Tag: San Diego

  • Long Wait Over for Colina Del Sol Park

    By Adrian Florido Published April 14, 2011 on Colina Del Sol Park in City Heights is a little brighter today. Three picnic tables are now covered in colorful decorative tiles painted by neighborhood children. The city of San Diego returned the tables Thursday after removing them from the park to install the tiles more than two…

  • San Diego Students Get Wired With Broadband Grant

    By Kyla Calvert Published April 13, 2011 on Students at 10 schools across San Diego will get netbooks with 3G wireless internet access for use at home and school. San Diego Unified was one of 20 school districts across the country to win one of the pilot Learning-On-The-Go grants from the Federal Communication Commission. Students at…

  • Refugees in San Diego Seek Representation in Redistricting

    By Andres Barraza Published April 6, 2011 on San Diego’s redistricting process will have to keep a large community of refugees in mind as it looks to re-draw the lines, according to advocates for refugees. Local non-profit organizations will be holding an event Thursday aimed at educating San Diego’s refugee community about redistricting and how…

  • Kids Make the Next Move, and the Next, and the Next

    Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Emily Alpert Published April 3, 2011 on Ten-year-old Elizabeth Padilla has been the new girl over and over, at school after school around City Heights. First there was Central Elementary for kindergarten. Then Carver. Then Euclid. Then the landlord upped the rent and her mother went to find another apartment.…

  • City Heights’ Express Bus to Stay on Interstate

    Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido Published March 29, 2011 on City Heights residents who want to ride an express bus along Interstate 15 will be able to pick it up in the freeway’s center lanes after all. Buses will stop at platforms on the freeway, which passengers will be able to access using…