Tag: Land-Use
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Tweet City Heights: Rethinking the Term ‘Illegal Immigrant’
By Megan Burks Rethinking the Term ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Expect to see a change in the way journalists throughout the United States handle the terms “illegal immigrant” and “undocumented immigrant.” The Associated Press Stylebook, a writing style guide for journalists, advised reporters this week to reserve “illegal” to describe actions, not people, and to get more…
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Slideshow: The Relationship Between Schools and Health
By Jena Olson Students at Crawford High School in City Heights recently spent time using photography to explore how their school influences their social, physical and mental health. They identified key health influencers and then created photo essays on issues such as having more nature on campus, the benefits of diversity and the importance of…
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City Takes Steps Toward Sidewalk Study
By Liam Dillon One big reason San Diego can’t solve its busted sidewalks problem: It doesn’t know how bad they are. The city has never done a comprehensive review of its 5,000 miles of sidewalks. That might change soon. City Councilman Mark Kersey, who heads the council’s infrastructure committee, is pushing for a formal evaluation…
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Centerline Project Lurches Forward
City Heights resident Maria Cortez discusses her nearly three-decade wait for a bus route called Centerline at a 2011 press conference. Residents have fought for the long-delayed transit project since the 1980’s, when it was promised to them in exchange for allowing CalTrans to extend Interstate-15 through their neighborhood. | Photo Credit: Randy Van Vleck…
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Filner Gearing Up for More Bikes with CicloSDias Event
Los Angeles hosts community bike rides modeled after Bogoto, Colombia’s ciclovia events. Now San Diego is following their lead. | Photo Courtesy of Flickr By Lisa Halverstadt Mayor Bob Filner wants to make San Diego the bicycling capital of the nation but he admits he’ll need to sell the idea to most residents first. That’s…