By Kyla Calvert
Mayoral candidates San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher joined city schools Superintendent Bill Kowba in applauding the planned expansion of Reality Changers at the organization’s annual “State of the Inner City Address.” The event always preceeds the mayor’s State of the City Address.
Reality Changers President Christopher Yanov said with gang membership on the rise nationally the organization’s efforts to build the ranks of first-in-their-family college students from San Diego County as more important that ever. The organization will provide its free programs to 10 more county high schools next year.
Those programs include test prep and help with the college application process. Otay Ranch Senior Jocelyn Carranza said it has made all the difference for her. She just finished 16 college applications and thinks she might not have made it through one on her own.