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Latinos Hardest Hit by Community College Class Shortages
By Kyla Calvert Limited community college capacity could keep 2.5 million Californians out of the system over the next 10 years. The seat shortage is expected to fall hardest on Latino students, squeezing 840,000 out of the schools. Since 2007, San Diego Community Colleges have cut more than 2,600 class sections, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Colleges lost 1,600…
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A Year Later, Dalai Lama Visit Still Inspires
Groups representing several different cultures performed at Saturday’s celebration of compassion at Cherokee Point Elementary School. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks A Year Later, Dalai Lama Visit Still Inspires, Aired on KPBS News May 20, 2013 [audio:http://speakcityheights.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DALAI-meb-1.mp3] A consortium of faith and community groups hosted a daylong celebration of compassion Saturday. They…
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A Case of ‘Planning Fatigue’ in City Heights
Sonia Weksler participates in an August 2012 WalkSanDiego study of El Cajon Boulevard and other business corridors in City Heights. | Photo Credit: Brian Myers By Megan Burks A group of City Heights residents assembled at the local library last month to learn about the latest study being conducted in their neighborhood. The City Heights…
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Teen Cooking Show Teaches Culture, Cameras and Chopping Skills
By Jill Replogle “So directors, in order to get something going, you say ‘quiet on the set,’” Kristine Diekman shouts across the room to the two high school girls poring over a script. Diekman is a professor of video and new media at Cal State San Marcos. Photo Courtesy of Cooking It Up Mics and…
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Grand Jury Report: San Diego Needs to Be More Bike-Friendly
You may be gearing up for this Friday’s “Bike to Work Day” – or maybe you’re a year-round rider – but either way, you might have some thoughts on San Diego as a bicycle-friendly city – and so does the County Grand Jury. KPBS reporter Tarryn Mento brings us the grand jury report, which was…