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City Heights residents are pushing back against budget cuts to rec centers and libraries. Then, a new report says Medi-Cal patients are hospitalized for preventable conditions twice as much as Californians with private insurance. And hear the latest on the Marine Corps' controversial contract with an Oceanside-based credit union. Plus, Governor Gavin Newsom released $3 billion for behavioral health and housing — we'll tell you what San Diego organizations will benefit. Finally, we look at how automated bots are scooping up the best tee times at city golf courses.

After more than two years of work, construction on improvements to the street and sidewalks in City Heights is now completed. Seven vote centers are now open in the South Bay for people to cast their ballot in the District 1 special primary election. Soon, the county's first specialty hospital dedicated to patients with Epilepsy and other conditions will open at Sharp Grossmont in La Mesa.   What You Need To Know To Start Your Sunday. 

Send us a textDr. Doug Fisher is known for his prolific work in instructional design, curriculum development, and professional learning. Additionally, he is a teacher leader at Health Sciences High & Middle College, an award-winning, open-enrollment public school in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego, California that he co founded in 2007. Previously, Doug was an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator. Much of his work has been published with San Diego State University colleague, Dr. Nancy Frey. Together, they offer tailored professional learning opportunities around the world. With colleagues, Doug has published over 250 books, chapters, and articles focused on school improvement including Rigor Unveiled, The Teacher Clarity Playbook, PLC+, and Welcome to Teaching. He is the recipient of an International Reading Association William S. Grey citation of merit and an Exemplary Leader award from the Conference on English Leadership of NCTE. He was named an Adolescent Literacy Thought Leader by the International Literacy Association in 2016 and elected into the Reading Hall of Fame in 2022. Doug loves being an educator and hopes to share that passion with others. Dr. Douglas Fisher  is Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University. You can connect with Dr. Fisher at https://www.fisherandfrey.com/ and follow him on X (formerly Twitter) for updates @DFISHERSDSU.Resources mentioned in this episode:International Literacy Association's Literacy Glossary - https://www.literacyworldwide.org/get-resources/literacy-glossaryTo cite this episode:Persohn, L. (Host). (2025, Mar. 11). A conversation with Doug Fisher (Season 5, No. 8) [Audio podcast episode]. In Classroom Caffeine Podcast series. https://www.classroomcaffeine.com/guests. DOI: 10.5240/0A22-E8D7-3F09-096B-C056-D Connect with Classroom Caffeine at www.classroomcaffeine.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

A San Diego county family is asking for help, finding the driver who hit and killed a marine veteran. Frustration growing in City Heights, as businesses say a major construction project is hurting their bottom line. A local pub gets national recognition, dubbed the "Best Beer Bar" in the country. NBC 7's Steven Luke has what you need to know to start your Thursday.

Light rain will continue throughout the day across San Diego County as the storm moves out. Non-profit organizations will announce a new free shuttle service for people in North Park and City Heights. Chocolate prices are up this Valentine's Day in the San Diego area. Americans are expected to spend about $27 billion dollars for Valentine's day.

A San Diego couple  in City Heights has been stuck with a clean-up bill after a  homeless encampment ended up in their backyard. A few local races across the county are still too close to call, we're breaking down the fresh election results out the registrar's office. Plus, the Padres team members up for some big awards. NBC 7's Steven Luke has what you need to know before you get out the door this morning.

Jason Moore, founder and director of Port City Heights, discusses his journey into the videography and media industry. He shares how he discovered his passion for aerial photography and videography through drones and how it led him to start his own business. Jason also talks about the services Port City Heights offers, including high-quality aerial media content for real estate companies, commercial businesses, and film production companies. He highlights the value of aerial perspectives in marketing and advertising and introduces the stock footage program that allows small businesses to access high-quality drone footage and photography of Lake Norman and other areas in North Carolina.Port City HeightsCheck out their Lake Norman YouTube videos:https://youtu.be/RUss2hXtg4E?si=ZIwr9lUjigRUjpWzhttps://youtu.be/eENgqKQgEVs?si=3HD3cR6nMWoreW63---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Best of LKNhttps://thebestoflkn.com/Hosted by:Jeff HammAllen Tate Realtors®Charlotte & Lake Norman (NC)www.LKNreal.comProduced by Epic Journey Media https://epicjourneymedia.com/Support the show

If you're driving through City Heights, construction along University Avenue could slow you down. The San Diego City Council will consider banning the use of equipment that amplifies the sound on pedicabs. NBC 7's Brooke Martell has a look at the forecast. Here's NBC 7's Jackie Crea with the top headlines.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A week after the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on bump stocks, Representative Scott Peters and other local leaders say Congress needs to act to protect people's safety. In other news, over the last decade, California lost half of its recycling centers, which means fewer opportunities for people to recycle their bottles and cans. Our KPBS investigative reporter joins the podcast to discuss how the state is planning to transform how we recycle in the coming years. Plus, young poets are inscribing their words on the pavement of a City Heights alley. The public art project is being unveiled Saturday.

