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  • City Heights Somalis Lead Fight Against Liquor License

    By Tom Fudge Ahmed Malinomar is leading the opposition to a liquor license for a store that’s right next to a mosque on University Avenue. | Photo Credit: Tom Fudge There’s a corner of University Avenue near 54th Street that’s home to a store called University Market. It’s also home to a Buddhist Temple, a…

  • Teen Producers Look Back at the 19th Annual Latino Film Festival

    By Erin Timony, Anais Bernard, Oscar Perez, Trevor Seines and Dylan Rohn Media Arts Center San Diego screened more than 160 films created by and starring Latinos during its 19th Annual Latino Film Festival in March. The event was aimed at bringing attention to the dearth of Latino faces on television and movie screens in…

  • Creating Bike Safety in a City Built for Cars

    The death of a cyclist on Montezuma Road near San Diego State last month has rallied San Diego’s bike community to protest the dangers of taking to the road. KPBS reporter Tom Fudge tells us what it would take to make our streets safe for bikes, even though they were built for cars. Five years…

  • Youth Gather to End Violence in Their Neighborhoods

    By Erin Timony, Anais Bernard Oscar Perez, Trevor Seines and Dylan Rohn Youth from all over San Diego gathered at the Jacobs Center in southeast San Diego March 2 to discuss ways to improve their communities and prevent violence. The event was organized  the center’s Youth Movement Program and called on local teens to be expert…

  • Better Safe Than Sorry: Youth Discuss Curfew Sweeps

    By Erin Timony, Anais Bernard Oscar Perez, Trevor Seines and Dylan Rohn Once a month in City Heights, police sweep the neighborhood in search of underage kids who are in violation of San Diego’s 10 p.m. curfew. Their efforts have been celebrated by many in the community, who say curfew arrests keep kids out of…