Tag: Mid-City CAN
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San Diego County Has 17K More Youth Voters Than In 2016 — Here’s Why
During the 2014 midterm elections, 22 percent of millennials turned out to vote. This year, an estimated 63 percent of 18 and 19-year-olds alone plan to vote.
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San Diego Unified Expands Halal School Lunch Program
A Crawford High School student orders a halal chili-lime chicken bowl on campus May 20, 2015. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks A San Diego Unified School District program thatbrought halal school lunches to Crawford High School has expanded. The meals meet Muslim religious guidelines and are now being served in five elementary…
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Crawford High Pilots Halal School Lunches
Crawford High School in City Heights has been piloting a new lunch menu to reach out to its Muslim students. Once a week, students can pick up a special halal meal. | Video Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Walk the halls of Crawford High School and you’ll see City Heights in miniature. The neighborhood…
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San Diego’s Richest Poor Neighborhood, Two Decades Later
City Heights could be called San Diego’s richest poor neighborhood. Since 2000, two foundations alone have invested more than a quarter billion dollars in the neighborhood. That’s about the same as what the city of Chula Vista spends on all of its residents annually. In this two-part video series, we ask what’s come of all…
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Mid-City Grinds on Community Health in Urban Planning
City Heights skateboarders helped author a report that looks at the health benefits and implications of the skate park coming to their neighborhood. Mid-City CAN youth leader Leslie Renteria and senior researcher on the project Marnie Purciel-Hill talk with KPBS Evening Edition about their findings. | Video Credit: KPBS By Megan Burks Listen to the…