Category: News

  • SANDAG Vote Brings Light Rail One Step Closer to Mid-City

    By Tom Fudge A plan to downsize the expansion of Interstate 5 in San Diego has freed up money to spend on walking, biking and rail transit. The Board of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) made it official today when they approved a redistribution of $800 million in transportation funds. The savings resulted…

  • Tweet City Heights: Gloria Could Be Looking For A New Home

    By Megan Burks California Fund to Help Food Retailers in Low-Income Areas Food justice advocates were abuzz Wednesday with the White House announcement of a California program designed to bring food retailers to food deserts. California FreshWorks Fund is a $200 million loan program assembled by The California Endowment, banks and other partners that will…

  • Minorities Have Mixed Reaction to Proposed District Map

    The preliminary map approved by the Redistricting Commission yesterday has City Heights at the center of a ninth council district (above in orange). By Katie Orr The map not only redraws the existing lines, it carves out a new 9th council district. Voters approved the district when they approved a switch to the strong-mayor form…

  • Redistricting Commission To Vote Today on Preliminary Map

    One of the maps being considered this week has City Heights in the new ninth council district with the College Area and parts of southeast San Diego. By Katie Orr The city’s redistricting commission will vote Thursday afternoon on a preliminary map that changes the way San Diego’s council districts are carved out, borrowing from…

  • Coastal Cleanup Starts Six Miles Inland

    By Brian Myers Coastal cleanup often begins six miles inland in the canyons of City Heights. There, San Diego Canyonlands and local residents clear debris that pose problems for the region’s network of waterways and, ultimately, its beaches. “We really want to bring it back to what it was maybe a couple hundred years ago,” said John…