Tag: Public Safety

  • Tweet City Heights: KPBS Snags Former Voice of San Diego Reporter

    By Megan Burks KPBS Snags Former Voice of San Diego Reporter Adrian Florido announced yesterday he’s joining the news staff at KPBS. He’ll report for Fronteras: The Changing America Desk, which collects stories from public radio stations about immigration and life in border cities. Florido was laid off last week from voiceofsandiego.org, a Speak City…

  • San Diego Tackles Prisoner Recidivism

    San Diego is one of a few California counties that plan to avoid building more jails by keeping offenders from ending up back behind bars. That’s a tough assignment when jobs are scarce and many in this population have nowhere to live. By Nicholas McVicker and Alison St John Frederick Recupido, 35, recently arrived in…

  • Community Braces for Prison Realignment

    The Public Safety Realignment Act will transfer responsibility for 2,000 parolees to the County Probation Department. It will also keep some new offenders from going to state prison, placing them in county jail or under house arrest instead. Residents worry the shift will impact the safety of their streets. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media…

  • Field Guide: Looking at Public Safety

    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 Violent Crimes by Neighborhood (2011) Azalea/Hollywood – 11 Castle – 48 Cherokee Point – 28 Chollas Creek – 16 Colina Del Sol –…

  • County Students More Often Suspended For Non-Violent, Non-Drug Infractions

    By Kyla Calvert The California Endowment is calling on California schools to turn away from “no-tolerance” discipline policies commonly adopted after the Columbine High School shootings. They say the policies do more harm than good. A recent national report shows students who are frequently suspended are more likely to drop out of school and that minority students…