Category: News
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How SDPD Fares on Transparency, in Four Charts
Police Chief Shelly Zimmerman takes part in a town hall meeting at Cherokee Point Elementary. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Liam Dillon The San Diego Police Department will release racial data it had long neglected 6 p.m. Wednesday at Cherokee Point Elementary School. Transparency is one of those buzzwords that politicians and government agencies…
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Local Farmers Help San Diegans Connect to Their Roots Through Agriculture
Robin Taylor of Suzie’s Farm and Ralph Achenbach of the International Rescue Committee in San Diego talk with KPBS Evening Edition host Peggy Pico about community-supported agriculture. By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico Eating locally grown produce is more than a trend in San Diego. For many, it has become a way of…
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Crime Mapping: Efforts to Improve Safety in City Heights
The San Diego Police Department’s main method of providing crime data to the public is through the crimemapping.com web application, according to San Diego Police Lt. Kevin Myer. | Photo Credit: Karla Flores, The AjA Project By Kiran Mehta Kiran Mehta is a high school student and a member of The AjA Project’s YAC Youth…
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Feds to Begin Audit of San Diego Police Department in City Heights
By Megan Burks Department of Justice auditors are in town to begin their assessment of the San Diego Police Department. They’ll be at Cherokee Point Elementary School at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to collect community comments on the police department. Former Police Chief William Lansdowne requested the outside review, which is expected to take six to…
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Soft Drink Labeling Bill Goes Flat
By Kenny Goldberg The proposed measure called for all 12-ounce sugary drinks with more than 75 calories to carry a warning label. The label would have said sweetened drinks contribute to obesity and diabetes. Business groups lobbied hard against the bill. The soft drink industry spent millions to defeat soda tax ballot measures in the…