Year: 2012

  • California Lawmakers Face Tight Deadline to Tackle Health Reform

    By Kenny Goldberg California lawmakers are up against a tight deadline to get the state ready for the full rollout of healthcare reform. A variety of major decisions need to be made quickly. States are required to launch their new online insurance marketplaces by January 2014. But California wants to open registration next October. Anthony…

  • City Approves Additions to Open Space Land Preserves

    San Diego canyons like this one were targeted for preservation by groups like San Diego Canyonlands. | Photo Credit: Tom Fudge By Tom Fudge The San Diego City Council has voted to preserve 6,572 acres of additional open space, making it off limits to development. The vote was called a victory for environmentalists, even though…

  • Tweet City Heights: Construction on New YMCA Slated for Spring

    By Megan Burks Construction on New YMCA Slated for Spring The Copley Family YMCA will move from its Cherokee Point location to bigger digs in the near future. It will also get a name change. A press release from Councilman Todd Gloria’s office says the City Council has approved plans to build a new facility…

  • Speak City Heights Partners With El Latino to Provide Spanish-Language Content

    By Megan Burks Speak City Heights has partnered with El Latino-San Diego to provide its readers with more Spanish-language content and expand the reach of stories coming out of City Heights. El Latino will feature City Heights stories produced by El Latino and Speak City Heights reporters in its pages and on its website. El…

  • Tutoring Refugee Students and Parents

    The International Rescue Committee expands education programs with a grant from the San Diego Women’s Foundation. | Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker, KPBS By Kyla Calvert Click here to listen to the report The school day was over at Marshall Elementary in City Heights and the campus was quiet, except for the clamor coming from about…