Tag: San Diego

  • Disparities Clear at San Diego Senior Living Communities

    Seventy-six-year-old Josie Davis lives in a City Heights Square studio apartment. She lives alone, but she’s surrounded by photographs of distant family members in the Philippines and of herself as a 17 year old. | Photo Credit: Katie Euphrat By Alison St John Ina and Irwin Rubenstein live in an airy, seventh-floor apartment at Vi, an…

  • Charities Brace For Higher Demand, Fewer Donations

    By Susan Murphy ‘Tis the season for giving, but a growing number of San Diego County residents are in need of receiving. Jennifer Gilmore, executive director with Feeding America San Diego, said several regular donors have contacted her to say they’re unable to help this year. “In fact, I had a letter from a gentlemen who’s…

  • New Market Revives Concern About Dangerous Crossing

    A new grocery store in City Heights has revived a sense of urgency among advocates to do something about a dangerous intersection at University Avenue and 54th Street that many pedestrians have to cross to get there. Curving right turns make it hard for drivers and pedestrians to see each other. | Photo Credit: Sam…

  • School Brings the Family Dinner Table Into the Classroom

    By Megan Burks and Brian Myers One by one, students in Jennifer Garfinkel’s third grade class shuffled into seats around tables set with plates and cutlery. They’re the same classroom tables where students unpacked pencils and paper earlier in the day to work. At noon, the work surfaces become dining tables with a little disinfectant…

  • Field Guide: New Developments in Council Race, Schools and Clinics

    By Megan Burks [Editor’s Note: Field Guide is a weekly email bringing you the news, explainers and action items needed to navigate your changing community. Click here to subscribe.] FIELD GUIDE TOOLBOX Field Guide Archive: The Refugee Paradox Legislative Session a Boon or Bust for City Heights? Housing Services Gap The Campaign Trail What School…