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COVER: Lola Cheatum liveswith her three daughtersinsideof her minivan that sheparksat a SafeLot every night. PhotobyTiffanyRihana
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DearLegendreader, Theroadtopublishingthis magazinewasnot aneasy one,but byGod,wasit a fulfillingroad.

Thestoriesandpicturesyou seeinthismagazinearethe result of thehardwork, dedicationandpassionof a groupof talentedstudent journalists.TheentireCity TimesandLegendmagazine staff workedlonghoursall semester--far morethanwhat isrequiredtopassatypical class.Wedidsowithoneobjectiveinmind: toproducethebest journalismpossible.

Ourfacultyadvisor,ProfessorNicoleVargas,wasnot given aneasytask.Shewasaskedtoleadthisprogramwithlittle timetoprepare,but shehasrisenaboveanyandall expectationsandledthisclasstoproducequalitywork.

Icameintothisclassat thebeginningof thesemesterwith acleargoal inmind,whichwastolearnasmuchaspossible tofurthermyjournalisticcareerandget anAintheclass.But thetrust that ProfessorVargas,aswell asmyfellowstudent journalists,haveput inmetobetheEditor-in-Chief has

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'PEAK' 1.You?ll if moved that Aase
Newscenestudentsworkfromthecontrol roomproducingtheweeklystudent broadcast. PhotobyDavidAhumada

'PEAK' ECONOMY, LOWOPTIONS

TheFall 2018semesteriscomingtoacloseandstudents,especiallythosewhohaveappliedtotransferto afour-yearuniversitynext fall,might beinterestedin four-weekintersessionclasses.

Gettingafewunitsout of thewayinfourweeksinsteadof the regular16-weeksemesterisconvenient,but studentswantingto takethisroutemight runintounexpectedproblems.

Lowenrollment figuresforSanDiegoCityCollegehaveforced theschool tocut classes.

?Not gettingdonewouldbearoadblock,?saidTerrynnRoberts, whoplanstotransfernext fall.?Iplantograduateandgoto SDSU,latertotheAirForceonceIget abachelor?s.Toprolong collegewouldset meback.?

AccordingtoGovernorJerryBrownat StanfordUniversity?s PolicyForum,California?seconomyis?at thepeak.?Strong economiesresult inlowerenrollment.

?Budgetsaredependent onwhat?sgiventous,?saidEdwin Hiel,counselingdepartment co-chair.?Whenoureconomyis good,thebudgetsarerobust.Whenemployment isavailable, peoplearetakingjobs.Evenif they?renot career-oriented,we?re payingbills.?

Of the29availableclassesforthe2019intersession,only12 haveseatsavailableasof Dec.5.

Studentslookingthroughtheopenintersessionclasseswill havetokeepinmindthat someclasseswill not beoncampus.

?Alot of theclasseshavemovedonline,?saidJenniferAase, counselingdepartment co-chair.?Sothat?sextratimethat you?re spendinglearningonyourown.?

intercession helpful Tips to survive

1.You?ll havetomanageyour timewell especially if you?reemployed: ?Alot of theclasseshave movedtotheonlineformat, sothat?sextratime that you?respending? learningonyour own,? Aasesaid.

2. Therearenotutorsavailableduring intersessionduetothebudget issues, soany helpyou?ll needthiswinter,you?ll haveto arrangeonyour ownor fromoneof SDCCD?s other campuses, suchasMesaCollege.

3. Web-basedcoursesdon?t qualify for G.I. Bill benefitswithout at least oneclassheldon campus, soveteransmay struggletoadapt this intersession.

4. DSPSstudentsmay findit challengingtokeep upwiththeacceleratedpaceof winter intersession.

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AROUNDSANDIEGO

Vanguard CulturePresents: Bring Your Film Idea to Life ? Dec. 11--

Tickets: $10

Panel discussionmoderatedbySan DiegoItalianFilmFestival Artistic DirectorAntonioIannottaof ?Froma DreamtoReality.?Therewill bea panel todiscussthenuancesand challengesof producingafilm,film festival orcultural event withsomeof SanDiego?smost visionaryfilm leaders.

SoCal Etsy Guild Market San Diego ? Dec. 15 ? 10 a.m. ? 9 p.m.

Considerthisoutdoorevent foryour holidayshopping.It featuresartisan vendors,local designers,and handmadecrafts(vintageand original designs).

Convivial Culinary Caravan ? Dec. 16 -- 4-9 p.m. -- Tickets: $55-$130

CucinaMigranteprovidesan unforgettableculinaryjourneyof the Mediterraneanandtasterichflavors andculturesof thisregion.This experienceincludestastingsof foods fromtheMediterraneanregionalong withmusicandartists.

