Tag: Environment

  • Restoring a Canyon and Creek, With Some Help From the Neighbors

    By Adrian Florido John Stewart’s house is perched at the edge of Radio Canyon. From his backyard he looks out over a lush, gaping chasm that separates his southeastern San Diego neighborhood of Emerald Hills from the Encanto neighborhood. He’s lived there since 1961, so he’s watched the canyon evolve. “A lot of people used…

  • Tweet City Heights: Redistricting Ride Over, State Dream Act Back on the Table

    By Megan Burks With Redistricting Ride Over, Emerald Hops on Campaign Trail It’s official (barring any lawsuits, of course). Redistricting is over and City Heights is poised to take the helm of a new, ninth council district. The Redistricting Commission voted last night to approve its preliminary map with some minor tweaks to the districts…

  • Residents Clean Swan Canyon To Protect Watershed

    By Brian Myers More than 200 volunteers, organized by San Diego Canyonlands, participated in the cleanup of Swan Canyon. Swan Canyon and other canyons in City Heights act as drains to Pueblo Watershed. This is where rain and other sources of water collect along 60 miles of urban landscape in the cities of San Diego, La…