Category: Main

  • Filner Makes Good on Diversity Promise with New Hires

    San Diego Mayor Bob Filner introduces the new members of his staff to the public on Jan. 7, 2013. | Photo Credit: Katie Euphrat By Katie Orr San Diego Mayor Bob Filner today presented his first 24 hires to the media. The mayor stressed the diversity of the group, noting that more than half are…

  • New Law Good News for Farmers Market Entrepreneurs

    By Angela Carone As of Jan. 1, certain foods prepared in a home kitchen can be sold at places like farmers markets and grocery stores, according to a new law known as the California Homemade Food Act, or AB 1616. It was signed into law back in September by Gov. Jerry Brown but goes into…

  • City Heights Photographers Compete in ‘App Wars’

    By Christina Chomut, The AjA Project Haga click aquí para leerlo la en Español App Wars – a competition for creative Hipstamatic and Instagram photographers – opened their most recent contest to The AjA Project’s Youth Advisory Council for an opportunity to showcase student entries. Photo Credit: Photo Credit: Christina Chomut The November event at…

  • ‘Preventative Care Saved My Life’: Teen Producers Video

    Next year, the state will ramp up to expand health care coverage to millions under the Affordable Care Act. By 2014, it expects to have its new insurance exchange up and running and open access to Medi-Cal to about a million more residents. For the newly insured, the changes could mean fewer trips to the…

  • Tweet City Heights: County Collecting Data on Bicyclists

    By Megan Burks County Health Counting Bike Trips The San Diego County Health Department has installed 28 electronic sensors that count bicyclists and monitor their habits – for example, whether they use routes for pleasure on weekends or commuting on weekdays. The data could help inform regional transportation planners as they update and expand bike…