Tag: Free Bus Passes
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Youth Report: City Heights Petitions for Free Student Bus Passes
Amir Johnson, a youth reporter on the Media Arts Center‘s after-school news crew, put together this report on an effort bring free city bus passes to City Heights students. Mid-City CAN’s Improving Transportation in City Heights team began campaigning for the “youth opportunity passes” in 2011 after hearing from parents and students who said the…
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SD Unified Approves Free Bus Passes for Low-Income Students
Alfredo Mendez, 18, says buying a monthly bus pass to get to school and internships is a heavy burden for his mom, a single parent who makes minimum wage. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks “SD Unified Approves Free Bus Passes Program,” Aired April 10 on KPBS News [audio:http://speakcityheights.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/FREEBUS1-meb.mp3] City Heights youths chanted…
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Filner Wants Students to Ride City Transit for Free
By Kyla Calvert Mayoral candidate and Congressman Bob Filner believes San Diego Unified students should be able to ride the bus or trolley to school for free. He joined other candidates in offering some specifics on what he would do to improve city schools as mayor. A monthly youth pass for San Diego’s buses and trolleys costs $36. That…
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New Advocacy Group Seeks Free Bus Passes for Students
By Megan Burks Mid-City CAN added a new advocacy team to its lineup, this one aimed at improving transportation options for City Heights residents. The Improving Transportation in City Heights Momentum Team made its first impression last month when it called on the San Diego Community College District to support an initiative to offer free…