Tag: Mid-City CAN Youth Council

  • Mid-City Grinds on Community Health in Urban Planning

    City Heights skateboarders helped author a report that looks at the health benefits and implications of the skate park coming to their neighborhood. Mid-City CAN youth leader Leslie Renteria and senior researcher on the project Marnie Purciel-Hill talk with KPBS Evening Edition about their findings. | Video Credit: KPBS By Megan Burks Listen to the…

  • City Heights Youth Visit Sacramento to Advocate for Change

    By Adam Ward Sitting in a classroom with a table so uneven that books had to be used to prop it up. Having to ride a skateboard all the way from City Heights to get a glimpse of the beach. Making a choice between participating in afterschool activities and feeling unsafe on the streets. Twelve…

  • City Budget a Boon for Mid-City

    Mid-City CAN Youth Council members and supporters show their support for free student bus passes called the Youth Opportunity Pass at the City Council meeting June 10. | Photo Courtesy of Mid-City CAN. By Bianca Bruno The work done by City Heights advocates to access funding for their community has not been done in vain.…