In the "Today in San Diego" podcast, the county is taking steps to try to keep mosquitos under control, the man suspected to be involved in a City Heights killing has been taken into custody, and British Airways adds another flight to London from San Diego International Airport. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the "Today in San Diego" podcast, San Diego police are searching for a suspect involved with a homicide in City Heights, A man was arrested two blocks from the home in connection with the Linda Vista child sex assault, and why you may no longer see people skipping the TSA line at the San Diego Airport Terminal 2. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jennifer Pillsbury, CEO/Executive Director of Pro Kids, First Tee San Diego, is joined by Roberto Rodriguez, a Pro Kids, First Tee board member, to chat about the mission of the organization; it's locations in City Heights and Oceanside; and its need for support of its program and events.  Rodriguez talks about his personal journey as a Pro Kids participant when he was in middle school to his role as a Board member, and everything in-between.

Marcela Mercado, General Manager of Fern Street Circus, and Catalina Paz, Show Creator and Director, discuss Fern Street's Neighborhood Tour in City Heights, and its recent move into its first-ever dedicated indoor space at the former Central Elementary School building. Mercado and Paz talk about Fern Street's goal of bringing together people of all ages, cultures and experiences to share the joy of circus.

There are two new affordable housing projects in City Heights. Developer Wakeland Housing held a grand opening for City Heights Place and City Heights Plaza Del Sol Friday. In other news, we hear a preview of a new KPBS series about the child care crisis in San Diego. Plus, along the edge of San Diego's freeways, patches of wildflowers are bursting to life. We learn about the history behind why there are so many blooms on highway medians.

The Small Business Administration opened a center Monday in National City to help those recovering from last month's devastating floods. In other news, California is one of eight states joining a federal lawsuit to block the merger of Kroger and Albertsons. Plus, ahead of the March 5 primary election, we learn about the election in San Diego's District 9, which is arguably the most diverse district in the city, encompassing wealthy neighborhoods like Kensington and financially challenged areas like City Heights.

“It's not just a spirits company, but a way of life.” That's what Fierce & Kind's owners and founders, Cyndi Smith and Basem Harb, say when talking about the ethos behind their company. In addition to peddling high-quality vodka and bourbon, Fierce & Kind donates a whopping 25 percent of net profits to charity. To learn more, we asked them to come on Happy Half Hour. Smith and Harb, former tech entrepreneurs, stopped by the SDM office one Friday with bottles in tow. Fierce & Kind's American bourbon is aged two years and five months, clocks in at 86 proof, and drinks almost like a Scotch: It's smooth, accessible. The cloyingly sweet aspect present in other bourbons is missing. This is intentional, Harb says. “I'm a Scotch drinker,” he tells us. He wanted to emulate some of the sippable qualities of Scotch, including its peatiness and vanilla notes. The bourbon is made with heirloom corn and other grains, adding complex flavor profiles that are missing from single-grain Scotch whiskeys. And bourbon isn't the only creation on the distillery's lineup that is great on the rocks. While he doesn't mind a good cocktail, Harb prefers sipping spirits neat. He and Smith wanted to make an exceptionally drinkable vodka that could stand up on its own, sans mixers. The result is a six-times distilled vodka that's a far cry from the Dubra handles of college lore. It's creamy and surprisingly light on the finish. It also won gold at the 2023 TAG Las Vegas Global Spirits Competition. Harb said that he's been doing restaurant tastings around town and may have even convinced some barkeeps to offer it as a sipper. But while the booze is fantastic, there are plenty of excellent spirits brands out there. Why buy from this one? The answer lies in ethics for those who may want to be more conscious about who they spend with. Fierce & Kind operates with an internal stock options program and equity crowdfunding campaign that is currently in-progress, making it an employee- and consumer-owned company. There's also the aforementioned charity component, which feeds directly into The Fierce & Kind Equity Foundation. The first organization supported by the Foundation is City Heights–based Nile Sisters, which provides predominantly working-class and immigrant women training for healthcare careers. Since the brand is on the newer side, this endeavor is just getting started, but the duo said they will continue to identify and support building “economic opportunities and entrepreneurship in historically disadvantaged communities.” In addition to tasting world-class tipples, we also talk about the news. Shearwater at the Del closed and world-famous Nobu will be taking its place as the final portion of the resort's $550 million renovation comes to a close; Vegas-based Clique Hospitality will unveil The Kitchen and The Clubhouse in Del Mar with an exec chef formerly from Miho Catering; Burgeon Beer Company opened a new Vista taproom; and Vietnamese-Latin fusion joint Chao XO just launched in National City. Two words: BIRRIA PHO. We'll see you next week!

