Category: Featured

  • Encanto Sees Quicker Emergency Responses, Mid-City Still At Risk of Delays

    Family members of Rickquese McCoy share memories of him over a memorial in a canyon near their home. McCoy was shot and killed in June 2012. It took fire crews 12 minutes to arrive at his aid. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Liam Dillon Sometimes solutions to problems are as easy as they seem.…

  • Cabbies Who Make Airport Pickups Must Pass the Smell Test – Literally

    Cabdrivers are facing increasing competition from rideshare services like Uber. One reason consumers say they’re converting: they want to avoid that infamous archetype of the taxi industry – the smelly cabbie. The stereotype for predominantly immigrant drivers falls somewhere between playful and racist. But some in the industry say it’s flat-out wrong when it creeps…

  • Report: Immigrants Contribute $650 Billion to California Economy

    By Jill Replogle Immigrants contribute about 31 percent to California’s gross domestic product, and 26 percent to the gross domestic product of San Diego and Imperial counties, according to a new report from the University of Southern California and advocacy group California Immigrant Policy Center. In the San Diego area, immigrants without legal status contribute…

  • Voices: New Teachers Bear the Burden of Public Policy Failures

    By Oscar Ramos Oscar Ramos taught at The Preuss School for seven years and now works at a public school district in Texas. He’s also a previous contributor to Speak City Heights partner Voice of San Diego. Ramos’ commentary has been edited for style and clarity. Say you’re a teacher. You’re conducting a lesson in…

  • Voices: Personal Stories of Homelessness in City Heights

    By Brent Jensen Brent Jensen is a high school student and member of The AjA Project’s Youth Advisory Council. People void of a support system and unable to attain financial and emotional stability must sometimes reconcile with the reality of homelessness. The unconventional lifestyles of those who are homeless – often exhibited along neighborhood streets…