Year: 2015

  • Crawford High Pilots Halal School Lunches

    Crawford High School in City Heights has been piloting a new lunch menu to reach out to its Muslim students. Once a week, students can pick up a special halal meal. | Video Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Walk the halls of Crawford High School and you’ll see City Heights in miniature. The neighborhood…

  • What the Region’s Transportation Strategy Means for One City Heights Commuter

    City Heights resident Eva Luna begins the 2.5-mile walk to get to her job as a nanny in Kensington, May 6, 2015. She doesn’t have a car and says walking is faster than taking the bus. | Photo Credit: Katie Schoolov By Claire Trageser It takes City Heights resident Eva Luna more than an hour…

  • San Diego Cabbies Oppose Downtown Shuttle

    By Megan Burks Taxis have had to compete with rideshare companies for some time now. And they could soon face a new competitor: a publicly funded downtown shuttle. The city-owned nonprofit, Civic San Diego, wants to spend $1 million on an on-demand shuttle that would pick up residents and visitors for short trips at little…

  • Residents Want Teralta Park Maintenance, Community Relations Officers in Budget

    By Tarryn Mento Dozens of San Diegans called on the City Council to increase funding for parks and recreation, public safety and the arts in Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s proposed $3.2 billion spending plan. For nearly 2½ hours Monday evening, community members shared their thoughts on Faulconer’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The council members…

  • City Heights Youth Speak for Change

    City Heights Speak for Change: Multi Media from The AjA Project on Vimeo. By Brent Jensen, Kiran Mehta, Beto Soto, Binti Musa, Famo Musa, Karla Flores and Kassandra Elias In efforts to positively impact the community, Price Philanthropies and California Endowment invested an estimated $265 million in City Heights over the past 15 years. Guided…