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  • Cops: Proactive Policing’s Taken a Hit

    By Keegan Kyle A year ago, the San Diego Police Department’s top brass pushed against an article I wrote about the city’s new policing strategy. I found the department had gradually shifted away from the proactive, problem-solving concept that gained international acclaim in the 1990s. San Diego’s cops were spending much more time reacting to crimes…

  • Teens and Safety Series: Racial Profiling

    By Brian Myers In the fifth video of an eight part series on teens and safety in City Heights, Crawford High School students say racial profiling by police officers is common in City Heights.  

  • Mobile Stories: Growing Up Bullied

    By Maria Banuelos, Ashlee Brown, Esbeydi Dominguez, Tanea Fanning and Pricilla Yasery The following videos were produced by youth in Mobile Stories, a citizen journalism project by Media Arts Center San Diego and the San Diego Public Library. Participants use only iPhones to film and edit videos about their community. Below, they explore bullying.  

  • Tweet City Heights: State Suspends Some Open Meeting Requirements

    By Megan Burks State Suspends Some Open Meeting Requirements In an effort to save $96 million, state legislators suspended funding for certain provisions of the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. Under the law, public entities must notify their constituents of meetings 72 hours in advance and disclose decisions made in closed sessions. The…

  • Teens and Safety Series: Undercover Police Officers in Colina Park

    By Brian Myers In the fourth video of an eight part series on teens and safety in City Heights, Crawford High School students continue to shed light on the broken relationship between mid-city police and area teenagers. Below, they question why undercover police officers are sent to Colina Park, a sprawling neighborhood park near Crawford…