Police in City Heights are investigating a shooting overnight where at least one bullet went into a nearby home, hitting a woman inside. Doctors in San Diego are warning of a spike in flu and RSV cases ahead of the busy holiday season. The Humane Society of San Diego is dealing with an outbreak of two highly contagious diseases. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

State funding has been secured for San Diego's homeless outreach programs. In other news, we look at how a community garden in City Heights is healing a patch of land and the people who tend it. Plus, a street in Barrio Logan will be renamed Saturday after the neighborhood's priest Father Brown, who died in 2020.

Growing up in City Heights, Ellis California Jones saw the best and the worst of what San Diego was capable of offering: opportunities that could lead to advancement or addiction, independence or incarceration. After reaching his dreams of playing football on a college scholarship, Ellis found himself running with the wrong crowd, making decisions that eventually put him behind bars. And it was there that he saw the irony of lifelong drug addicts circling in and out of prison. It was there that he developed his leadership skills, helping other inmates earn their GED, and it was there that he discovered--to his surprise--the common ground he shared with the conservative party. Today, Ellis is running for District 4 City Council in San Diego. Tune in as Dr. Dunne interviews Ellis California Jones on his faith journey, his life lessons, and his hopes for the streets of San Diego.  

“He was wearing two dog tags. The bullet went through the first dog tag, but the second deflected it down into his ankle. The bullet's still in his ankle.” As Ky Phan shares on this week's Happy Half Hour podcast, her father's dog tag with the terrifying hole not only saved his life, but eventually became the ticket to a new life for his young family. The Phans are from a small village in South Vietnam, near a river where they would pull crabs, snails, and shrimp. They'd boil them in pots, seasoned with what grew around them—like garlic, lemongrass, lime leaves—and eat them as a family with their hands. It's how the kids loved to eat. They had to hide that from their father—aka “Papa”—because he wanted a certain decorum and manners for his family (mom took the kids' side, playfully acted as lookout for when he was coming home from work). During the Vietnam War, their father fought alongside the U.S. After he was shot, after that dog tag intervened, he was placed in reeducation camps (forced labor camps) by the Communist government. He remained a prisoner of war for five years. “There was a humanitarian organization that helped anyone who'd been a prisoner of war for over five years move to the United States,” explains Ky in our office, seven months pregnant, using a blowtorch to melt cheese on oysters. “But there wasn't any paperwork in war. How would you prove that you were a prisoner of war? So my dad showed them that dog tag.” The Phans settled first with family in Houston. There, their aunt showed them the art of the southern seafood boil, a spicier version of the way they'd eaten in Vietnam. Their dad worked as a nail technician (on the podcast, Ky shares the fascinating story of how Vietnamese-Americans came to dominate the nail salon industry in California, and how it's traced back to an actress who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds). Eventually, they relocated to San Diego. Her father ran a small fast-food restaurant in City Heights, where Ky and her sister Kim learned the business. They kept their family's seafood boil tradition alive with backyard cookouts—hundreds of pounds of seafood on picnic tables—until they finally decided to translate that experience into their first restaurant. From day one, the line was around the block for Crab Hut. It's a straight-forward concept—a plate filled with dungeness crab, king crab, lobster, shrimp, you name it, ladled in sauce. But it's also a family tradition that followed them halfway across the globe, a family ritual. Their story, this week on HHH. Come meet the family and taste what they make at the Del Mar Wine + Food Festival Grand Tasting on Sept. 9.

Dante Dauz was born and raised in San Diego and developed and implemented numerous community engagement and empowerment programs with the Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) throughout San Diego for 13 years. Programs included: community violence response, victim support, gang prevention, homeless advocacy, youth mentorship, employment, and business development for individuals with serious mental illness. Over the last 5 years, Dante spearheaded the development of a community center and social enterprise called “UPAC Neighborhood Enterprise Center” (NEC) that focuses on advancing diversity, building neighborhood unity, and developing youth leaders. NEC's focus is providing training and employment for disadvantaged youth in City Heights and Southeast San Diego through its café, catering company, and print shop/graphic design operations; more importantly, youth are trained to lead and supervise numerous community impact programs. Dante is currently working on two other social enterprise programs. One will be located in downtown that will train and employ homeless youth and modeled after NEC. The other will be coffee kiosk operations that will employ youth on probation. Another unique project is the development of a “cultural” food distribution program. These new ventures have potential to impact and employ up to 150 youth within the next year. Dante has been a well-respected and reliable community advocate for 25 years and earned a reputation of being at the front-line of serious matters that impact the community. Prior to joining UPAC, he was a successful probation officer, business owner, and community advocate. He is the recipient of several awards including: Probation Officer of the Year, Restaurant of the Year, Peacemaker of the Year, and recently named the Anthony Medina People's Champion. He received his Bachelor's Degree from San Diego State University in Criminal Justice and his Juris Doctorate and Certificate in Global Legal Studies from Thomas Jefferson School of Law.

