Year: 2014
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Voices: Personal Stories of Homelessness in City Heights
By Brent Jensen Brent Jensen is a high school student and member of The AjA Project’s Youth Advisory Council. People void of a support system and unable to attain financial and emotional stability must sometimes reconcile with the reality of homelessness. The unconventional lifestyles of those who are homeless – often exhibited along neighborhood streets…
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Mid-City Grinds on Community Health in Urban Planning
City Heights skateboarders helped author a report that looks at the health benefits and implications of the skate park coming to their neighborhood. Mid-City CAN youth leader Leslie Renteria and senior researcher on the project Marnie Purciel-Hill talk with KPBS Evening Edition about their findings. | Video Credit: KPBS By Megan Burks Listen to the…
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City Heights Grinds on Community Health in Urban Planning
Skateboarding, despite its reputation as an extreme sport, is apparently safer than football and basketball. That’s according to a new report commissioned by the community group backing a new skate park in City Heights. The report also takes on concerns about skaters’ high rate of contact with law enforcement and how to bolster gender equity…
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Does San Diego’s Police Force Mirror the Community?
By Lisa Halverstadt San Diego’s police force mirrors some parts of the community better than others. Demographic data released by the San Diego Police Department earlier this year showed the agency had about 8 percent fewer Asian American officers and 9 percent fewer Hispanic officers than the percentages reflected in the 2010 U.S. Census for…
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Why Are Minority Men Struggling to Finish Community College?
Very few male students of color graduate with a certificate or degree. A new collaborative policy brief aims to address that problem on a national level. | Video Credit: KPBS By KPBS Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition interview with Luke Wood, associate professor at San Diego State, and Nesha Savage, counselor at San…