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Wandering the City Heights Data Desert
For a foundation that’s made such a public commitment to turn City Heights around, you’d expect its president to come to an interview armed with statistics that trumpet the group’s accomplishments in the community. That didn’t happen with Robert Price of Price Philanthropies. “We haven’t focused so much on statistics,” he said. “We’re more about…
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San Diego’s Richest Poor Neighborhood, Two Decades Later
City Heights could be San Diego’s richest poor neighborhood. It has the highest concentration of nonprofit groups in San Diego County. And since 2000, two foundations alone have invested more than $265 million in the neighborhood of 70,000. That’s nearly the same amount the city of Chula Vista spends on its 260,000 residents annually. But…
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California DMV Prepares for Rush of New Immigrant Drivers
By Jill Replogle The California Department of Motor Vehicles is preparing for a flood of new driver applications ahead of a law that allows immigrants without legal residency to apply for licenses. The law goes into effect next year. Starting Jan. 1, immigrants who lack a Social Security number can apply for a special California…
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Teach for America Schools SD Unified On Recruiting Diverse Teachers
David Lopez is executive director of Teach for America in San Diego. | Photo by Sam Hodgson By Mario Koran Apparently, it’s just not cool to be a teacher these days. Far fewer young people are setting out to become teachers. In recent years, the number of students in California teacher preparation programs has plummeted.…
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Effects of Prop. 47 Immediately Felt in San Diego County
By Megan Burke, Tom Fudge, Peggy Pico Under newly passed Proposition 47, certain non-violent crimes would be lowered from felonies to misdemeanors. Those crimes include drug possession, petty theft, shoplifting, receiving stolen property and forging and writing bad checks. Chief Deputy District Attorney Dave Greenberg said new misdemeanor cases would be handled by the San…