Category: Voices

  • Photos: What Does Health Mean to You?

    As October approaches and healthcare remains at the forefront of the public dialogue, City Heights youth from The AjA Project‘s PhotoCity class explore more broad definitions of health. They’ve defined what social health means to them as young people by using photography and thinking critically about how they relate to one another. See how City…

  • Emerald: Why We Need to Invest in the Fire-Rescue Department

    By Marti Emerald In May, the San Diego City Council scraped together the final dollars needed to build a fire station in Mission Valley. The long-awaited approval gave Fire Chief Javier Mainar a sense of relief. He said he had been waiting for a station in the valley since he first became a firefighter, 30…

  • Voices: Weighing In On the SR 94 Project

    By Brian Myers The State Route 94 Express Lanes Project was presented to the Fairmount Park community by the City of San Diego, Caltrans and SANDAG Monday. They are proposing to connect the Interstate 805 South Express Lanes to downtown by constructing two express lanes on SR 94 and a new connector between SR 94…

  • Youth Propose Garden and Art Wall

    City Heights youth who participated in The AjA Project‘s PhotoCity class this spring developed two proposals for creating positive change in City Heights: build a community art wall and form a garden club and garden at Monroe Clark Middle School. Students who want a space to express themselves have proposed building a public art wall,…

  • Voices: Public Housing 101

    Asociación de Liderazgo Comunitario (ALC), formerly known as Proyecto de Casa Saludables, put on a housing forum June 27. Over the next week, we’ll share three talks given at the event, including this presentation on public housing assistance by Ahmed Malinomar, the community manager at Metro Villas Apartments. Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center…