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La Maestra Celebrates National Health Center Week With Dance, Free Checkups
Video Credit: Brian Myers By Brian Myers Students of Bayside Community Center‘s ballet folklorico youth group performed Thursday during a health fair at the La Maestra Community Health Centers medical clinic in City Heights. La Maestra organized the health fair as part of National Health Center Week, a nationwide effort by health centers to promote…
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SD Police Chief Endorses TRUST Act
By Adrian Florido San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne has endorsed the so-called TRUST Act, a state bill that would limit the ability of local police and sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration agents. The TRUST Act addresses the federal Secure Communities Program. Under that program, immigration agents receive information about people arrested in nearly…
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Second Opinion: What’s a Grandfathered Plan Under Obamacare?
Ramona artist Regina Wilson weighs whether to stick with her current health plan, which is grandfathered into the Affordable Care Act, or seek a new plan with more protections. | Video Credit: John Rosman By Megan Burks Second Opinion is a weekly Q-and-A series that answers questions from San Diegans on the Affordable Care Act.…
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Careers for Mid-City Youth Sprout From Unlikely Place
A nonprofit that helps youth find jobs after being arrested has jumped on the food movement bandwagon. It’s using gardening to teach at-risk youth responsibility and help springboard them into the local food industry. Speak City Heights intern Bianca Bruno speaks to three program graduates whose careers are just beginning to sprout. | Video Credit:…
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Q&A: What’s Next for CicloSDias
By Andrew Keatts During his mayoral campaign, Bob Filner often voiced his desire to hold an event that would close roads to cars and allow pedestrians and cyclists to enjoy a section of the city without fear of a collision with a one-ton metal object. The event, CicloSDias, was modeled after Los Angeles’ monthly Ciclavia,…