Category: News

  • A Case of ‘Planning Fatigue’ in City Heights

    Sonia Weksler participates in an August 2012 WalkSanDiego study of El Cajon Boulevard and other business corridors in City Heights. | Photo Credit: Brian Myers By Megan Burks A group of City Heights residents assembled at the local library last month to learn about the latest study being conducted in their neighborhood. The City Heights…

  • Teen Cooking Show Teaches Culture, Cameras and Chopping Skills

    By Jill Replogle “So directors, in order to get something going, you say ‘quiet on the set,’” Kristine Diekman shouts across the room to the two high school girls poring over a script. Diekman is a professor of video and new media at Cal State San Marcos. Photo Courtesy of Cooking It Up Mics and…

  • Grand Jury Report: San Diego Needs to Be More Bike-Friendly

    You may be gearing up for this Friday’s “Bike to Work Day” – or maybe you’re a year-round rider – but either way, you might have some thoughts on San Diego as a bicycle-friendly city – and so does the County Grand Jury. KPBS reporter Tarryn Mento brings us the grand jury report, which was…

  • A Ballroom Stuck in Limbo

    The Silverado Ballroom restoration is stuck in limbo as San Diego sniffs out redevelopment scraps. | Video Credit: Brian Myers By Brian Myers and Megan Burks Situated on one of City Heights’ busiest street corners, University and Euclid avenues, the Silverado Ballroom is easy to miss. Its street level windows advertise discount furniture like many…

  • The AjA Project Plans Day of Storytelling

    The AjA Project has provided photography-based educational programming to youth affected by war and displacement since 2000 in City Heights. Program participants think critically about their identities, develop leadership skills and become agents of personal and social transformation. | Photo Credit: Asha, 17, Kenya By Alicia Marvan When was the last time you took a…