Some San Diego beaches are under water warnings or closures.Two Samaritans save man from fiery burning crash after being trapped. A homicide investigation is underway after one person was shot and killed in the Chollas Creek neighborhoodSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For many residents of City Heights, the 15 freeway that runs through the neighborhood isn't a harmless piece of infrastructure, it's a nuisance, creating noise and air pollution. The freeway was built with several amenities that were meant to mitigate its harmful impacts, but decades later, the promise of reconnecting City Heights remains unfulfilled. In other news, the San Diego Foundation recently awarded millions of dollars in scholarships to local college students. Plus, while two Hollywood strikes mean actors and writers can't promote their projects at this week's San Diego Comic-Con, the show must go on, and the Gaslamp Quarter is beginning to transform.

A homeowner hospitalized after being pistol-whipped and beaten in a attempted home robbery in Ocean Beach. Vigil celebrates life of City Heights grandmother killed in ‘unprovoked' attack at park.Researches at the University of San Diego release newly published "Quality of Life Dashboard."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

KPBS is doing a series of stories about multiple generations living under the same roof. In the latest installment, we learn about a family from northeastern Africa, that overcame major hardships before finding a City Heights apartment. In other news, a new report finds that the homeless population is getting older. Plus, Tijuana street artist Carlos Rodriguez gives us a look into the public arts scene across the border.

The San Diego Police Department arrested a 23-year-old suspect in connection to the deadly stabbing of a 65-year-old woman in City Heights on Monday. The body of a missing swimmer who disappeared underwater at Three Sisters Falls Friday night, has now been found. NBC7 speaks with the father who lost his two kids following a tragedy on SR-78. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As part of the Knowledge to Action series, this episode features two leaders from Ocean Discovery Institute, Board Member Vanessa Sandoval, and Carla Camacho, Manager of Business Development. They discuss their previous experience with the Institute and how getting involved at a young age helped shape their careers in adulthood. Vanessa and Carla discuss the mission of Ocean Discovery Institute, and the commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion while inspiring the next generation of science leaders. They share how someone can get involved, and what the Institute is doing to provide education and experiences for young people traditionally excluded from science due to race, income status, or background.   Timestamps: [2:21] Vanessa and Carla discuss joining Ocean Discovery as students and how they found community and a sense of belonging while quenching their thirst to learn more about marine life and science. [4:54] Ocean Discovery Institute's mission is to transform lives through science, by inspiring the next generation of science leaders. The Institute creates learning experiences for young people that are traditionally excluded from science due to either their race or income status. [5:05] The Institute's goal is that the students will join high-paying fields that will break generational poverty, and in turn, that will eventually change the future of science. [7:59] Vanessa and Carla talk about selecting the community in City Heights, where there are close to 20,000 young people who are representatives of a diverse number of cultures and ethnicities. [8:30] How is Ocean Discovery inspiring the next generation of science leaders? [13:05] What are some of the resources available to students at Ocean Discovery? [16:48] How does Ocean Discovery empower young people to address the challenges that are seen in our oceans? [19:29] Vanessa and Carla discuss how the San Diego watershed affects oceans and beaches and how we can protect San Diego's most sensitive resources. [25:33] Some of the key players include the Regional Water Quality Control Board, and on a federal level, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. On a state level, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. On the local level, in addition to the City of San Diego, there is SANDAG (the metropolitan planning organization) and the County of San Diego. [27:00] How does Ocean Discovery build awareness of topics like global warming and climate change?   About C-3 In its 60 years of existence, Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 (C-3) has brought together local thought leaders from planning, design, policy, academia, community development, and more to address our region's distinctive and pressing land use challenges. In founding C-3 almost 60 years ago, architect Lloyd Ruocco's vision was to bring together our region's most creative minds from the arts, sciences, academia, and government to share ideas, learn new perspectives, and build fellowship around the idea of creating livable communities.   Opportunities for Advocacy and Engagement: C3sandiego.org Ocean Discovery Institute   Quotes: “When I joined Ocean Discovery as a freshman student, I found a community where I felt a sense of belonging.” [2:50] — Carla “I feel like throughout Ocean Discovery, I have received so much. I've gotten so many resources and been connected with so many people that have helped me move my career along.” [5:28] — Vanessa “I think one of the ways that we inspire the next generation of leaders is that we inspire the students to become anything that they want to become.” — Carla [8:41] “I think it's important to think about how our personal actions can make a difference.” — Carla [21:25] “San Diego is one of the most biologically diverse regions in the country, so our resources are really important. I think as a region, we take that really seriously, and we have a lot of plans and regulations and guidelines, in order to help make sure that we keep those resources safe for years to come.” — Carla [23:26]  

