Category: News

  • YMCA Offers Women-Only Swim Hours For Muslim Women

    With summer now in full swing, San Diegans are heading to beaches and pools to cool off and get exercise. But for East-African women in City Heights, taking a dip isn’t so easy. Many of them are Muslim and can’t swim in co-ed pools. But that’s changing with a new YMCA class that’s getting Muslim…

  • Caution Advised as Dust Settles on Obama’s Immigration Policy

    By Adrian Florido Hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrant stand to benefit from President Obama’s recent announcement that the government will stop deporting many young people brought to the U.S. as children, and offer them work permits. But now the dust is settling on the president’s policy, and immigration attorneys are warning people hoping…

  • Schools Offer Kids Free Summer Lunch

    By Samantha Wadley Children all over San Diego are able to enjoy fun games and free lunches this summer thanks to San Diego Unified’s Summer Fun Café program. The program, which had only six locations when it began 10 years ago, now offers 69 sites where children ages 2 to 18 can enjoy a healthy meal,…

  • San Diego Unified Bringing Back All Laid-Off Teachers

    By Will Carless Every one of the 1,372 teachers laid off earlier this year by the San Diego Unified School District will be back at school by Sept. 1, under a two-year deal agreed to by the district and the teachers union today. Negotiators for the San Diego Education Association, the local teachers union, agreed…

  • Finding Resolution Through Dance

    Dancers in City Heights’ transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project explore conflict resolution for an upcoming dance performance. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks Behind a metal security gate on a busy stretch of University Avenue, teenagers gather to work out choreography for an upcoming dance performance. When the music…