Tag: Copley YMCA

  • El YMCA busca soluciones para los nadadores musulmanes

    Photo by Megan Burks, Speak City Heights By Megan Burks Imagina un invernadero. Paredes de vidrio cubiertas por un techo de vidrio. Ahora coloca una alberca adentro. Así luce el centro acuático del nuevo YMCA Copley-Price Family, lo que plantea un problema para los miembros musulmanes del gimnasio. El Equipo de Apoyo Mujeres Unidas de…

  • Extra Swim Class at YMCA Becomes Gender, Immigrant Issue

    Dr. Adina Batnitzky, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of San Diego, addresses reader comments that call a women-only swim class at the Copley YMCA discrimination and wrongheaded. By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh, Peggy Pico and Claire Trageser Click here to listen to an extended interview with Adina Batnitzky, Andrea Freeman and Megan…

  • YMCA Offers Women-Only Swim Hours For Muslim Women

    With summer now in full swing, San Diegans are heading to beaches and pools to cool off and get exercise. But for East-African women in City Heights, taking a dip isn’t so easy. Many of them are Muslim and can’t swim in co-ed pools. But that’s changing with a new YMCA class that’s getting Muslim…

  • Developing the Boulevard: What the Candidates for District 9 Say

    By Megan Burks Last week, we asked the candidates for City Council District 9 how they would ensure development keeps pace in City Heights despite the end of redevelopment agencies. This time, we wanted to know what kinds of development should be prioritized, especially along El Cajon Boulevard. The boulevard has been undergoing a steady…