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  • City Heights Youth Speak for Change

    City Heights Speak for Change: Multi Media from The AjA Project on Vimeo. By Brent Jensen, Kiran Mehta, Beto Soto, Binti Musa, Famo Musa, Karla Flores and Kassandra Elias In efforts to positively impact the community, Price Philanthropies and California Endowment invested an estimated $265 million in City Heights over the past 15 years. Guided…

  • Generation Born After the War Still Feels Consequences of Fall of Saigon

    By Alexandria Magik Rice Jerry La’s parents fled Saigon after it fell to North Vietnamese troops in 1975. La said the trauma they endured has kept them from talking about the past. “My parents are very present-oriented people – present and future,” La said. “If you dwell on the past too much, you’re going to…

  • An Alternative to the Water Police in San Diego’s Mid-City

    A group of mid-city residents has found a new strategy for coping with drought. They’ve formed a support group of sorts for neighbors interested in conservation. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego. By Megan Burks “An Alternative to the Water Police in San Diego’s Mid-City,” aired on KPBS radio May 5,…

  • Judge Denies Injunction On Open Taxi Market In San Diego

    Cabdriver Abdikadir Abdisalan and Institute for Justice Attorney Keith Diggs talk to the press outside of the Hall of Justice, where a judge heard arguments for and against an injunction on the city’s plan to issue more taxi permits, April 28, 2015. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks A judge has ruled the…

  • Wait Times Grow Longer In San Diego For Section 8 Housing

    By Megan Burks San Diegans who receive rental assistance are having a harder time finding landlords willing to accept their Section 8 vouchers. San Diego Housing Commission Vice President Jeff Davis said the house hunt for Section 8 tenants has stretched from about 30 days to 45. The vacancy rate for rentals in the county…