Tag: San Diego City Council

City Heights Seniors Want Park Curfew After Alleged Crimes Leave Them Fearful

Management and residents at a senior apartment facility say a public park next door is drawing criminal activity that’s affecting the building’s tenants.

02/20/2019
After Years As Youth Volunteer, City Heights Activist Hired To Lead Others

The newest community organizer at the nonprofit Mid-City Community Advocacy Network has a long history of pushing for change in her neighborhood and now hopes to inspire others.

12/17/2018
Georgette Gomez Has Nearly Locked Down the Council Presidency

Councilwoman Georgette Gomez attends a Voice of San Diego Brews and News event. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz Everything is lining up for Councilwoman Georgette Gomez to be San Diego’s next Council president. If that happens, she would suddenly find herself as one of the region’s most powerful elected officials. Gomez, who represents the Council…

11/26/2018
Councilwoman Marti Emerald: ‘It’s Time To Step Aside’

Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker, KPBS By Claire Trageser When San Diego City Councilwoman Marti Emerald first ran for office in 2008, she saw it as switching from one form of advocacy to another. She’d spent 22 years as an investigative reporter for Channel 10 and specialized in consumer advocacy reporting. Known as “The Troubleshooter,” she…

07/09/2015
San Diego Council Members to Mayor: Make Our Neighborhoods a Budget Priority

And so it begins. The city of San Diego kicked off its six-month-long budget process Wednesday, and council members representing neighborhoods south of Interstate 8 were first up at the podium. Each budget season starts with the city’s nine council members finding consensus on what to fund and then forwarding their recommendations to the mayor.…

01/29/2015