Category: News
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Law Gives Tenants New Recourse For Moldy Apartments
By Megan Burks It’s one of the most frequent complaints among California tenants, but until this year there was little they could do about potentially hazardous mold in their units. Now, state law considers mold a condition of substandard housing. That means for the first time, renters can report mold problems to the city, which…
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Bike Lane Coming to Mid-City Street Where Teen Died
A cyclist walks his bike along an informal sidewalk on 54th Street, Feb. 12, 2016. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Cars whiz past the intersection of Lea and 54th streets, where Jonathan Cortez was struck skateboarding in October. There’s little more than a drainage gutter separating pedestrians from cars driving in excess…
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Kensington and Teralta: Close in Distance, Miles Apart in Voter Turnout
El Cajon Boulevard divides the Kensington and Teralta neighborhoods in San Diego, Feb. 9, 2016. | Photo Credit: Claire Trageser By Claire Trageser and Megan Burks San Diego’s El Cajon Boulevard and its four lanes of traffic doesn’t look like much of a border, but it divides two starkly different neighborhoods. Head north of it…
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President’s Budget Could Close Summer Meal Gap
By Megan Burks President Barack Obama’s budget proposal this week is expected to include the launch of a $12 billion effort to keep low-income children fed when school is out. San Diego hunger relief advocates are lauding the plan. It would give the parents of children who qualify for free school meals about $45 in…
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Neighbors in Colina Park Clean Up Alleys
Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Brian Myers The alley south of El Cajon Boulevard between 48th Street and Estrella Avenue received some much needed attention recently. Armed with brooms and dustpans, residents from the surrounding neighborhood converged at the alley for a cleanup. The event was part of an ongoing…