Category: Land Use

  • Much-Wanted Senior Programs Coming to Park de la Cruz

    By Megan Burks The city of San Diego’s infrastructure committee has signed off on money for a recreation building at Park de la Cruz in City Heights, where city and county senior programs could find a home if the City Council approves. City Heights seniors began building their own network of older neighbors to socialize…

  • Law Gives Tenants New Recourse For Moldy Apartments

    By Megan Burks It’s one of the most frequent complaints among California tenants, but until this year there was little they could do about potentially hazardous mold in their units. Now, state law considers mold a condition of substandard housing. That means for the first time, renters can report mold problems to the city, which…

  • Bike Lane Coming to Mid-City Street Where Teen Died

    A cyclist walks his bike along an informal sidewalk on 54th Street, Feb. 12, 2016. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Cars whiz past the intersection of Lea and 54th streets, where Jonathan Cortez was struck skateboarding in October. There’s little more than a drainage gutter separating pedestrians from cars driving in excess…

  • Neighbors in Colina Park Clean Up Alleys

    Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Brian Myers The alley south of El Cajon Boulevard between 48th Street and Estrella Avenue received some much needed attention recently. Armed with brooms and dustpans, residents from the surrounding neighborhood converged at the alley for a cleanup. The event was part of an ongoing…

  • Mayor Calls On Landlords to Open Doors to Section 8 Tenants

    Photo Credit: The AjA Project By Megan Burks In his State of the City address Thursday, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced the “Housing Our Heroes” initiative. It calls on landlords to rent to homeless veterans and could be the missing piece of the puzzle, say those working on the problem. In 2014, San Diego…