Year: 2014
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What It Means to Be ‘Black While Blue’
Benjamin Kelso, head of the local Black Police Officers Association, pictured at the location where he believes fellow SDPD officers racially profiled him at a traffic stop 20 years ago. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Liam Dillon Benjamin Kelso thinks parents in minority-dominated areas of San Diego should be aware of the color of…
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All That Urban Planning Jargon No One Understands, Translated
By Andrew Keatts In a year spent writing about land use in the city, I’ve learned the only people who use more jargon than the military are urban planners. The field is filled with so many acronyms, Orwellian euphemisms and largely meaningless buzzwords, I’ve even broken into audible laughter at public meetings out of the…
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State Gets Failing Grade in Children’s Health
By Kenny Goldberg The report card measures how well California children are faring in three major areas: education, health and the welfare of foster youth. There are 27 categories in all, ranging from K-12 funding to obesity. Children Now President Ted Lempert said California just doesn’t do enough to give kids a fair shot. “Despite…
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San Diego Police and Racial Profiling, By the Numbers
Top SDPD officials respond to questions about racial profiling. | Photo Credit: Brian Myers By Liam Dillon The San Diego Police Department hasn’t followed its own policy on collecting racial data on the people officers pull over during traffic stops. It’s a key finding of our investigation into the department’s approach to racial profiling issues.…
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With Accreditation in Question, Iftin University Prep Elects to Close
By Kyla Calvert One of San Diego’s 49 charter schools will close its doors at the end of January. The San Diego Unified Board of Education is scheduled to approve that closure Tuesday. It is the second time in less than a year leaders of one of the city’s charter schools has volunteered to close…