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Class Sizes: ‘I Care Because Students Need to Learn’
By Jena Olson As part of The AjA Project PhotoCity program, students at Crawford High School spent time using cameras to examine factors at their school that affect their overall health. This week we’re showcasing a photo essay by student Hawa, 18. She used her photo essay as an opportunity to highlight the issue of…
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State Patches Hole in Nutrition Funding Left by Fiscal Cliff Deal
City Heights mother Latonya Frazier has started substituting healthier ingredients in her soul food recipes, thanks to nutrition education from the Network for a Healthy California. Federal funding for the program was cut in January’s fiscal cliff deal. | Photo Credit: Amina Sheik Mohamed By Megan Burks State Patches Hole in Nutrition Funding, Aired Feb.…
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Health Exchange Announces Benefit Plan Choices
By Kenny Goldberg Californians can now get an estimate of what health insurance might cost next year when the affordable care act fully kicks in. The Covered California website offers a wealth of information. The website spells out the copays and deductibles for consumers who will have to buy their own health insurance. These costs…
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Engineer: Blame Mudstones for Shoddy Sidewalks
By Liam Dillon The sidewalks in parts of mid-city never had a chance. That’s according to Leslie Reed, the founder of local engineering firm Geotechnical Exploration. More than two decades ago, he wrote a paper deeming the land in and around Normal Heights the worst surface to build on in San Diego. He called the…
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Farmers Market Rings in Lunar New Year
Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Brian Myers It was a busy weekend for the Southern Sea Lion Dance Association. The started off their day performing at the City Heights Farmers Market celebration of Lunar New Year Saturday, before quickly speeding off to their next event to bring in the Year…