Tag: Chollas Creek

  • Chollas Creek Restoration Project Gets Boost From State

    Chollas Creek Restoration Project Gets Boost From State

    A $3.5-million grant will help restore the habitat along the creek and provide the residents of park-poor City Heights with more open space.

  • Restoring a Canyon and Creek, With Some Help From the Neighbors

    By Adrian Florido John Stewart’s house is perched at the edge of Radio Canyon. From his backyard he looks out over a lush, gaping chasm that separates his southeastern San Diego neighborhood of Emerald Hills from the Encanto neighborhood. He’s lived there since 1961, so he’s watched the canyon evolve. “A lot of people used…

  • Map: Divided Crime Trends in City Heights

    By Keegan Kyle I posted a map Wednesday showing where crime went up or down in San Diego last year. Police reported fewer major crimes in most neighborhoods, but substantially more in a few places like Mission Beach and Hillcrest. But in City Heights, the map shows more mixed trends. Police reported more crime in…

  • Map: Shifting Crime in San Diego Neighborhoods

    By Keegan Kyle Last week, San Diego police released annual statistics showing another year of declining crime levels. The number of major crimes fell citywide by 4 percent from the previous year to 34,813. That total includes murders, rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries, larcenies and vehicle thefts. The last time San Diego police reported fewer,…