Year: 2012

  • City Hall Gives Mixed Signals on Canyon Preservation

    This year Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that allows San Diego to “dedicate” 10,000 additional acres of open space, making it off-limits to development. But city staff have recommended only 6,000 acres be protected, saying the remaining land has either legal restrictions or other potential uses. And that has put local environmentalists, and some…

  • Inaugural San Diego African Restaurant Week Kicks Off Friday

    By Megan Burks With 10 African restaurants—some in business since the 1980’s—and the largest East African population in California, San Diego is getting its first African restaurant week. Seven restaurants, most in City Heights, will offer $15 prix fixe menus Friday through Oct. 28. They’ll also offer free cooking classes (space is limited), live music…

  • Youth Speak Out on How Budget Cuts Hurt Their Chances for Success

    Joni Halpern, the director of the Supportive Parents Information Network, and Mark Dillon, the vice-chair of the San Diego Human Relations Commission, talk to KPBS. By Megan Burke, Peggy Pico and Alison St John Click here to hear Joni Halpern, director of Supportive Parents Information Network, and Mark Dillon, vice-chair of the San Diego Human Relations Commission, on KPBS…

  • Reprieves for Young Undocumented Immigrants Start Trickling In

    By Adrian Florido Since she was 2 years old, Ana Mendoza, an undocumented immigrant, has lived in fear of the federal government. Ana Mendoza received her federal ID card under the DACA program. | Photo Credit: Courtesy Photo But the 24-year-old applied for President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program a week after the government started…

  • Asians Have Lowest Voter Registration, Turnout in San Diego

    By Katie Orr The Asian population in San Diego has grown by nearly 25 percent in the last decade and has been increasingly involved in the city’s political scene. Yet according to US Census Bureau estimates, just 52 percent of eligible Asian residents in the city are registered to vote. That’s compared to between 59 percent and…