Year: 2014
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Wandering the City Heights Data Desert
For a foundation that’s made such a public commitment to turn City Heights around, you’d expect its president to come to an interview armed with statistics that trumpet the group’s accomplishments in the community. That didn’t happen with Robert Price of Price Philanthropies. “We haven’t focused so much on statistics,” he said. “We’re more about…
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San Diego’s Richest Poor Neighborhood, Two Decades Later
City Heights could be called San Diego’s richest poor neighborhood. Since 2000, two foundations alone have invested more than a quarter billion dollars in the neighborhood. That’s about the same as what the city of Chula Vista spends on all of its residents annually. In this two-part video series, we ask what’s come of all…
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San Diego’s Richest Poor Neighborhood, Two Decades Later
City Heights could be San Diego’s richest poor neighborhood. It has the highest concentration of nonprofit groups in San Diego County. And since 2000, two foundations alone have invested more than $265 million in the neighborhood of 70,000. That’s nearly the same amount the city of Chula Vista spends on its 260,000 residents annually. But…
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California DMV Prepares for Rush of New Immigrant Drivers
By Jill Replogle The California Department of Motor Vehicles is preparing for a flood of new driver applications ahead of a law that allows immigrants without legal residency to apply for licenses. The law goes into effect next year. Starting Jan. 1, immigrants who lack a Social Security number can apply for a special California…
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Teach for America Schools SD Unified On Recruiting Diverse Teachers
David Lopez is executive director of Teach for America in San Diego. | Photo by Sam Hodgson By Mario Koran Apparently, it’s just not cool to be a teacher these days. Far fewer young people are setting out to become teachers. In recent years, the number of students in California teacher preparation programs has plummeted.…