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  • Video: Exploring Farmer Bill’s Urban Oasis

    Last week we looked at how the city’s new urban agriculture ordinance has impacted business at City Farmers Nursery. With residents now able to keep backyard chickens, bees and mini goats, nursery owner Bill Tall has started selling feed and supplies and offering how-to classes on raising animals. But Tall’s business is a lot more…

  • City Funds Some Half Pipes in City Heights

    The city added about 6,000 square feet of skateboarding space to its Central Avenue Mini Park design after City Heights youth lobbied for a place to skate. | Photo Courtesy of the City of San Diego By Megan Burks The city will spend $846,000 to bring half pipes and skate rails to City Heights. The…

  • ‘Give Teens More Places to Go’: Photos

    By Jena Olson As part of the Speak City Heights collaborative, City Heights youth continue to explore their environment through The AjA Project’s PhotoCity classes at local schools. PhotoCity uses photography programming to help youth understand how issues in their community impact them and advocate for change. At Crawford High School, students are focusing their…

  • Tweet City Heights: City Budget Roundup

    By Megan Burks Senate Introduces Sweeping Immigration Bill A bipartisan group of Senators unveiled its bill to overhaul the nation’s immigration system Tuesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings on the bill this morning. Fronteras Desk gathered local reaction to the bill and found a creative way to explain how its pathways to legal status…

  • USDA Official Stops in City Heights to Promote Summer Lunch Program

    Fay Elementary student Jamir, 10, tastes a kumquat from Sahu Subtropicals farm in Pauma Valley. He says it’s sour and won’t be eating another one. But thanks to a federal summer lunch program, he can eat other fresh fruit and vegetables when his school cafeteria is closed. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks…