Category: Featured

  • Much-Wanted Senior Programs Coming to Park de la Cruz

    By Megan Burks The city of San Diego’s infrastructure committee has signed off on money for a recreation building at Park de la Cruz in City Heights, where city and county senior programs could find a home if the City Council approves. City Heights seniors began building their own network of older neighbors to socialize…

  • San Diego Immigrants’ Cookbook Makes Traditional Meals Healthier

    From left to right Nadia Atef, Fatima Ahmed, Thitina Shita and Amina Sheik Mohamed are pictured in this undated photo. They are some of the contributors to a new cookbook, “Around the World at the Farmer’s Market.” | Photo Credit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications By Megan Burke and Tom Fudge Passing down family recipes…

  • San Diego Leaders, Nonprofits And Schools Meeting This Week On Restorative Justice

    By Megan Burke and Tom Fudge San Diego County government agencies, non-profits and schools are coming together on Feb. 26 for a summit on restorative justice, an alternative to traditional law enforcement practices. “Everyone who gets handcuffed does not necessarily belong in prison,” said Rev. Rickey Laster, executive director of the City of San Diego…

  • Law Gives Tenants New Recourse For Moldy Apartments

    By Megan Burks It’s one of the most frequent complaints among California tenants, but until this year there was little they could do about potentially hazardous mold in their units. Now, state law considers mold a condition of substandard housing. That means for the first time, renters can report mold problems to the city, which…

  • Bike Lane Coming to Mid-City Street Where Teen Died

    A cyclist walks his bike along an informal sidewalk on 54th Street, Feb. 12, 2016. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Cars whiz past the intersection of Lea and 54th streets, where Jonathan Cortez was struck skateboarding in October. There’s little more than a drainage gutter separating pedestrians from cars driving in excess…