Tag: San Diego

  • The Battle Heats Up Over New District Lines

    Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido Published May 17, 2011 on In late February, a group of local gay and lesbian leaders gathered in Hillcrest, political power on their minds. They were strategizing about how to lobby the city’s Redistricting Commission to maximize their political influence as the commission reconfigures San Diego’s City Council…

  • Illegal Chickens Forced Into Hiding

    Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido Published May 15, 2011 on On a quiet San Diego cul-de-sac, behind a house perched at the edge of a canyon and concealed by a thick canopy of trees, Oscar and Owl, fugitive hens, are in hiding. They’ve been lying low since January, in a makeshift coop, a…

  • A Tale of Two Schools Thinking Deeper

    Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Emily Alpert Published May 4, 2011 on “The Rainbow Fish” is a beautiful tale: A shimmering fish gives away its glittery scales one by one to befriend others. It’s often seen as a parable about sharing and selfishness. But one kid at Torrey Pines Elementary pointed out in an essay…

  • From Gang Member To College Student With Positive Peer Influence

    By Padma Nagappan Published April 20, 2011 on Photo Credit: Padma Nagappan   A free college readiness program in City Heights is helping inner-city high school students become the first in their families to go to college. The program has enabled many teenagers to overcome troubled backgrounds, gang involvement and drug habits and turn their…

  • A Rule Changes, a County Stumbles and Refugees Suffer

    Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido Published April 19, 2011 on When Amaal Al-Mifraji arrived in San Diego in February, the worst of her troubles appeared to be over. She and her two children, ages 17 and 20, settled into a small one-bedroom apartment in a sprawling complex in El Cajon, one among the…