Tag: San Diego

  • Minorities Concerned About City Redistricting Process

    By Katie Orr The city is in the process of carving out a ninth council district, and minority groups want to make sure they’re being heard during the process. Brian Pollard is on the redistricting committee for San Diego’s 4th council district. He said the city charter requires fair representation of racial and ethnic minorities…

  • Weingart Library Adds Hours With Price Charities Donation

    Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks The computers at Health Sciences High School and Middle College on University Avenue in City Heights are only open to students until the bell rings each afternoon. That’s when Lorena Amador, 16, often puts down her homework for the evening. Amador doesn’t have a computer at home. She…

  • School District Offers Plan For Black Achievement

    By Emily Alpert San Diego Unified is rolling out a new plan to bolster the achievement of African-American and African students, groups that have traditionally lagged academically and are disproportionately likely to be disciplined or labeled with a disability. Its goal is to chip away at the racial achievement gap. The $3.5 million plan is…

  • Plans For New YMCA Crash and Burn With Skaters

    A $13 million, 50,000 square-foot YMCA facility is slated to open on the former Pearson Ford lot at Fairmount Avenue and El Cajon Boulevard in City Heights. Its design includes a health and wellness center, gym, aquatics center and outdoor soccer arena. It won’t include affordable housing, a market with gourmet stock or retail jobs.…

  • 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…