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  • City Heights Election Guide

    By Megan Burks Tomorrow is the first time residents of City Heights will vote as members of the city council’s ninth district. The community and politicos alike will be watching to see, not just who wins, but also what precedent voters set for the new district. That’s because redistricting volunteers who shaped the district last…

  • Mayoral Candidates Debate Latino Issues

    By Adrian Florido San Diego’s four major mayoral candidates debated in front of a couple hundred Latino voters at the University of San Diego Thursday evening. | Photo Credit: KPBS Close to 30 percent of this city’s population is now Latino, and yet this was the first time many here could remember candidates for mayor…

  • Tweet City Heights: Teens and Safety Exhibit + More Weekend Events

    By Megan Burks You’re Invited: Teens and Safety in City Heights Join Speak City Heights partners KPBS, Voice of San Diego, Media Arts Center San Diego, The AjA Project and Mid-City CAN 4 p.m. Saturday at Hoover High School for an event centered on teens and safety in City Heights. We’ll take a look back…

  • City Heights Class Cautions Girls About Falling Prey To Sex Trafficking

    By Nicholas McVicker and Susan Murphy It’s graduation day for these 30 girls in City Heights. The teens have spent the past six weeks learning to make better choices after being arrested for curfew violations. “I was actually at a party and everyone got kicked out of the house, and while we were waiting for…

  • Tweet City Heights: Trust Act Would Limit ‘Secure Communities’

    By Megan Burks Trust Act Would Limit ‘Secure Communities’ in California Monday was California’s 16th Annual Immigrants Day, a yearly day of advocacy for immigrant rights at the state capitol. Participants rallied for legislation that would positively affect immigrants. Many spoke in support of Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano’s upcoming bill. Called the Trust Act, it…