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  • The Fine Line Between Gang Policing and Gang Behavior

    Some community members community have likened members of the San Diego Police Department’s gang suppression unit to Stormtroopers or a gang itself. One officer admitted his unit is less connected with the community than it should be, but said it’s moving in the right direction. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego…

  • City Heights School Opens Recycling Bins to Parents

    The city of San Diego’s recycling ordinance has been on the books since 2007. But some residents in the city’s dense, older neighborhoods still find it difficult to recycle at home. City Heights youth are trying to make the practice more convenient for families, and make some money along the way. | Video Credit: Brian…

  • East African San Diegans Get Health Care Screening

    Health advocates and community activists provided health screening in City Heights on Friday for members of the East African community. By Erik Anderson Health advocates and other community activists reached out to San Diego’s East African community in City Heights on Friday. They convened at the East African Community and Culture Center on the weekly…

  • Marten Goes All In on the Achievement Gap

    By Mario Koran At a recent San Diego Unified school board meeting, Superintendent Cindy Marten stepped forward and unceremoniously dropped a bomb: The district has broken the promises of equity it made to schools and children, she said. To make it right, San Diego needs a three-pronged approach to closing the achievement gap. In its…

  • City Heights Schools Look to Share Attendance Success

    Edison Elementary School has higher attendance rates and outperforms other City Heights Schools. Efforts to help parents get their children to school on time could be one reason. | Video Credit: Katie Schoolov, KPBS By Kyla Calvert When a student came to Principal Derek Murichson’s office at Edison Elementary in City Heights and handed him…