Tag: Land-Use
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Tweet City Heights: Women-only Swim Makes The Huffington Post
By Megan Burks Women-only Swim Makes The Huffington Post The Huffington Post and U-T San Diego ran commentary on the flap over my article on women-only swim hours at the Copley Family YMCA this week. Professors Avi Spiegel and Adina Batnitzky coauthored the piece, saying the story only garnered harsh reactions because the women who…
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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…
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Canyons Considered Dangerous Despite Improvements
By Brian Myers Rosa Olascoaga never walks alone through the canyon next to her home in City Heights, opting to take the longer route to get to the other side of the neighborhood. Despite steep illegal dumping fines, garbage, broken furniture and toxic pollution find their way into the canyons from residents and storm runoff.…
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Tweet City Heights: Sneak Peek at Central Avenue Mini Park (Skatepark Included)
By Megan Burks Sneak Peek at Central Avenue Mini Park (Skatepark Included) City Heights Councilman Todd Gloria tweeted the current design for the Central Avenue Mini Park this week. The plans are undergoing community review and construction on the 28,000-square-foot park at Central Avenue and Landis Street is schedule to begin this fiscal year. The…
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For Inner-City Kids, Time Spent Outdoors Builds Confidence
Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks As a group of kids scrambled like lizards up a towering rock formation, Shantell Lacy stayed back in the shade. She swatted flying ants from a pile of backpacks and talked about her son, Jahvi. “I’m scared of heights, but he’s a daredevil.…