Tag: Public Safety

  • City Heights Sees Few Ex-Offenders Under Realignment

    By Megan Burks The San Diego County Probation Department is dealing with more former prison inmates than it expected to under realignment, the state’s effort to limit prison overcrowding by shifting some offenders into local custody. Under the new strategy, parolees who would have been supervised by the state are being watched by county probation…

  • Lowrider Festival Aims to Prevent, End Gang Membership

    By Brian Myers Lowriders packed into the small parking lot of the Mid-City Police Substation March 1. Volunteers from car clubs, church groups, law enforcement offices, community groups and nonprofits came together there for the inaugural meeting of the 2012 San Diego Lowrider Gospel Fest. Leading the congregation was Richard “Cisco” Mendez, the evangelist counselor…

  • Police Response Times Increasing

    How San Diego reports the Police Department’s performance to the public today is substantially simpler than it was two decades ago. The city’s annual budget used to measure neighborhood involvement, community satisfaction and many other metrics of a police officer’s job. Today, just two metrics remain: crime rates and response times. When the mayor and…

  • Field Guide: City Heights and the Mayor’s Race, Part IV

    By Megan Burks [Editor’s Note: Field Guide is a weekly email bringing you the news, explainers and action items needed to navigate your changing community. Click here to subscribe.] FIELD GUIDE TOOLBOX The Candidates: Carl DeMaio Current Job: City Councilman representing District 5 Political Affiliation: Republican Endorsement: Engineering and General Contractors Association Known For: Outspoken…

  • Map: Divided Crime Trends in City Heights

    By Keegan Kyle I posted a map Wednesday showing where crime went up or down in San Diego last year. Police reported fewer major crimes in most neighborhoods, but substantially more in a few places like Mission Beach and Hillcrest. But in City Heights, the map shows more mixed trends. Police reported more crime in…