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  • City Heights Youth Visit Sacramento to Advocate for Change

    By Adam Ward Sitting in a classroom with a table so uneven that books had to be used to prop it up. Having to ride a skateboard all the way from City Heights to get a glimpse of the beach. Making a choice between participating in afterschool activities and feeling unsafe on the streets. Twelve…

  • Filner’s Exit Complicates Plan for Planning

    Filner hired one of the country’s most highly respected urban planners, Bill Fulton, to head an empowered planning department, a move that provided a glimpse at what Filner’s vision might look like if all the stars aligned. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Andrew Keatts Bob Filner campaigned on a promise to put the city’s…

  • Second Opinion: How Do Undocumented Parents Cover Their Citizen Kids?

    Charter school teacher Oscar Ramos wants to know what to tell parents who are in the country illegally about enrolling their citizen children in new Obamacare plans. | Video Credit: John Rosman By Megan Burks Second Opinion is a weekly Q-and-A series that answers questions from San Diegans on the Affordable Care Act. Ask yours…

  • Joyner Under Less Budget Pressure

    By Kyla Calvert An improving economy and new funds from Proposition 30 taxes mean pressures are easing on California’s largest school districts. A new report from EdSource shows many of the state’s 30 largest districts are adding back school days that were cut to save money and fewer are considering laying off teachers this year.…

  • The 5 Best Ways Communities Can Lobby for Infrastructure

    Ryan Jackson, 19, took two buses and his skateboard to a community planning training hosted by the Community Budget Alliance. He says he wanted to find out how to bring more transportation options to his Skyline Hills neighborhood. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks The new fiscal year started about a month ago,…