Tag: San Diego

  • Citizens’ Commission on State Redistricting Gets An Earful

    By Alison St John Residents from Imperial Valley to the coast turned out to a public hearing in San Diego Monday night on state and congressional redistricting. Some drove almost two hours to present their case to the Redistricting Commission. It was the last opportunity to give the 14 member Citizens’ Commission oral testimony before the…

  • Low-Income Shoppers Thrive At City Heights Farmers Market

    By Megan Burks and Brian Myers The produce stalls at the City Heights Farmers Market last week were lined with strawberries so fresh they shined. Some still carried their delicate vines. Ayan Mohamed, who has an 18-month-old, was quick to exchange a Women, Infants and Children voucher for large basket of the fruit. They’re her…

  • World Refugee Day Event to Celebrate San Diego Refugees

    This photograph comes from a series of images of Somali Bantu refugees soon after resettlement in Boston. It will be on display at the San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts during World Refugee Day on Sunday June 19. | Photo Credit: Roberto “Bear” Guerra By Megan Burke and Maureen Cavanaugh San Diego plays a surprisingly…

  • A Long, Unlikely Road to Stanford

    Photo Credit: Kyla Calvert By Kyla Calvert On the last Friday of the school year, seniors at Crawford Invention and Design Educational Academy in City Heights are lined up for a barbecue. Later in the afternoon they’ll rehearse for graduation. Like most high school grads, they’ll hear from their valedictorian, Idris Ahmed, whose speech is…

  • Garden Project Allows Crawford Students To Grow

    By Megan Burke and Brian Myers San Diego’s Crawford High School in City Heights is among the most culturally diverse schools in the nation. An innovative school garden program at the school gives students a chance to discuss their culture through food. Kaley Hearnsberger is Crawford’s Youth Food Justice Coordinator. She runs the internship program,…