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Bring Out Your Chickens and Mini Goats
San Diego city planners have proposed rule changes that would make it easier to keep backyard chickens and for residents to become urban farmers. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido San Diego city planners have released proposed law changes that would make it easier to be a farmer within city limits. They include…
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Video: Community Garden Targets Health Issues Associated With Poor Housing
By Brian Myers A community garden near Fairmount Boulevard and University Avenue is growing medicinal plants that can relieve the symptoms of asthma, which they say is a community health epidemic in City Heights because of poor housing stock. The volunteer-run Remedy Community Medicine Garden has a small, but dedicated, crew of caretakers, including…
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Solutions Waning for Tenants of Substandard Housing
Residents say substandard housing conditions are common in City Heights. This resident has endured cockroaches, rats and leaky plumbing for about a decade. Her apartment also lacks heating and a smoke detector. She finally came forward this year, but it wasn’t easy. By Megan Burks and Brian Myers The autumn breeze drifts through a…
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City Heights Man In Deportation Proceedings Following Traffic Stop
By Marissa Cabrera On Sept. 24, an officer pulled over a 29-year old City Heights man. The man’s family said he was driving with his music too loudly. However, instead of issuing a citation, the officer called Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and now the driver is facing deportation. San Diego’s Executive Assistant Chief of Police David…
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Tweet City Heights: CalFresh Challenge Raises Awareness for Hunger
By Megan Burks San Diego Veg Week and CalFresh Challenge Change Diets, Minds This week, San Diego social media let us in on a lot more than the usual “who went where with whom” status updates. I found out exactly what some San Diegans were putting in their bellies—Councilwoman Marti Emerald was all about Italian…