Year: 2012

  • Central’s Tiny Dancers Muddle City Arts Money Talks

    By Kelly Bennett Eight third-grade kids from Central Elementary School showed up in the City Council meeting chambers last week to dance. Their vice-principal introduced them and described the school’s population: Every student at the school is poor enough to qualify for free or subsidized lunch. The vast majority are learning English as a second…

  • The AjA Project Opens First Art Gallery in City Heights

    Gayle Lynn Falkenthal is a public relations specialist writing on behalf of The AjA Project and San Diego Gas and Electric, which supports AjA through its Excellence in Civic Leadership campaign. The initiative supports mentoring, leadership development, and college and workforce preparation for underserved students in San Diego and southern Orange Counties. Haga clic aquí…

  • African Restaurant Week Continues Through Sunday

    You’ve heard of San Diego Restaurant Week, the biannual event when restaurants offer three-course dinners for cheaper prices? Well now we haveAfrican Restaurant Week. Foodies, take note. The event runs through Sunday with seven of San Diego’s ten African restaurants offering traditional African cuisine at reduced prices. Think sambusas (fried or baked pastry with a savory…

  • City Council Calls for Fewer Parking Spaces, More Affordable Housing

    By Tom Fudge The city of San Diego has taken steps to make affordable housing more affordable, and more plentiful, while also encouraging people to take the trolley or the bus. The strategy: Build fewer parking spaces. San Diego requires all developers to build off-street parking. But a local study shows affordable housing developments have…

  • Prop. 35 Would Throw the Book at Human Traffickers

    This election day, Californians will vote on Proposition 35. If approved, the proposition would impose stiffer penalties and fines for people convicted of human and sex trafficking. The proposition has broad-based support, but KPBS reporter Adrian Florido tells us there are also concerns the changes under Prop. 35 could have some unintended consequences. | Video…