Category: News
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Ocean Discovery Institute’s Living Lab Now Has Full Funding
By Megan Burks The Ocean Discovery Institute announced Saturday it met its $15 million goal to build a science facility in City Heights. The center will have three laboratories, a scientist in residence, a community kitchen and garden. It will sit at the entrance of Manzanita Canyon, where the Ocean Discovery Institute has been teaching…
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Hoover Builds On School Discipline Reform With Wellness Center
By Megan Burks Last year Hoover High School teachers cut suspensions by 80 percent after being trained to recognize and address trauma in their students. Hoover is building on that success by establishing a wellness center. It will offer traditional counseling, substance abuse counseling, legal help and referrals to other services for the students and…
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City Council Declares Affordable Housing Emergency for 12th Year in a Row
By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico The San Diego City Council declared an affordable housing emergency for the 12th year in a row on Monday. San Diego is tens of thousands of units short of the goal for affordable homes. According to the San Diego Housing Commission, 60,700 San Diegans are currently on…
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City Heights Wants Place in San Diego Streetscape Tradition
City Heights wants to be next on the list of San Diego communities with a neighborhood gateway sign. Residents there are trying to raise more than three hundred thousand dollars to hang a neon sign above University Avenue. | Video Credit: Katie Schoolov, KPBS By Megan Burks San Diegans love their neighborhood signs. Communities from…
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City Heights Gets $3.1M Grant to Renovate YMCA Building
Councilwoman Marti Emerald speaks at a press conference announcing a state grant to renovate a building in City Heights, Aug. 3, 2015. | Photo Credit: Matt Bowler By Matt Bowler A major step toward providing a new recreation center in economically disadvantaged City Heights was taken Monday when city officials announced a $3.1 million state…