Year: 2012
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Fighting for Translation: ‘The Whole World Looks Dark Because I Don’t Understand’
By Megan Burks A group of City Heights refugees are sharing their experiences trying to navigate U.S. health care without consistent and effective translation. They’re asking their neighbors to sign a petition to get insurance companies to cover face-to-face translations. They say current phone lines set up to provide translations aren’t enough. Often, patients who…
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New SD School Board Member Sworn In
New School Board representative Marne Foster | Photo Credit: Will Carless By Will Carless The San Diego Unified School District’s newest school board member, Marne Foster, was sworn in Monday night at an unusually festive school board meeting. Foster, who handily beat opponent Bill Ponder in November’s election, replaces Shelia Jackson as the board representative…
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SANDAG Agrees to Negotiate
By Tom Fudge This week a judge struck down SANDAG’s 40-year transportation plan. Friday morning, the planning agency’s board met in closed session, then released a statement saying SANDAG would seek a settlement with plaintiffs. But they did not rule out the possibility of a court appeal. The agency’s Regional Transportation Plan outlines construction projects…
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Video: SANDAG Plan Derailed
Jack Shu, a member of the board of directors for the Cleveland National Forest Foundation, talks to KPBS about his organization’s lawsuit against SANDAG’s regional transportation plan. By Maureen Cavanaugh, Megan Burke and Peggy Pico Click here to listen to the KPBS Midday Edition segment Earlier this week, a San Diego Superior Court judge ruled…
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Public Transit is Having a Moment
By Andrew Keatts It’s been a good couple weeks for San Diego public transit advocates. In addition to their big win over the San Diego Association of Government’s 40-year transportation plan, two like-minded leaders have ascended to the top of city leadership: Mayor Bob Filner and City Council President Todd Gloria, respectively. “It does all…