Category: Featured
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Karen Community Looks Forward to a Safe Crossing at Altadena and El Cajon
Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Brian Myers Residents this month rallied at the intersection of Altadena Avenue and El Cajon Boulevard, where a man was seriously injured last August when he was struck by a car while crossing the five lanes of traffic. A study by city traffic engineers found…
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Fossils Unearthed Along State Route 15
San Diego Natural History Museum paleontologist Rodney Hubscher holds a bed of mussels and a scallop shell taken from the hillside along state Route 15 north of Adams Avenue, March 15, 2016. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks, KPBS By Megan Burks A small whale bone sticking out from a sandstone bluff alerted Caltrans crews working…
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O’Connor’s Building Getting Facelift to Become Innovative School
Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks A new outdoor eatery is coming to El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego’s mid-city area. Think Crack Shack — a trendy fried chicken restaurant that hatched in Little Italy last November. Patrons order at a window then find seating on an elaborate patio, complete…
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Could All-Latino Slate Motivate Higher Voter Turnout in City Heights?
By Claire Trageser For years, one wealthy and mostly white San Diego neighborhood has effectively decided who represents an entire City Council district — a district that’s 50 percent Latino. The Kensington neighborhood wields the power in District 9 because the residents there vote. In the last general election, Kensington’s turnout was 30 percentage points…
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Many Latino, African-American Students Opting Out of AP Classes
By Megan Burks The San Diego Unified School District surveyed its 11th- and 12th-graders this year and found nearly 2,000 students who would do well in advanced placement courses but haven’t enrolled. The high school classes offer college credit and a competitive edge. That gap is more pronounced among Latinos and African-Americans. A third of…