Category: Land Use

  • Mid-City Charter Schools Among 39 Campuses in Traffic Pollution Danger Zone

    Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Joel Hoffman Along major roadways that connect the sprawling limits of San Diego County, 39 schools lie within 500 feet of smog-filled traffic corridors, a distance that air-pollution researchers believe significantly increases the risk of pediatric asthma and other respiratory illnesses. Click here for a map of the schools Below…

  • City Heights Residents Celebrate Completion of Neighborhood Renovation

    San Diego city leaders and community members celebrate the completion of 25 home rehabilitations in City Heights, September 24, 2013. By Susan Murphy San Diego city leaders and community members on Tuesday celebrated the completion of 25 home rehabilitations in City Heights. Homeowner Francisca Ortega smiled ear to ear as she showed off her new…

  • Micro-Park Aims to Make Big Difference

    Video Credit: Brian Myers By Brian Myers A “parklet” sprouted on Friday in front of Super Cocina in City Heights Friday. The parking-spots-turned-gathering-spot was hosted by the City Heights Community Development Corporation, Bikes del Pueblo and the Super Cocina restaurant as part of Park(ing) Day, an international effort to highlight the benefits of adding more…

  • City Heights Pleads Its Bike-Share Case

    Angeli Hernandez uses stickers to show DecoBike where she’d like to see bike-share stations in her neighborhood. She and her peers on the Mid-City CAN Youth Council have been speaking out about the need for better transit in City Heights. | Photo Credit: Bianca Bruno By Bianca Bruno City officials and DecoBike, a private Miami-based…

  • What City Heights Can Expect in a Post-Filner San Diego

    Marti Emerald | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Megan Burks The candidates to replace former Mayor Bob Filner are lining up to make their appeals to neighborhoods. Nathan Fletcher told Voice of San Diego last week he’d keep the focus on communities alive. Councilman Kevin Faulconer made a similar pitch Wednesday morning when announcing his…