Comedy Club ShowcaseSpecial:

Zoltan Kaszas(SD?sFunniest Person Contest Winner ? Dec. 22 ? 7:30 p.m. -- Tickets: $15-$30

TheshowfeaturesZoltanKaszasWinnerof SeattleInternational ComedyCompetition,Matt Donaher fromtheConanO'BrienShowand JonoZalayasseenonComedy Central! AlsofeaturingChristine MedranoasseenonHBO,Buzzfeed, CBS,SiriusXMandmore!

NightmareBeforeChristmasBrews Cruise-- San Diego ? Dec. 15 - 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Tickets: $48-$50

Three-hourcruisewhichisHalloween themedandfeaturesunlimited samplesof 20 different alesfrom local breweries,twofloorsof entertainment includinglivemusic. Specialtyfoodwill alsobeavailable.

Cold Brew City Fest 2018 ? Dec. 15 ? 1:30 p.m. -- 6:30 p.m.

BarrioLoganwill behostingSan Diego?slargest coffeefestival at Bread andSalt.Fromcoffeeinspiredart to coffeeinspiredfood,event goerscan satisfyall of theircoffeeneeds.Jointo alsobeapart of abest coldbrew competitionbasedonmakersfrom sunnySanDiego.

Port of San Diego Bay Paradeof Lights? Dec. 16 -- 5 p.m. ? 7p.m. -- FREE

Thisistheannual Paradeof lightsfeaturingover80 privateboats.Youcanviewit fromShelterIsland,HarborIsland,theEmbarcadero,Seaport Village,thepierat CesarChavezParkandCoronado?sFerryLanding.

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl -- Dec. 31-- 4-8 p.m. -Tickets: $35-$175

?America?sFinest Bowl Experience!?SanDiegohoststhisannual event at theSDCCUStadium.Theholidaybowl includesafootball gamefromteamsin theBigTenandPac-12conferenceas well asotherexcitingentertainment.

Peppermint Candy Holiday Party & CîrocTasting ? Dec. 22 ? 1?9 p.m. ?

General Admission, $25

Holidaycelebrationontherooftop featuringCiroctastingandCirocBoy?s ownK-Rodasentertainment. Different optionsofferedforVIP tablesandfood/beveragepackages.

San Downtown featuring

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For will filled carriage hot music, Room, Manzanita winery 9 and

San 20-27, A foodies! restaurants for tour.

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AROUNDSANDIEGO

Holiday Food Drive to Benefit Local Food Banks? Dec. 28

MorenaStoragehaspartneredwith MoveForHungertobeadesignated dropoff point inthecommunity.Until theendof December,theywill be collectingfooditemstodonateto theirlocal foodbank.

Re-constructing Brainsin the Lab to RevolutionizeNeuroscienceFleet ScienceCenter, Balboa Park -- Feb. 6

TheCenterforEthicsinScience Technologyishostingalectureby UCSD?sprofessorDr.Muotriabout brainsthat issuretoblowyourmind.

San Diego International Auto Show -- Dec. 27-30,-- 10 a.m.-9 p.m. -- Tickets: Free- $15 DowntownSanDiegowill behostinganinternational autoshow at theConventionCenter featuringawidevarietyof vehicles.

Holiday Nightsat Bernardo Winery ? Dec. 17-22 ? 4?9 p.m.

Foranentireweekthewineryvillage will openlate,lit upwithlightsand filledholidayspirit.They?reoffering carriageridesaroundthevineyards, hot mulledwine,carolers,nightly music,andfoodtrucks.TheTasting Room,TheKitchenRestaurant, ManzanitaCoffeeHouseandthe wineryvillageshopswill beopenuntil 9p.m.foryourholidaydining,sipping andshopping.

San Diego Restaurant Week -- Jan. 20-27, 2019 -- Tickets: $10-$50

Acitywidefest forall SanDiego foodies! Over180 participating restaurantswill haveaprix-fixemenu forthisdiverseandtasteful culinary tour.

A$APRocky - Valley View Casino Center, SportsArena -- Jan. 30 Rocky?sInjuredGenerationTour anticipateshisupcomingalbum ?TESTING.?

Martin Luther King Jr. ParadePacificHighway and Harbor Drive, Downtown -- Jan. 20

The39thannual paradeisoneof the biggest Dr.MartinLutherKingJr. celebrationsinthecountry.

Evening with Steven PinkerCentral Library, Downtown -- Jan. 17

Theworldclassauthor,TEDtalker,and cognitivepsycholinguisticresearcher will betalkingabout andsigninghis newbook?Enlightenment Now.?

