Tag: Tweet City Heights
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Tweet City Heights: Residents Mark One-Year Anniversary of Police Officer’s Death
By Megan Burks Residents Mark One-Year Anniversary of Police Officer’s Death This week last year City Heights residents came together to mourn the death of Mid-City Police Officer Jeremy Henwood. The officer, who was fatally shot Aug. 6, 2011, by Dejon White, captured the attention of the region and nation with one of his final…
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Tweet City Heights: Time Running Out for New Farm Bill
By Megan Burks Police Chief Defends Budget Request KPBS had Police Chief Bill Lansdowne and Assistant Chief Shelley Zimmerman on Midday Edition and Evening Edition to discuss their department’s request for a budget increase of $66 million over five years. In a report to City Council, police say they need the money to keep crime…
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Tweet City Heights: Women-only Swim Makes The Huffington Post
By Megan Burks Women-only Swim Makes The Huffington Post The Huffington Post and U-T San Diego ran commentary on the flap over my article on women-only swim hours at the Copley Family YMCA this week. Professors Avi Spiegel and Adina Batnitzky coauthored the piece, saying the story only garnered harsh reactions because the women who…
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Tweet City Heights: State Suspends Some Open Meeting Requirements
By Megan Burks State Suspends Some Open Meeting Requirements In an effort to save $96 million, state legislators suspended funding for certain provisions of the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. Under the law, public entities must notify their constituents of meetings 72 hours in advance and disclose decisions made in closed sessions. The…
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Tweet City Heights: Students Raise Thousands for Cancer Research
By Megan Burks Latinos Worse Off Than African Americans When It Comes to Health Coverage A recent poll by National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health found Latinos are most likely to go without health insurance or grapple with patchy coverage plans. The study results debunk a…