Category: Food Justice
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President’s Budget Could Close Summer Meal Gap
By Megan Burks President Barack Obama’s budget proposal this week is expected to include the launch of a $12 billion effort to keep low-income children fed when school is out. San Diego hunger relief advocates are lauding the plan. It would give the parents of children who qualify for free school meals about $45 in…
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No More Shopping for Large Grocers; City Heights Embraces Its Small Markets
Video Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Teenagers and storeowner Latif Georges huddle near the produce section of Louie’s Marketplace in the Oak Park neighborhood of San Diego. The youth propose a mural of fruit and vegetables to replace the branded beer decal spanning the length of the store. The teens are part of a…
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Coalition Wants 100% Enrollment in Safety Net Programs by 2020
By Megan Burks San Diego labor, faith and community groups gathered Saturday at the County Administration Center to demand the county achieve 100 percent enrollment in federal social safety-net programs by 2020. The group calls itself the Invest in San Diego Families Coalition and it’s drawing on an October study that says San Diego County has failed to…
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San Diego Unified Expands Halal School Lunch Program
A Crawford High School student orders a halal chili-lime chicken bowl on campus May 20, 2015. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks A San Diego Unified School District program thatbrought halal school lunches to Crawford High School has expanded. The meals meet Muslim religious guidelines and are now being served in five elementary…
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Study Aims to Locate How San Diego Neighborhoods Affect Health
These three wearable devices will track study participants’ motion and location for two weeks, Nov. 4, 2015. | Photo Credit: David Wagner, KPBS By David Wagner When it comes to where San Diegans live, do wealthier neighborhoods produce healthier people? Or is it more about walkability, proximity to parks, or access to good food? Researchers…