During the first terrifying shutdowns of the pandemic, Pulitzer-nominated photographer Jeffrey Brown and his partner started lowering bread out the window of his third-story studio in downtown San Diego. They used a basket and rock-climbing rope (Brown is serious about rocks and ropes, and once climbed El Capitan). People—very few people, at first—would pay for the bread Brown and his partner Jenny Chen were making upstairs. They'd always enjoyed food, pored over cooking mags, and made elaborate meals together. But the pandemic activated their obsession: the perfect croissant. They only had a single small oven in the studio. It was a commercial photo studio, not a commercial bakery. “We made so many bad croissants,” Jeffrey says. “But being a structural engineer, [Jeffrey] took notes,” Jenny clarifies. “I have 726 pages of them,” Jeffrey confirms. “We'd make a batch, tweak, take notes, try different butters and flours and techniques—700 pages later, we found our croissant.” Jenny built a series of computers and systems in the bakery to maintain quality control. They took the guesswork out of making the notoriously finicky pastry, which allowed them to hire people who didn't have (and possibly couldn't afford) culinary school. They wrote social justice into their operating agreement, certifying that their business offered a living wage. They made Izola Bakery a haven for different cultures, races, and identities. They invited poets, speakers, musicians, and community groups into the space—formed a whole creative scene around that croissant. Yelp named Izola the “Best Bakery in the U.S.” and the resulting onslaught of customers nearly broke them. And now they're planning a baked good cathedral in City Heights. It's a wild, quite lovely story. They give us all the details on this week's episode of the Happy Half Hour podcast. Our morningfood month is in full swing (check out the March brunch guide, plus an in-depth story on Izola from writer Ligaya Malones). This month is our ode to the people who make morningfood remarkable in San Diego. And… psst… get your tickets for Brunch Bash, our big, annual, always-sells-out event that pulls more than 50 restaurants, food and drink makers, and brands onto a real pretty lawn for a day party at Omni La Costa.

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The USO has been closing dozens of airport lounges and on-base hospitality centers, but it's also opening others, including some in the military's most remote locations. Then, San Diego hospitals are preparing for what could be a busy winter, as there are still worries of a triple-demic with COVID, the flu and RSV cases surging at once. Plus, a new 195-unit affordable housing complex is now open in City Heights.

On this new podcast, we get a lesson on natural wines from Chelsea Coleman—co-founder of the Rose Wine Bar in South Park who just opened Mabel's Gone Fishing, a gintoneria and oyster bar that also has natural wines. Seems like just a few years ago, natural wines were what your kooky friend with the urban chickens and the Wendell Berry tattoo drank. The nat-wine ethos was always noble: wines made from grapes grown on sustainable and ideally organic methods, inoculated only with naturally occurring yeast, with nothing added (there are currently over 100 legal additives often used in commercial wine, everything from lab-grown yeasts to mega purple to oak chips and copper and anti-foaming agents) or taken away (no filtering or fining, a process that is often achieved by using animal products like egg albumen or isinglass, aka fish bladder). Ideally, grapes are grown on a permaculture dry farm (one that doesn't use irrigation, using only rain) by operators who are passionate about fair trade and treating the earth and humans right. And for decades, their hearts were pure and their wines were terrible. Mousy, funky, chewy, fizzy liquids that often exploded before they got to the store (on account of secondary fermentation). That is not true anymore. Natural wines (aka lo-fi wines) are still funky. They taste exactly like the place where they were grown. You can even taste the time of year. Ultra terroir. A bit of a surprise in every batch. But producers have learned a thing or two about how to navigate the wild, low-intervention approach to winemaking. Lo-fi wines are also the fastest growing sector of the wine market—especially among millennials, who demand a story and an ethos with their consumption more than any other generation. All that is to say, Coleman is in the thick of it. The San Diego natifve co-founded Nat Diego (a natural wine fest). Her love of nats lines up with her ideals on food systems (she was the chair of Slow Food San Diego for three years, and she used to haul compost from local restaurants and drop them off at local farms). She's got a pet chicken named Tang and—apropos with the Padres about to play their first home playoff game in 16 years—her father was the iconic broadcaster, Jerry Coleman. Join us as we talk about Mabel's and she gives us a primer on natural wines. Managing editor and food enthusiast Jackie Bryant also takes a mic. In news, we talk about the launch of the Aisu ice cream brand. Launch is a hyperbolic word, since it's only available at Chino Farms and Mille Fleurs at the moment, but it's made by the youngest farmer in the Chino Family—Makoto, and his girlfriend, Elina—using the best produce on earth. Longtime San Diego chef and former owner of Pacifica Del Mar, Chris Idso, has joined restaurateur Linda DiNitto (264 Fresco) to open the Latin-inspired Fresco Cocina in Carlsbad. Ambrogio15 has teamed with Michelin-starred Italian restaurant, Acquerello, and will reopen their La Jolla spot as Ambrogio by Acquerello. Bivouac Ciderworks is expanding to a much larger space next door in North Park. Plus, North Park gets a plant-based Mexican joint called Tacotarian, and nonprofit food org Berry Good Food announced they're offering up to $10,000 in funding to K-12 schools with garden projects (now accepting applications. For “Two People, Fifty Bucks,” I can't stop frothing about the pastrami burger at Balboa South in Chula Vista, and I share the remarkable story of new owner, Mariana Cardenas. Jackie points us to the BBQ “pork” vermicelli noodles at City Heights' vegan Thai joint, Thanh Tinh Chay. David had the delicious Taco Salad from Fairplay, and Chelsea raves about Pomegranate.

