Category: News

  • Tweet City Heights: Can California Doctors Handle Surge in Medi-Cal Enrollment?

    By Megan Burks Can California Doctors Handle Surge in Medi-Cal Enrollment? State lawmakers gave an initial OK Thursday to expanding Medi-Cal under the Affordable Care Act. The expansion would extend Medi-Cal coverage to more than a million Californians next year, with initial costs being covered by the federal government. But doctors say they’re already struggling…

  • Parents Show Support for New San Diego Schools Superintendent

    By Kyla Calvert San Diego Unified parents representing neighborhood school clusters, districtwide advisory committees and the charter school that will be housed in the new downtown library said they want to partner with San Diego Unified’s incoming superintendent, Cindy Marten, ahead of Tuesday evening’s Board of Education meeting. The show of support for Marten, currently…

  • ‘Excellence for Every Child in Every School’: A Q&A With Cindy Marten

    By Will Carless Don’t tell Cindy Marten she can’t do something. The City Heights principal has a way of smiling at such a suggestion that conveys confidence, amusement and a touch of cynicism. The 25-year educator, who last week was suddenly plucked from the ranks to lead California’s second-largest school district, isn’t interested in misanthropy.…

  • Healing 44th Street: Resident Advocates for Stricter Federal Gun Laws

    By Alison St. John A group called “People for a Safe Community” held a community event Saturday to call for more stringent gun laws at the federal level. Rick McCoy Jr., whose 18-year-old son was shot dead last year, spoke at the event. “You can’t just sit at home and think, ‘Oh yeah, that happened…

  • Tweet City Heights: Feds Question Family Health Centers’ Financials

    By Megan Burks Feds Question Family Health Centers’ Financials The federal government may require Family Health Centers of San Diego to repay $4.5 million in grant money because it didn’t properly document how the money was spent, according to U-T San Diego. A spokesman for the network of community clinics told the U-T the organization…