Tag: Land-Use

  • A Culture Clash Where Three Neighborhoods Meet

    A new $13 million, 50,000 square-foot YMCA facility that will include a health and wellness center, aquatics center, gym and outdoor soccer arena is projected to open at here at El Cajon Boulevard and Fairmont Avenue in 2014. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido In early 2009, the Pearson Ford dealership at El…

  • Google Maps Tell You When The Bus Is Coming

    By Tom Fudge San Diego’s transit agency, the MTS, is giving out real-time information via web and cell phone so you know when the bus is coming, even when it’s late. MTS has partnered with Google Maps to make the data available online. Buses often run late because they get stuck in traffic or stuck…

  • Stalwart Departs a Changing Community He Helped Change

    Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido Published May 25, 2011 on One day last week, Jay Powell drove his turquoise Mini Cooper down a residential street in City Heights and stopped in front of a faded two-story apartment building. Its units faced away from the street, so the only things visible were windows protected…

  • Long Wait Over for Colina Del Sol Park

    By Adrian Florido Published April 14, 2011 on Colina Del Sol Park in City Heights is a little brighter today. Three picnic tables are now covered in colorful decorative tiles painted by neighborhood children. The city of San Diego returned the tables Thursday after removing them from the park to install the tiles more than two…

  • City Heights’ Express Bus to Stay on Interstate

    Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido Published March 29, 2011 on City Heights residents who want to ride an express bus along Interstate 15 will be able to pick it up in the freeway’s center lanes after all. Buses will stop at platforms on the freeway, which passengers will be able to access using…