I've talked about it before on this podcast, and I will continue to talk about the importance of therapy and healing, especially as Trans folks of color. And in this episode of Dem Bois Podcast, you get to hear it from the perspective of a first-generation, non-binary, bilingual therapist. Today's guest is Mely Anais Quiroz, and we talk about healing, family, religion, stabilizing mental health, and the trans and non-binary experince.We talk:Mely's background being born into a mixed-status family - 5:30Experiencing courage as Trans person - 12:09Why Mely got into therapy - 20:51Therapy being a lifelong process - 29:11Addiction to religion as a coping mechanism - 32:56Advice for listeners - 46:42Click here for transcript!Read more about Mely in their bio below:Mely Quiroz is a first gen, trans/enby, bilingual therapist who was born and raised in City Heights, San Diego. Growing up in the hood, Mely's lived experiences led him to seek healing and empowerment through education and was the first in their family to complete their Masters of Science degree in Multicultural Social Justice Community Counseling from San Diego State University and is working as a gender affirming therapist in a private practice. Mely is excited to share with us how their lived experiences have shaped their work as a mental health and social justice advocate for trans migrants and trans BIPOC clients they serve.https://www.darlenetando.com/clinicians/mely-quiroz-apcc/https://www.instagram.com/melyfresh/https://www.linkedin.com/in/mely-quiroz-7268767a/Episode References:National Queer and Trans Therapist of Color NetworkBrown Boi ProjectAre you enjoying the Dem Bois Podcast? Donate today to help support the cost of production and the honorarium we pay our guests for their time. All donations are tax-deductible. Click here!

On this week's episode, hosts Mimi and Kim meet with Pauline Hassan Burkey to discuss her journey towards belonging as an immigrant to the United States. As a small child she, her mother, and her baby brother made the journey from a Kenyan refugee camp to San Diego, California, where she first learned to relate to the various cultures in which she was immersed. She also reflects on her mother breaking the Sudanese cultural codes around a woman's place. Despite criticism from the women in her community, she served as an advocate and community organizer for her refugee community in San Diego, often the only woman serving among all men. Her mother modeled for Pauline how women can be whomever they are meant to be.      Bio: Pauline is the daughter of South-Sudanese refugees who resettled in the United States in 1994. She grew up in City Heights, a densely populated and vibrant community of immigrants and refugees in East San Diego. She studied Interpersonal and Organizational Communications and Journalism at Azusa Pacific University. She's worked with refugee and immigrant communities, then moved to fund programs across sub-Saharan Africa. In 2016, she and her husband moved to Rwanda to continue working in international development. She is back in the United States and works as a program manager for PICO California, the largest multi-faith community organizing non-profit in California. Pauline married her college sweetheart Kenny. They currently live in Sacramento and recently welcomed their first child.      Other Reading:     Which Women Matter to God by Jill Lin https://www.cbeinternational.org/resource/article/mutuality-blog-magazine/which-women-matter-god    Advocating for Equality Among the Marginalized by Nell Green  https://www.cbeinternational.org/resource/audio/advocating-equality-among-marginalized 

Claudia & Manny from @sewloka interview Alexx Catano from the Catanation Podcast @wearecatanation They talk about starting a podcast, choosing guests, the interview process and growing up in City Heights, San Diego. Thank you for watching and listening @sewloka @skillspaybillstv @wearecatanation WE APPRECIATE YOU !!!!www.sewloka.com/podcast https://sewloka.com/Thank you for continuing to support Sew Loka and Skills Pay Bills, we appreciate you!

