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  • Crime Mapping: Efforts to Improve Safety in City Heights

    The San Diego Police Department’s main method of providing crime data to the public is through the crimemapping.com web application, according to San Diego Police Lt. Kevin Myer. | Photo Credit: Karla Flores, The AjA Project By Kiran Mehta Kiran Mehta is a high school student and a member of The AjA Project’s YAC Youth…

  • Feds to Begin Audit of San Diego Police Department in City Heights

    By Megan Burks Department of Justice auditors are in town to begin their assessment of the San Diego Police Department. They’ll be at Cherokee Point Elementary School at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to collect community comments on the police department. Former Police Chief William Lansdowne requested the outside review, which is expected to take six to…

  • Soft Drink Labeling Bill Goes Flat

    By Kenny Goldberg The proposed measure called for all 12-ounce sugary drinks with more than 75 calories to carry a warning label. The label would have said sweetened drinks contribute to obesity and diabetes. Business groups lobbied hard against the bill. The soft drink industry spent millions to defeat soda tax ballot measures in the…

  • A Slice of Cambodia in City Heights

    At the City Heights Wat Sovannkiri Buddhist Temple on 52nd Street opulent detail and vibrantly colored flags decorate the façade during the Khmer New Year celebration. | Photo Credit: Kiran Mehta By Beto Soto and Brent Jensen Beto Soto and Brent Jensen are high school students and members of The AjA Project’s Youth Advisory Council.…

  • City Heights Residents Give Their Neighborhood Canyon a Spring-Cleaning

    Wendy Miller and her City Heights neighbors took part in a countywide watershed cleanup event, scouring the region’s canyons, creeks and beaches. This story was filmed in one day on April 26, 2014, for “One Day in San Diego.” The 24-hour event invited professional and amateur filmmakers across the county to film a slice of…