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  • Mayor Pledges More Funds to Help Tenants

    City Inspectors to Get Certified to Handle Infestations Sherry Godat reveals a plywood board in her window frame Nov. 20, 2014. Bankim Shah promised to replace the missing window before she moved in. A friend installed the plywood after months passed with no repairs. | Photo Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By…

  • Report Released On San Diego County Officer-Involved Shootings

    Suspects shot by San Diego County law enforcement officers over a 20-year period were mostly young, white males who suffered from mental illness, were under the influence of drugs or both, a county report released Thursday shows. The study from the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office found 367 suspects were shot by law enforcement…

  • Whack-A-Mole City Enforcement Keeps Problem Landlords In Business

    The city’s code compliance team knocks out thousands of isolated complaints a year, but does little to hold repeat offenders accountable. Residents and city staff have lodged complaints against one landlord for years, but roaches and mold still fester in his apartments. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks…

  • Study Sheds Light On Mid-City’s ‘Unauthorized, Uninsured’ Immigrants

    By Megan Burks The U.S. Census can give us a pretty accurate idea of how many people are living illegally in the United States, but drill down to the neighborhood level and the margin of error widens. Now, a San Diego State University researcher is working to give social workers and policymakers in City Heights…

  • City Heights Youth: If I Had $265M

    By Brent Jensen, Kassandra Elias, Famo Musa, Kiran Mehta and Karla Flores In an effort to positively impact the community, Price Philanthropies and California Endowment has invested an estimated $265 million in City Heights over the past 15 years. Funded by Price Charities, the City Heights Urban Village, a cluster of restaurants, retail stores and…