Harry Potter Inspired Beer Festival ? Dec. 29 -- 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.

2019 Carlsbad Marathon & Half Marathon -- Jan. 20, 2019 -- 7a.m.1p.m. -- Tickets: $45-$164

Callingall runners! A26.2milerun fromCarlsbadVillagealongbeautiful PacificCoast Highwayistheperfect waytoenjoyourcoastline--onfoot!

Thisevent will host abeertasting of overtwentywinter,pumpkin,and holiday ales! Therewill bea HagridPhotoOp,foodfromMac Shackk,andlivemusicfrom SlytherinSistersandDJ Dumbledore!

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THEUNCERTAINROADHOME

Theplan wasto stay in a motel for a month while shefound a new place. Four yearslater, her search is nearly over.

Christmas in a home with her three daughters. That is what Lola Cheatum is wishingformost lately.

Cheatum,aSanDiegoCityCollegefilm student andsinglemotherof three,is close to securing that wish. She hasbeen homelessfor over four years, living out of hercarwithherthreedaughters,ages13,6and4.

Despite the difficulties of living in a vehicle, Cheatum prefers it over staying at shelters.

?Weareourownunit,?shesaid.?Weareinacontrolledenvironment.?

In San Diego County,thereare880 homelesspeoplelikeCheatum living out of their vehicles,accordingtoareport bytheRegional TaskForceontheHomeless.

Cheatum, 36, and her daughters have a place where they can park their minivan through the night thanks to the Safe Parking Program operated by the nonprofit DreamsforChange.

The Safe Parking Program offers a place where families and individuals who meet specificrequirementscanparktheirvehiclesfrom6p.m.to6a.m.

Cheatum?sstrugglewithhomelessnessbeganwhensheseparatedfromthefatherof herdaughters.Arealtycompanypushedout theresidentsfromtheapartment complex whereshelived,forcinghertomoveintoamotel withherdaughterswhileshesearched foranewplace.

?I?vedonethisbefore,whereourfamilyjust cooledourheelsinamotel foramonthat thelongest,?Cheatumsaid.?Thenwe?dbeabletofindanewplacetolive.?

Her timeline changed, though, when nearly $8,000 of savings were quickly spent living day-to-day in a motel. She had no luck finding a place that would rent to her basedonherlowincomeandcredit score.

?I don?t know why anyone would rent if they had that type of money,?she said. ?It seemslikethey?djust get amortgage.?

Cheatum wasno stranger to moving into a motel.When she wasin high school, her family reloated from Wyoming to Texas.Sheand her sister lived in a Motel 6 whileher brother-in-lawattendedtheUniversityof NorthTexas.

Shelatermovedout of aLosAngelesapartment tostayat amotel about 15yearsago beforegettingaplaceof herown.

Cheatum?s past experience living out of motels made her think her situation would only be temporary while she found a new place for her andherdaughters.

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Four yearslater,shefallsunder thedefinition of suffering from ?chronic homelessness.? The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development defines a chronically homeless individual as someone who has experienced homelessnessforayearorlonger,orwhohasexperiencedat least four episodes of homelessness in thelast threeyears.

Twenty-five percent of San Diego County?s homeless population falls under HUD?s definition of ?chronic homeless.?

One of the struggles Cheatum hasfound in getting her familybackonitsfeet isthefamilyunit itself.

?Most of the programs are geared for a single person,? Cheatum said. ?(The programs are) for someone with mental health illnessor drugand alcohol problemsor both, someonethat just needsabedforthenight orashower.?

The few times she and her daughters have stayed at a shelter have not been good experiences. One time in particular someone was detoxing in the bed next to Cheatum?sfamily.

?Not that,that isbad,Idon?t judgepeople,?shesaid.?But my three children (were) there and asking ?what?s happening???aretheyok???

The Regional Task Force on the Homeless reports 14 percent of the approximately 4,990 unsheltered homeless sufferfromsubstanceabuse.

Drug abuseamong thehomeless population is a problem that hasspilled onto the San Diego City College campus and surroundingareas. There were 41 drug-related arrest made at City College in 2017, nearly double the21drugarrest madein 2016,accordingtothe annual safety report by the San Diego Community College District PoliceDepartment.

By comparison, San Diego Mesa College had five drug-related arrests in 2017 and nine arrests in 2016. San Diego Miramar Collegehad onedrug-related arrest per year inthesametimeframe.

