Year: 2014

  • City Heights Residents Are Wary of Albertsons Replacement

    Since Albertsons closed its doors in City Heights in February 2014, the parking lot at the once-busy City Heights Urban Village sits nearly empty. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Residents reeled when Albertsons announced earlier this year it was closing its grocery store in City Heights, which many call a food desert.…

  • What the School Budget Means for English Learners at Hoover – and Everywhere Else

    By Mario Koran Parents at Hoover High don’t care why the only teacher at the school assigned specifically to help English learners is going away next year. They care about the impact: They don’t want their kids to be mediocre. Hoover’s new principal, Joe Austin, had only been on the job a couple of months…

  • Traveling Stories Uses Farmers Market to Get Kids Reading

    Children read at the Traveling Stories tent at the City Heights Farmers Market. | Photo Courtesy of Traveling Stories By Maureen Cavanaugh, Patty Lane and Peggy Pico A shopping trip to a farmers market is a regular part of the week for many San Diegans. It can be a family excursion to buy produce and…

  • Doctors Not Inundated With Newly Insured Patients

    By Kenny Goldberg Millions of previously uninsured Americans now have coverage thanks to Obamacare. But a new report finds most doctors haven’t seen a surge in new patient visits. The study comes from Athenahealth, a company that provides care coordination and practice management for doctors. The report examined data from more than 14,000 physicians nationwide.…

  • English-Learners Could Get Lost in the District’s Teacher Shuffle

    By Mario Koran Up against a June 30 budget deadline, Superintendent Cindy Marten made an executive decision to save money by shuffling teachers instead of hiring new ones. But now that the details are starting to shake out, it’s looking like the move will come at a cost to the district’s neediest students: English learners.…