Year: 2014

  • Zimmerman: ‘I Will Not Tolerate Any Instances of Racial Profiling’

    In partnership with the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association and the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association, San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman released this public service announcement stating that police racial profiling will not be tolerated and offering ways to report profiling incidents. | Video Credit: Verdict Videos for San Diego La Raza Lawyers…

  • Victims of Police Violence Honored at City Heights Vigil

    Jack Cairncross ties a strip of red fabric on the arm of a vigil attendee. | Photo Credit: Tarryn Mento, KPBS By Tarryn Mento At 20 minutes after 4 p.m., more than 100 San Diegans in City Heights — and in cities across the country — held a national moment of silence Thursday for victims…

  • A New School of Thought on Discipline

    Photo Credit: Shutterstock By Mario Koran A report by the Harvard researchers who visited San Diego Unified says it best: The tough-on-crime, zero tolerance policies America used to fight the war on drugs in the past few decades shifted to schools. “Now, with 20 years of experience and insight into how this approach to school…

  • Helping Hungry Kids Eat at Home When School is Out

    About 70 percent of San Diego County students who qualify for free meals at school aren’t showing up to claim meals offered to them at summer programs run by school districts and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. | Photo Credit: Shutterstock By Megan Burks On average, 70 percent of San Diego children who qualify for…

  • Photos: Eid al-Fitr in City Heights

    A City Heights Muslim woman prepares to create a henna design on the hands of a close family member on July 28, 2014. In preparation for Eid al-Fitr, women clean and decorate their homes with vibrant colors and adorn their hands and feet with henna designs. | Photo Credit: Binti Musa, The AjA Project City…