Category: Neighborhood Growth
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Girl Scout troop helps young girls connect with East African heritage, Muslim faith
It’s Girl Scout cookie season, but a local troop is providing a different kind of service to their community. They’re working with a local nonprofit organization to help young girls stay in touch with their East African culture through their specialized program. https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/02/25/girl-scout-troop-helps-young-girls-connect-with-east-african-roots-muslim-faith
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San Diego code updates could bring more community gardens, faster broadband
The San Diego City Council approved 33 updates to the Land Development Code, some of which could mean more community gardens, faster broadband and larger child care facilities. https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2021/12/16/san-diego-code-updates-could-bring-more-community-gardens-faster-broadband
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Audit shows funding and program disparities, geographical divide for San Diego recreation centers
A city audit says recreation centers in the northern neighborhoods of San Diego are significantly better off than those in the city’s southern neighborhoods. https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2021/11/16/audit-shows-funding-and-program-disparities-geographical-divide-for-san-diego-recreation-centers
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Councilmember seeks to change ‘unfair,’ ‘two-tiered’ trash pickup system
San Diego’s policy of offering free trash pickup to single-family homes will cost taxpayers nearly $235 million over the next five years, according to a report due to be discussed by a City Council committee Thursday. https://www.kpbs.org/news/environment/2021/10/05/councilmember-change-unfair-trash-pickup-system-peoples-ordinance
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Park De La Cruz Reopening
