Category: Land Use

  • Residents Call for More Efficient, Affordable Transit

    But blame for bus deficiencies didn’t rest squarely on the Metropolitan Transit System, which maintains the buses and sets fares. Instead, attendees criticized planning authorities and elected officials who say there just isn’t enough money to better fund MTS and back new transit projects. The forum attracted many from City Heights’ refugee and immgrant communities.…

  • Tweet City Heights: City Earmarks Funds for Skatepark

    By Megan Burks City Earmarks $850,000 for Mid-City Skatepark Members of the Mid-City Skatepark Advocacy Group and Mid-City CAN Youth Council gathered at a budget hearing Monday to tell City Council why they need a skatepark. According to Fox 5 San Diego, $850,000 has been set aside for a City Heights skatepark already. That allocation…

  • 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…

  • Creating Bike Safety in a City Built for Cars

    The death of a cyclist on Montezuma Road near San Diego State last month has rallied San Diego’s bike community to protest the dangers of taking to the road. KPBS reporter Tom Fudge tells us what it would take to make our streets safe for bikes, even though they were built for cars. Five years…

  • Filner Wants Students to Ride City Transit for Free

    By Kyla Calvert Mayoral candidate and Congressman Bob Filner believes San Diego Unified students should be able to ride the bus or trolley to school for free. He joined other candidates in offering some specifics on what he would do to improve city schools as mayor. A monthly youth pass for San Diego’s buses and trolleys costs $36. That…