Tag: Southeast San Diego

  • Religious Community Aims To Build Trust Between Police, Public

    Religious Community Aims To Build Trust Between Police, Public

    A community event will feature a presentation from law enforcement to explain a new anti-profiling law. The informative session is part of a collaborative project that taps faith-based leaders to help improve the relationships between police and the public.

  • Youth Gather to End Violence in Their Neighborhoods

    By Erin Timony, Anais Bernard Oscar Perez, Trevor Seines and Dylan Rohn Youth from all over San Diego gathered at the Jacobs Center in southeast San Diego March 2 to discuss ways to improve their communities and prevent violence. The event was organized  the center’s Youth Movement Program and called on local teens to be expert…

  • Tweet City Heights: CalFresh Challenge Raises Awareness for Hunger

    By Megan Burks San Diego Veg Week and CalFresh Challenge Change Diets, Minds This week, San Diego social media let us in on a lot more than the usual “who went where with whom” status updates. I found out exactly what some San Diegans were putting in their bellies—Councilwoman Marti Emerald was all about Italian…

  • Local Youth Use Cell Phones to Report on Food Justice

    The People’s Produce Market in southeast San Diego is working to bring fresh, local fruits and vegetables to low-income shoppers in the area. It collects CalFresh funds, Women, Infant and Children vouchers and senior vouchers. Below, MobileStories reporter Demetrius Smith takes viewers to the market to talk with some of its organizers. MobileStories is an…

  • Wanted: Farmers for This Farmers Market

    Bilali Muya sells produce from City Heights’ New Roots Community Garden at the Southeast Farmers Market. He says farmers are often reluctant to send their produce to the Southeast Market because the group sells far less there than it does in City Heights. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido When he moved to…