In the "Today in San Diego" podcast, Police released descriptions of four suspects believed to be responsible for shooting and killing a 14-year-old boy, an investigation is underway after a body was discovered washed ashore at Sunset Cliffs and San Diegans get creative with spending habits, as inflation continues to impact every day life.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Not sure how many San Diego restaurants have a real, bonafide Shepard Fairey art piece—sanctioned by the artist, famous for his propaganda art like the Obey (Andre the Giant) and Hope (Obama) series—but Shank & Bone in North Park is one of them. So technically the Vietnamese restaurant is a pretty notable art gallery. Their pho sure is some art. So are their fish sauce chicken wings, salty and sweet. In our June “Best Restaurants” issue, Shank was named readers' choice for Best Vietnamese and my pick for Best Pho. And on today's podcast Han Tran comes on to share her story—how her parents came over as refugees from Vietnam. She grew up in City Heights, where her mom ran a bakery and cafe. “It was known for the strongest Vietnamese coffee in town,” she says. “Just rocket fuel. In our culture, the cafe scene is mostly men. Women walk in and the needle on the record scratches. But mom ran it. She's tough. Cafes are really popular in the Vietnamese community, but ours was different because we had good food.” Han was raised in this food culture, saw how much her parents worked. Nonstop. The restaurant was their life, their stable place in a new world. And so the daughter went to SDSU with not less than zero interest in running a restaurant, but running very fast the other way. And then her and her husband, Jay Choy, bought a sushi joint, Ebisu Sushi. “We had no idea how to run it,” she says. And yet they did, for 16 years. They opened Shank & Bone because they wanted to take the Vietnamese food Han grew up with, but crank it up, use better ingredients, bring the modern better-food ethos to dishes of her youth. And, well, she took some flak. Some in the Viet community went after her because of the Fairey artwork, which shows a Viet girl holding a gun with a flower in the end of it. “Vietnamese immigrants are all obviously anti-communism—so there was a rumor going around that some communist had come to North Park and opened this restaurant,” she laughs. “And the funny thing is, the image of the woman looks almost identical to a picture of my mom from the refugee camp.” She and her husband also took flak for the price of their pho—$17 when they opened, $20 now. The reason? They invested in better ingredients, and they crammed their broth with two, three times the amount of bones to ratchet up the flavor (thus why the pho is so good). They invested in artwork and a storefront right on University Ave. All things that cost money. Shank's done just fine now. People showed up, keep showing up. In “Hot Plates,” we talk about the impending sale of Stone Brewing to Sapporo U.S.A.; how the city is now starting to enforce permits for the parklets restaurants built during the pandemic, and how very few restaurants have even bothered to apply; and the arrival of Northern California's white-hot Filipino bakery chain, Starbread. For “Two People, Fifty Bucks,” David goes to a classic in North Park (Lucky's Golden Phoenix), Han professes her love for Mongolian Hot Pot; and I defend the honor of chain restaurants by naming one of my favorites for healthy meals (Tender Greens, run by San Diego chef Pete Balistreri). Go eat some pho. Noodles on the side (so they don't soak up too much of that broth, which is gold).

For this very special episode of @skillspaybillstv we interview Andrew Benevides at his coffee shop @cafecafeinasd in City Heights, San Diego. This episode was filmed and recorded live inside the Cafeina Cafe coffee shop and it features guest host Abdiel De La O from @xicanobrownisgold This is the first time we filmed a SKILLS PAY BILLS episode outside of the #sewloka sewing studio and it was a blast !!! Cafe Cafeina is more than just a coffee shop, it is also a community hub that brings people together from all over San Diego. Thank you for watching & listening to this episode and supporting local #sandiego #podcasts WE APPRECIATE YOU!!!!Host: Claudia Biezunski-Rodriguez @sewlokaGuest Host: Abdiel De La O @xicanobrownisgoldSpecial Guest: Andrew Benevides @cafeinacafesdProduced by: Chris & Priscilla @alivestudioteamLocation: Cafe Cafeina @cafecafeinasd #cafecafeinasd #cityheights #sandiego Follow us at @skillspaybillstv www.sewloka.com/podcast https://sewloka.com/Thank you for continuing to support Sew Loka and Skills Pay Bills, we appreciate you!

On today's podcast we're covering an Erlanger boy who helped raise $7,500 for cancer research; Fort Thomas celebrates the return of its community piano; Summit panel tackles strategies for diversity and inclusion; and the Covington Police host reading event with kids in City Heights. Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts.

Rudy Vargas is a community activist in City Heights. Rudy was born in City Heights and has a lot of pride in his city. We have a discussion on how the community has helped build him to the man he is today. Rudy also discusses his journey at SDSU. He consistently brings great energy and a positive attitude to everything he does, so it was great to explore his outlook a bit closer.    Our conversation was very laid back and easy to listen to. Our goal was to make it an episode even he would listen to. Join the conversation!

You're listening to Lingo Phoenix's word of the day for March 3. Today's word is stomach, spelled s-t-o-m-a-c-h. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable. stomach /ˈstʌmək/ verb [transitive usually in negatives] to be able to accept an unpleasant idea or watch something unpleasant SYN endure Here's the word used in a sentence: She found the violence in the film hard to stomach. Vernon was simply too unreliable, and after awhile we couldn't stomach his behavior. By comparison, local restaurants have had to stomach a rollercoaster of ever-changing rules. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Diary of a recovery: A City Heights neighborhood braces for a grim winter," 20 Dec. 2020 With your word of the day, I'm Mohammad Golpayegani. Join our Telegram channel @lingophoenix to make sure you never miss an episode of Lingo Phoenix's Word of the Day.

