Tag: Substandard Housing

  • Problem Landlord to Unload 30 Apartment Buildings

    Bankim Shah’s apartment building in Barrio Logan. | Photo Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks San Diego landlord Bankim Shah put 30 of his apartment buildings up for sale late this week. Shah came under scrutiny in a Voice of San Diego and KPBS investigation showing a history of housing…

  • Mayor Pledges More Funds to Help Tenants

    City Inspectors to Get Certified to Handle Infestations Sherry Godat reveals a plywood board in her window frame Nov. 20, 2014. Bankim Shah promised to replace the missing window before she moved in. A friend installed the plywood after months passed with no repairs. | Photo Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By…

  • Whack-A-Mole City Enforcement Keeps Problem Landlords In Business

    The city’s code compliance team knocks out thousands of isolated complaints a year, but does little to hold repeat offenders accountable. Residents and city staff have lodged complaints against one landlord for years, but roaches and mold still fester in his apartments. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks…

  • Leadership Program Encourages Resident Ownership of Community

    By Brian Myers and Tita Aime Cardona Proyecto de Casas Saludables, the healthy homes project, celebrated the conclusion of their annual Leadership Academy with a graduation ceremony for the participants last month. The project was started in City Heights as a response to the neighborhood’s growing population of Latino children affected by asthma. Many of…

  • Video: Community Garden Targets Health Issues Associated With Poor Housing

    By Brian Myers   A community garden near Fairmount Boulevard and University Avenue is growing medicinal plants that can relieve the symptoms of asthma, which they say is a community health epidemic in City Heights because of poor housing stock. The volunteer-run Remedy Community Medicine Garden has a small, but dedicated, crew of caretakers, including…