Tag: Video
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A Brief History of Mid-City Transit
By Brian Myers We asked the candidates for District 9 Monday how they would work to improve transit options for City Heights residents. Transit riders and community advocates say the neighborhood hasn’t gotten a fair shake from transportation authorities, who sliced the community in two with Interstate 15 in the 1990s. Above, Maria Cortez…
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Is Prison Realignment Working?
Above: Margaret Dooley-Sammuli from the ACLU and Chief Mack Jenkins, head of the San Diego County Probation Department, speak to Evening Edition about the realignment program. By Beth Accomando, Adriana Alcaraz and Erik Anderson It’s been six months since California started shifting low-level prison inmates and funding from state to county jails, and a new report from the…
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SDSU Greeks Encourage Somali Children To Pursue Higher Education
By Dwane Brown It was a day of service for fraternity and sorority members from San Diego State University. This year’s beneficiary is a charter school — that primarily serves the Somalian community. It brought a record number of SDSU students together to encourage youngsters from Iftin Charter school to pursue a college degree, while…
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Community Organizer Responds to Curfew Sweeps Investigation
Above: Keegan Kyle discusses his investigation into curfew sweeps with Amita Sharma on KPBS Evening Edition. By Maureen Cavanaugh, Pat Finn, Amita Sharma and Claire Trageser Ramla Sahid, community organizer with Mid-City CAN, and Keegan Kyle of voiceofsandiego.org spoke with Maureen Cavanaugh on KPBS Midday Edition yesterday about the expansion of untested curfew sweeps in…
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Video: Are Curfew Sweeps the Right Intervention for At-Risk Youth?
Above, Speak City Heights video journalist Brian Myers shares the scene of a recent curfew sweep. He talks to volunteers and some of the teens they helped arrest Feb. 24. Most of those interviewed said the program is good for the community. But some interviews revealed teens are often arrested on their way home, sometimes…