Ban Lao Cuisine is a Laotian restaurant in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego. Dante will order the Khao Peak Sen noodle soup and some wings with sticky rice.

This week we would like to introduce you to Nic Roc. Not only does she provide a space for creatives but there's so much more that you could benefit from. In this episode Nic discusses her to road to success, helping her community in City Heights, San Diego, the different services she provides & MUCH MORE THANK YOU for watching!

On the "Today in San Diego" Podcast, Steven Luke Talks About the Latest on the Ukraine Crisis, a New Training Facility for San Diego Firefighters, and Weekend Events in Ocean Beach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As the Marine Corps investigate extremist ties to the reservist son of a former local GOP leader, there are questions regarding the effectiveness of new policies aimed at rooting out white supremacy. Meanwhile, treatments are now available for immunocompromised to ease back into a new normal. Plus, local farmers confront food inequality and climate change through the creation of a “Farm Hub” in City Heights.

The Metropolitan Transit System says ridership numbers have been on the upswing for months. Meanwhile, rental rates and home prices continue to climb in San Diego County, forcing many families and seniors out of traditional housing. A new affordable residential complex is set to open later this summer in City Heights to make a dent in the issue. Plus, the San Diego Latino Film Festival is back.

It's hard to change course in your life when you've already started down a path. It's a lot more effective if you figure out where you're going ahead of time- so you can avoid detours and wasted time. There's a collective theory in the world that tells young people they can't figure themselves out- they have to wait until they get older. But, that's not true! We just don't have self-awareness as a goal or an expectation for students when they graduate high school...yet. You are deciding who you are and the type of person you will become during your middle and high school years, and that determines where you're headed in your life. So, it's really important that you get to figure out what's most important to you- not to your parents, not to your friends, and not to the culture at large. In this conversation, Scott Schimmel interviews Kathy Pham about how she's organized her life to reflect her fundamental values- the costs associated with standing for something she believes in and the impact she gets to make through her work. About Kathy Pham Kathy hails from Little Saigon in Orange County, where she grew up with an older brother, divorced parents, and a HUGE, loving extended family. While attending CSULB, she had a tutoring business and was in leadership on campus and in church. After graduation, she was a retail executive for a few years. Eventually, she responded to God's call to go on missions and full-time ministry which landed her in City Heights. Now, as the Director of Spiritual Development at UrbanLife, she is living her calling: to love students and to help students know and love Jesus! Kathy is down for youth transformation, Enneagram chats, strategic planning and execution, and banana eating races - not in that particular order.

According to Scripps Health, daily COVID volumes at their five hospital campuses peaked two weeks ago. Scripps predicts the omicron surge is winding down. Meanwhile, the San Diego History Center's exhibit, ‘Celebrate San Diego: Black History & Heritage' showcases the rich history of Black San Diego. It's timed for Black History Month which began on Tuesday. Plus, a City Heights rehab center provides a safe pathway to recovery for LBGTQ individuals that struggle with alcohol and substance abuse.

In this special holiday episode of The Infinite Capacity Podcast, host Andrea Morton interviews Reverend Hannah Wilder - an Episcopalian priest, writer, advocate, organizer, convener, mother, wife, preacher, lover of dogs & cats!  Their joyful, laughter-filled and uplifting conversation tackles the real issues that moms often face at the holidays:What it's like to navigate Christmas as a motherThe importance of health and self-care at the holidays for womenSingle-parenting and/or blending families at the holidaysExperiencing the holiday season when you're estranged from family membersGetting through the holidays when you're grieving the death of a loved oneNavigating materialism vs. faith during the holidaysThe true meaning of Christmas...and MUCH more!Ordained in 2020 while serving St. Marks in City Heights, Reverend Hannah is now Associate Priest at the parish of St. Andrews in Encinitas, California. She and her wife Kathy live at Camp Stevens in Julian, California, where Kathy is the Executive Director. They have one son, Owen, who attends Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. In her personal time, Hannah enjoys reading, breathing the Julian air and learning about ideas, health and the mind-body connection.

During this episode Mark talks about what it was like growing up in City Heights with a father as a Police Officer, and how two supportive parents helped his dream come true. We also talk about his amazing journey from little league baseball to the major leagues.  From playing strike out in his driveway with Charles Steel to watching his older brothers play sports at a high level.  Currently a defense lawyer he talks about getting his law degree after his long and arduous baseball life ended.  

Can police officers and the people they protect have honest conversations about race and their own biases? That's the idea behind the Game Changer program, which brings together police and community members for moderated discussions about their experiences. After an hours-long discussion, the few dozen participants bond at a basketball game or other sporting event, where they can talk more informally. Officer David Lee, a five-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department who patrols in the Western Division, and City Heights resident Eddie Rivers were at the most recent Game Changers event. As part of our First Person series, they shared what they learned from Game Changers about how police officers approach those they pull over.