Category: Featured

  • More Than ‘A Feeling’: Cindy Marten on What Makes a Good School

    By Will Carless Some community members were unnerved by the San Diego Unified school board’s sudden and unilateral pick of Cindy Marten as superintendent — including, apparently, Marten herself, she revealed at Tuesday night’s One Voice at a Time event. “Because the community was skipped, and it was done overnight, I’m not skipping the community…

  • ‘Start With Art’: Teen Producers Anti-Vandalism PSA

    This short public service announcement was produced by teens in the Media Arts Center San Diego’s Teen Producers Project. They felt that they wanted to do more to prevent graffiti in their schools and community.  

  • When a Community Plan Isn’t Specific Enough

    The city could soon carve out a smaller planning area to help spur development along El Cajon Boulevard. By Andrew Keatts San Diego’s system of city planning could be in for a significant change if a proposal to use targeted “specific plans” in economically disadvantaged communities wins City Council approval later this year. The city’s…

  • IRC Screens ‘The List’ Documentary

    By Beth Accomando The International Rescue Committee provides support to refugees forced to flee from war and disaster. One way they raise funds and help spread the word about humanitarian crises is through their Annual International Documentary Film Series. “The List” screens April 29 at 7:00 pm at Landmark’s La Jolla Village Cinemas. The IRC’s…

  • Tweet City Heights: California Soda Tax Passes First Hurdle

    By Megan Burks Insurance Rate for Adults Hasn’t Improved Under ACA California Healthline reports a Commonwealth Fund study found the number of working-age adults with health insurance hasn’t yet increased under the Affordable Care Act. The number of uninsured young adults has dropped 7 percent between when 2010 and 2012, thanks in large part to…