Category: Featured

  • Shadow Market for Taxi Permits Lucrative for Some, Hardship for Others

    Part 1: The Shadow Market (See Part 2 below) | Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker By Amita Sharma Fred, who is short, 40ish and East African, makes a lot of money in the taxi business in San Diego. And it’s not just from driving a cab. He’s exploited what Mayor Bob Filner calls the “black market”…

  • SD Unified Narrows Racial Gap on AP Tests

    By Kyla Calvert San Diego Unified was one of just six large urban school districts across the country to make progress in narrowing the gap between black and white students who take and pass Advanced Placement exams, according to a report from The Broad Foundation that was released Tuesday. The number of students of taking…

  • With Few Local Options, City Heights Youth Socialize Elsewhere

    “This photo represents people coming together, helping you out, enjoying each other’s company.” -Evelin By Jena Olson Over the past few weeks, we have had some interesting discussions in our Photocity class at Crawford High School. AjA students have been reflecting on what their socializing opportunities are in the City Heights community. Students shared their…

  • Curb Ramps to Mangled Sidewalks ‘a Path to Nowhere’

    Randy Van Vleck finds out what it’s like to travel over the city’s sidewalks in a wheelchair during a 2012 walk and roll audit of University Avenue. The city is making improvements by adding curb ramps, but wheelchair users say sidewalk maintenance would help, too. | Photo Credit: Brian Myers By Liam Dillon You might…

  • Hulu Drama Targets Latino Teen Audience

    The writers of “East Los High” draw on a common coming-of-age theme – sex – during their first episode, which centers on a high school dance. But they also explore dialogues common in the predominantly Latino neighborhoods of East Los Angeles for programming that’s more reflective of the growing Latino television audience. | Photo Courtesy…