Tag: News

  • Study Sheds Light On Mid-City’s ‘Unauthorized, Uninsured’ Immigrants

    By Megan Burks The U.S. Census can give us a pretty accurate idea of how many people are living illegally in the United States, but drill down to the neighborhood level and the margin of error widens. Now, a San Diego State University researcher is working to give social workers and policymakers in City Heights…

  • City Heights Homeless on Changes in Their Community

    By Brent Jensen, Kiran Mehta, Beto Soto, Binti Musa and Karla Flores In efforts to positively impact the community, Price Philanthropies and The California Endowment invested an estimated $265 million in City Heights over the past 15 years. The construction of the City Heights Urban Village, a cluster of restaurants, retail stores and produce markets…

  • Youth Photographers Share Snapshot of Health Barriers for Immigrants

    Overcoming Barriers to Health – The AjA project from The AjA Project on Vimeo. By The AjA Project Through photography, the young women of Overcoming Barriers to Health collectively identified health issues and then used their images to create a dialogue surrounding the root causes and implications of health disparities within their community. Throughout the…

  • Second Opinion: Tales From Year One of Covered California

    Video Credit: Nic McVicker, KPBS By Megan Burks Nearly 60 percent of San Diego County residents who were previously uninsured signed up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act in 2014. And as year two begins, more than 300,000 more Californians will be joining them. Health exchange officials are calling the law a success.…

  • Computer Science Program Opens World To Hoover High Students

    Hoover High School student Josecruz Morales sits at a computer desk. He is one of 80 students to participate in the “Hour of Code” program. | Photo By KPBS By Matthew Bowler Hoover High School student Josecruz Morales knows the importance of computer science. After learning computer coding, Morales said a whole new world opened…