Category: News

  • A Long, Unlikely Road to Stanford

    Photo Credit: Kyla Calvert By Kyla Calvert On the last Friday of the school year, seniors at Crawford Invention and Design Educational Academy in City Heights are lined up for a barbecue. Later in the afternoon they’ll rehearse for graduation. Like most high school grads, they’ll hear from their valedictorian, Idris Ahmed, whose speech is…

  • Garden Project Allows Crawford Students To Grow

    By Megan Burke and Brian Myers San Diego’s Crawford High School in City Heights is among the most culturally diverse schools in the nation. An innovative school garden program at the school gives students a chance to discuss their culture through food. Kaley Hearnsberger is Crawford’s Youth Food Justice Coordinator. She runs the internship program,…

  • Coalition Calls For Second Latino City Council District

    By Andres Barraza As the redistricting process continues in San Diego, Latinos are calling for more representation in a new district. The Latino Redistricting Committee, along with a coalition from the African-American and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) community, called for the creation of a second Latino-majority City Council District. Mateo Camarillo, Chairman of…

  • Google Maps Tell You When The Bus Is Coming

    By Tom Fudge San Diego’s transit agency, the MTS, is giving out real-time information via web and cell phone so you know when the bus is coming, even when it’s late. MTS has partnered with Google Maps to make the data available online. Buses often run late because they get stuck in traffic or stuck…

  • Community Gardens Can Now Be Planted Citywide

    Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido The San Diego City Council has made it much easier to start community gardens — once banned or too expensive to permit — on most vacant land citywide. The council voted unanimously Tuesday to support removing costly permitting requirements and zoning restrictions on gardens. Now, San Diegans will…