Category: News
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In Lieu of a Senior Center, City Heights Retirees Form Network of Support
Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks Twice a month older residents in a hilly, residential section of City Heights meet to play board games. This week, it’s Mexican train, a game similar to dominoes. Each neighbor takes turns hosting a game, while everyone else takes responsibility for snacks. “When…
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Study Aims to Locate How San Diego Neighborhoods Affect Health
These three wearable devices will track study participants’ motion and location for two weeks, Nov. 4, 2015. | Photo Credit: David Wagner, KPBS By David Wagner When it comes to where San Diegans live, do wealthier neighborhoods produce healthier people? Or is it more about walkability, proximity to parks, or access to good food? Researchers…
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Prop. 47 A Year Later: 12K Petitions Processed, 24K Pending in San Diego
By Megan Burks Wednesday marked one year since California voters approved Proposition 47. The measure made some low-level felonies misdemeanors in an effort to reform the criminal justice system. The law’s supporters said it would save the state millions by clearing prison cells, with the savings going toward rehabilitation programs for people caught up in…
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University of Iron Comes to City Heights, With Living Wages In Tow
Ironworkers Local 229, Councilwoman Marti Emerald and other elected officials celebrate the opening of the University of Iron Oct. 27. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Brian Myers When it comes to grand openings, a ribbon cutting isn’t satisfactory for ironworkers. With sparks flying Local 229 of The International Association…
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City Responds to Calls for Safety Fixes at Fatal Hit-And-Run Site
Kevin Pacheco, 17, and Romeo De la Cruz, 18, visit a memorial for Jonathan Cortez on Oct. 12, 2015. Cortez was killed in a hit and run Oct. 9, 2015 near the intersection of 54th and Lea streets. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks, KPBS By Megan Burks A bike lane could soon come to the…