Category: Featured

  • New District Lines Divide City Council

    By Katie Orr If this were a normal redistricting cycle the new district boundaries would go into effect in about two weeks. But it’s not a normal cycle, because this time around the city created a new ninth district. The problem? There won’t be a ninth council member to represent that district until the end…

  • Local Somali Youth Leader Heads to Somalia to Help Famine Victims

    By Amita Sharma As the famine in Somalia spreads, a San Diego Somali man leaves for his homeland today to hand deliver aid. His goal is to assess the crisis and work on self-sufficiency. United Nations officials say tens of thousands of Somalis have died in the famine. Many victims are unable to walk to…

  • Crawford on List of Possible Closures

    By Kyla Calvert This week San Diego Unified staff members will start meeting with representatives from 10 of the district’s 16 clusters of schools. The district is hoping that closing or consolidating some of these schools could save about $5 million for the coming school year. A committee of district staff members has been meeting since January…

  • Stocking Needy Kitchens With Low Hanging Fruit

    Philip Dunn picks grapefruit at a home orchard in La Mesa. The property owners didn’t want the fruit, so Dunn and a small group of volunteers showed up with boxes and bags, hauled away what they could and donated it to the food pantry at the International Rescue Committee. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By…

  • Field Guide: Disaster Preparedness

    By Megan Burks [Editor’s Note: Field Guide is a weekly email bringing you the news, explainers and action items needed to navigate your changing community. Click here to subscribe.] FIELD GUIDE TOOLBOX Building an Emergency Kit You should have enough of the following supplies to last three days. Supplies should be packed in an easy-to-carry…