: School Board Candidate Bill Ponder at Politifest

    By Dagny Salas Three of the five seats on the San Diego Unified school board are on the ballot in November so we invited the candidates in the races for one big debate at Politifest, moderated by VOSD investigative reporter Will Carless. Check out what candidate Bill Ponder, who’s running against Marne Foster to replace Shelia Jackson, had…

  • Tough Choices: Young, Poor and Creative in City Heights

    How do you decide what to do with your money when you have very little? In collaboration with KPBS and Speak City Heights, Marketplace Money’s Wealth and Poverty Desk looks at the tough choices faced by families living in poverty. City Heights is one of the poorest neighborhoods in San Diego. But kids there are…

  • Tweet City Heights: Group Seeks Funds to Open Vegan Co-op in City Heights

    By Megan Burks Group Seeking Funds to Open Vegan Co-op in City Heights San Diego CityBeat reported this week Mitch Wallis, the co-owner of Hillcrest’s Evolution Fast Food, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a vegan food co-op in City Heights. A food co-op is a grocery store that customers can buy a stake…