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May 2014 • FREE •
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Volume 3 • Issue 12
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Taking it 58a9b2
to the
streets
Residents join officers on
foot patrols in City Heights By David Ogul City Heights Life
Talk about taking it to the streets. Residents of City Heights and police at the Mid City Division are teaming up for monthly foot patrols in a show of unity that is turning heads and inspiring others to work with law enforcement. “We all have a responsibility on being part of the solution,” said Dana Brown, a community youth organizer active in City Heights. “Partnering with police creates a sense of community and positively impacts perceptions and provides role modeling for our children and youth.” A few dozen people, ranging from preschoolers to retirees, have taken part in the patrols, which are more like friendly walks through the neighborhood. The effort grew from meetings with a problem-solving group that gathers monthly at the Mid City
Division headquarters on Landis Street in the heart of City Heights. Residents walking with police are not trained in law enforcement, but that’s not the point. “It’s about bringing people together, and that alone is making a big difference,” said Guy Mock, who chairs the City Heights Town Council. A recent stroll on a Wednesday afternoon was typical. Residents gathered at the Mid City station before 4 p.m. to get caught up with friends and share jokes with four or five police officers, including a captain and a lieutenant. A short time later, the group strolled north on Fairmount Avenue before meandering through the neighborhood. Motorists stopped mid-block for a double take. Children at a playground ran to a fence and waved excitedly. And every
LOOKINSIDE RISING COSTS
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San Diego State University students will be paying a new fee that will reach $400 per year by 2016.
REPAIRING THE WORLD
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Watershed Avengers is a group of City Heights youth that has been restoring habitat at neighborhood canyons.
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Students from La Maestra Generations After School Program recently spent a weekend in the local mountains.
Residents from different communities in City Heights take part in a recent foot patrol with police officers from the Mid City Division. The patrols are aimed at fostering cooperation between residents and police, while also letting officers see what is happening in the area from the ground level. Residentes de varias comunidades de City Heights participaron en un reciente patrullaje a pie junto con oficiales de policía de la División de Mid-City. El objetivo de los patrullajes es promover la cooperación entre residentes y la policía y permitir que los oficiales conozcan de primera mano lo que pasa en el área. Photos: David Ogul
Residentes y oficiales patrullan
las calles de City Heights Por David Ogul City Heights Life
Se trata literalmente de salir a las calles. Residentes de City Heights y la policía de la División de Mid-City se han unido para realizar mensuales a pie en un despliegue de unidad que está llamando la atención e inspirando a otros a trabajar junto con la agencia de la ley. “Todos somos responsables de formar parte de la solución”, dijo Dana Brown, organizadora juvenil activa en la comunidad de City Heights. “Aliarse con la policía crea un sentido de comunidad que tiene un impacto positivo en la percepción y brinda un modelo que la niñez y la juventud pueden imitar.” Varias docenas de personas, desde preescolares hasta jubilados, han participado en el patrullaje que son más parecidos
a caminatas amistosas por el vecindario. La iniciativa nació en las reuniones que realiza un grupo que busca soluciones y que se reúne mensualmente en el cuartel general de la División de Mid-City en la Calle Landis, justo en el corazón de City Heights. Los residentes que acompañan a la policía no son profesionales de la ley, pero ese no es el punto. “Se trata de unir a las personas, algo que de por sí puede crear una gran diferencia”, dijo Guy Mock, quien preside el Consejo Municipal de City Heights. Un buen ejemplo es una de las recientes caminatas que se realizó un miércoles por la tarde. Los residentes se reunieron en el cuartel de Mid-City antes de las 4 p.m. para ponerse al día con sus amigos y compartir bromas con cuatro o cinco oficiales de policía, incluyendo el capitán y un teni-
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New principal at Hoover High School
Nuevo director para la Preparatoria Hoover
Hoover High School has a new principal. Joe Austin is leaving his post as principal at Joyner Elementary School in City Heights to replace former Hoover principal Chuck Podhorsky, who was tapped to take over at La Jolla High School. Austin, who earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from San Diego State University and his master’s degree in education from National University, served as principal at the San Diego High School of Business before moving to
La Preparatoria Hoover tiene un nuevo director. Joe Austin está dejando su posición como director de la Primaria Joyner en City Heights para reemplazar al ex director de Hoover, Chuck Podhorsky, quien será el director de la Preparatoria La Jolla. Austin, quien se graduó con una licenciatura en administración de empresas en San Diego State University y obtuvo una maestría en educación en National University, fue el director de la Escuela Superior de Negocios de San Diego antes de ser nombrado en Joyner hace tres años.
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