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  • Conference Creates Dialogue Between Refugees and Service Providers

    By Chris Milholland Trying to build on the spirit of unity following the 9/11 attacks, a San Diego non-profit is working to reach out to a community of impoverished refugees. Voices of Women held a free conference Saturday titled “Open Doors, Open Minds.” The goal was to help local East African refugees and service providers…

  • A Dangerous City Heights Intersection’s New Crosswalk

    Somali men in City Heights’ Colina Park neighborhood stood around Thursday assessing a new crosswalk city workers painted across a dangerous stretch of University Avenue. | Photo Credit: Adrian Florido By Adrian Florido Nur Kahir juggles dual roles at the southwestern corner of University Avenue and 50th Street in the Colina Park neighborhood of City…

  • Tweet City Heights: Blackout Brings the Block Out

    By Megan Burks Countywide Blackout Brings the Block Out An operator error at a power line switching station in Arizona caused a blackout late Thursday afternoon that affected all of San Diego County and parts of Riverside, Orange County and Arizona. Residents in City Heights lined up for ice and batteries at corner markets and…

  • Video: New Council Districts Explained

    By Adrian Florido [Editor’s Note: San Diego Explained is a video series produced by voiceofsandiego.org and NBC7 San Diego. You can see more of the series here.] The lines have been drawn. Late last month the San Diego Redistricting Commission adopted a map that establishes new City Council district boundaries. That means that starting next…

  • Suspicion From 9/11 Tragedy Remains For San Diego Muslims

    By Amita Sharma Rawya Emalt believes non-Muslims gave her harsh stares after 9/11. | Photo Credit: Amita Sharma   Ground zero of some of the distrust between Muslims and the larger community might just be in Clairemont, where two of the 9/11 hijackers lived at the Parkwood Apartments. The apartments are now condos with picture-book,…