Tag: Video

  • A Ballroom Stuck in Limbo

    The Silverado Ballroom restoration is stuck in limbo as San Diego sniffs out redevelopment scraps. | Video Credit: Brian Myers By Brian Myers and Megan Burks Situated on one of City Heights’ busiest street corners, University and Euclid avenues, the Silverado Ballroom is easy to miss. Its street level windows advertise discount furniture like many…

  • ‘Waste No Water’: Teen Producers PSA

    Youth videographers in the Media Arts Center San Diego’s Teen Producers Project submitted the above video for a contest put on by the City of San Diego’s Water Conservation Program. The contest challenged San Diegans to create public service announcements on water conservation. This PSA and others created by the teen producers are now running…

  • ‘Get Help, Not Guns’: Teen Producers PSA

    As the nation cobbles together legislation to prevent tragedies like the Newtown shooting, youth in California are weighing in. Students throughout the state contributed to a video produced and circulated by The California Endowment that “demands a plan” to bring more social and mental health services to schools in an effort to solve gun violence.…

  • ‘Start With Art’: Teen Producers Anti-Vandalism PSA

    This short public service announcement was produced by teens in the Media Arts Center San Diego’s Teen Producers Project. They felt that they wanted to do more to prevent graffiti in their schools and community.  

  • Fair Housing Month: Addressing Discrimination

    By Maureen Cavanaugh, Patty Lane and Peggy Pico Click here to listen to a KPBS Midday Edition interview on Fair Housing The Fair Housing Act was passed 45 years ago but many San Diegans aren’t aware of how it protects against discrimination in housing. Mary Scott Knoll, executive director of the Fair Housing Council of…