Year: 2015
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The Voice of a Survivor: Rallying to Raise Awareness About Sex Trafficking
Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice goes to Balboa Park on Jan. 10 to interview sex trafficking survivors who were raising awareness about the growing problem in San Diego County. | Video Credit: Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice By Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice, a youth videographer working with the Media Arts Center, attended a sex trafficking awareness rally in Balboa…
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Suspensions, Expulsions Down In San Diego Schools
A student runs up stairs at Monroe Clark Middle School in City Heights. | Photo Credit: Cecia, The AjA Project By Megan Burks A new law aiming to limit school discipline measures that take students out of class went into effect Jan. 1. But new data from the California Department of Education shows districts have…
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City Heights Nonprofit Reality Changers Launches New Campaign
The nonprofit that was founded in 2001 launched its “Give to the Future” campaign on Wednesday, and hopes to send 1,000 children to college at the end of this school year. By Dwane Brown For eight years, City Heights-based nonprofit Reality Changers has held its “State of the Inner City” address on the same day…
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City Heights Homeless on Changes in Their Community
By Brent Jensen, Kiran Mehta, Beto Soto, Binti Musa and Karla Flores In efforts to positively impact the community, Price Philanthropies and The California Endowment invested an estimated $265 million in City Heights over the past 15 years. The construction of the City Heights Urban Village, a cluster of restaurants, retail stores and produce markets…