Category: Featured

  • It Starts With Us: San Diego Youth Call for Equality at Trayvon Martin Vigil

    By Erin Timony, Anais Bernard, Oscar Perez, Trevor Seines and Dylan Rohn San Diegans of all ages and backgrounds gathered at Balboa Park March 26 to honor Trayvon Martin. The unarmed Florida teen was shot and killed Feb. 26 by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who said he acted in self defense. At the…

  • Bullying Through the Eyes of Monroe Clark Middle School Students

    Students at Monroe Clark Middle School tracked bullying incidents in and around their school this spring. The yellow icons mark where an event occurred. Click on the icons for photos and captions. Click here to enlarge the map. | Credit: Susan Murphy By Susan Murphy Students at Monroe Clark Middle School in City Heights spent…

  • Governor’s Revised Budget Cuts California’s Safety Net

    By Kenny Goldberg Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised budget calls for new cuts to California’s safety net. The plan cuts health-care programs for the elderly and the poor. The governor’s proposal takes a $1.2 billion bite out of Medi-Cal. It calls for mandatory reductions in paid hours for people who care for the elderly and disabled…

  • Tweet City Heights: Immigrant Women Would Lose Protections in House Bill

    By Megan Burks Immigrant Women Would Lose Protections in House VAWA Update This week, the House Judiciary Committee approved some controversial amendments in its reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, including some that scale back protections for battered immigrants. Currently, VAWA allows undocumented immigrants who are battered by spouses with U.S. citizenship or legal…

  • City Heights Somalis Lead Fight Against Liquor License

    By Tom Fudge Ahmed Malinomar is leading the opposition to a liquor license for a store that’s right next to a mosque on University Avenue. | Photo Credit: Tom Fudge There’s a corner of University Avenue near 54th Street that’s home to a store called University Market. It’s also home to a Buddhist Temple, a…