Year: 2017
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City Adds Forums For Police Chief Search But Critics Not Satisfied
By City News Service, Tarryn Mento City of San Diego officials released Wednesday a revised schedule of public meetings designed to get input on its national search to replace retiring Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman. The change comes after community and legal groups last week criticized the city’s initial plan because they said it was…
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New Protected Bikeway Connects Mid-City To Mission Valley
State and local transportation officials on Wednesday opened a mile-long protected bike lane alongside SR-15, creating a safer and more comfortable bike route between Mission Valley and Mid-City neighborhoods. Construction of the $15.5 million bikeway took about a year and a half, but plans for the project were first adopted locally in 2010. The project was a…
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Turmoil Engulfs Somali Charter School in City Heights
Iftin Charter School has gotten itself into a huge, expensive mess. Earlier this year, multiple employees filed complaints against the City Heights school over discrimination and retaliation. In June, the school received a scathing report after a San Diego Unified investigation, sparked by a raft of parent concerns over the departures of school leaders. The…
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Study Of California’s Medical Interpretation Services Still Mired In Process
By Tarryn Mento Nearly a year after the governor approved studying California’s medical interpretation services, state health workers are still hiring staff to carry out the task. Gov. Jerry Brown in September signed AB 635, which directed the Department of Health Care Services to examine California’s requirements for providing interpretation to patients who speak a foreign…
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New Science Program Brings City Heights Students To Cabrillo National Monument
By Susan Murphy Hundreds of 7th grade students in City Heights will have a unique opportunity this year to become citizen scientists in a national park. The Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma was one of four National Parks across the country selected for the prestigious project. “So they can see the power of conservation, the power…