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VOSD Podcast: Our Quick and Dirty Election Night Takes
Assemblyman Todd Gloria speaks to reporters at a San Diego County Democratic Party event on election night. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz In this special Election Night edition of the VOSD Podcast, we talked about the hot, breaking results we know you want most: the news on Measure B and the 77th Assembly District. We…
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For City Heights, The Path To Power Runs Through The Ballot And The Census
Neighborhoods like City Heights are considered “hard-to-count” area because of their high immigrant population. There, an “undercount” in this year’s census could be devastating.
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Voices of the Voters: Housing and Homelessness in the College Area
College Area residents cast their votes on Election Day. / Photos by Bella Ross Community members in the College Area who cast their ballots Tuesday cited homelessness and housing as the most pressing issues in San Diego and their motivation for coming out. “I definitely think the San Diego homeless population is a huge issue,”…
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Voices of the Voters: San Diego Voters Split on Measure C
San Diego residents cast their votes on Election Day. / Photos by Lisa Halverstadt The Democratic presidential primary and a hotel-tax measure that would fund a Convention Center expansion, homeless initiatives and road repairs were foremost on some central city voters’ minds as they flowed into the polls Tuesday morning. In fact, North Park resident…
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One City Heights School Is Doing the Nearly Impossible: Closing the Achievement Gap
Nearly 100 percent of Edison Elementary students live near the federal poverty line. Yet its reading and math scores beat the district average by double digits.