?We are having more contact with the homeless and transient population,? said SDCCD police lieutenant Lou Zizzo.

this arrests. non-students transient. the Zizzo. disciplinary those since marijuana statistics. addiction, also section homeless demand charitable Cheatum But accommodate they?re Villages, benefit CEO 3,586 it?s about served perfect breakfast, provided turkey, rest

?Weareour own unit. Wearein a controlled environment.?
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?But ?what?s 14 homeless homeless problem the College and 41 at double the College five San year and Lou

SDCCD police made 42 drug-related arrests as of Oct. 30 of this year, surpassing last year?s 41and doubling 2016?s 21drug arrests. AccordingtoZizzo,41of those42arreststhisyearwere non-students and had claimed to be either homeless or transient.

The one student who wasarrested for drugswasreferred to the Dean of Student Affairs and faced expulsion, according to Zizzo.

In 2017and 2016, therewerezero drug violationsreferred for disciplinaryaction.

Zizzo clarified that thestatsregarding drugarrestswereonly those involving ?hard drugs.? The lieutenant explained that, since the passing of recreational marijuana laws in California, marijuana incidents were not included in the drug arrests statistics.

Homeless people can seek help and treatment for drug addiction, among many other services, at Father Joe?s Village, also known as St. Vincent de Paul Village, in the East Village sectionof downtownSanDiego.

Cheatum said that throughout her four years living as a homelessperson,shehasbeendirectedtoFatherJoe?s,but high demand made it difficult to access the services that the charitableorganizationoffers.

?(Father Joe?sVillage) iskind of themecca of whereyou go,? Cheatumsaid.?Theyprovideameal andashowerif youneedit. But it?sanopen-airshower.

?Mygirlswon?t eat (thefood) becauseit?snosalt.Theytryto accommodate everyone?s health concerns, and you know, they?rekidsandtheydon?t eat what theydon?t eat.?

WhileCheatumdidnot havethebest of luckwithFatherJoe?s Villages,thereisalargeportionof thehomelesspopulationwho benefit through the charity?s housing programs, according to CEODeaconJimVargas.

Of theestimated8,576 homelesspeopleinSanDiegoCounty, 3,586areinsomeformof shelter.

?Weonanightlybasisprovidesometypeof housing,whether it?semergency shelter all the way up to affordablehousing, for about 2,100 individuals,? Vargas said as Father Joe?s Village serveditsannual Thanksgivingdinner.

?We provide housing and we provide meals, and today is a perfect exampleof meals.Weprovidemeals365 daysa year -breakfast, lunch and dinner in two dining rooms. Last year we providedover1millionmeals.?

Thechefsat FatherJoe?sVillagepreparedover700 poundsof turkey,300 poundsof potatoes,150 poundsof stuffingplusthe rest of theThanksgivingdinnerfixings.

The success of the Thanksgiving dinner this year at Father

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"Onebad situation can makeyou homeless, that?s how my dad grew up.?Danny Martinez
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Father Joe?s Village provides help with child development through teachers, tutors and counselors. They also hold employment training like the 12-week culinary artsprogram.

AccordingtoVargas,92percent of the people who go through the programareabletoland jobsascooks inSanDiegorestaurants.

recounted how the road to a possible apartment started.

?At that time I met with the Jewish Family Services, who run one of the other safe lots. I met a housing navigator and worked with her in conjunction with rapid rehousing program,whichIgot approvedfor.

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that Joe?s Villageswasinlargepart duetoDanny Martinez, a retired UFC fighter and communityleader.

Martinezorganizedandprovidedthe workforce of volunteers that showed uptoservethefoodtothehomeless.

?One bad situation can make you homeless, that?s how my dad grew up,?saidMartinez,whohadalongline of peoplewaitingtosaythankyouand givehimahandshakeorahug.

?WhenImovedtoSanDiego,Ididn?t have a home. I lived in the gym for three years. These kids (volunteering at Father Joe?s Village from his gym) invited me to their birthday parties and we?re still all together. It?s a communitything.?

Vargas said his organization does more than just offer shelter and food. Father Joe?sVillagehasahealth clinic, whichprovidesmental healthservices, a substance abuse center and general medical attention.

But while the services of Father Joe?sVillageshelpthosesufferingfrom homelessness, the only permanent solution according to Vargas is more homes.

?We, Father Joe?s Villages, are building (affordable) housing,?Vargas said. ?On 14th and Commercial (there?s) going to be a 14-story building, 407 units (of) studios, one bedrooms,andtwobedrooms.

?It?s going to take off the streets approximately550 people.?

Besidesthehousingin BarrioLogan, which is set to break ground in 2019, Father Joe?sVillageisalso preparing a building on 13th Street and Broadway Avenue. Construction on it begins in 2020.

Cheatumishopeful that sheandher familywill soonbeabletomoveintoa place.

?Someone staying at the safe lot handed me an affordable housing application,? said Cheatum, as she

?So hopefully we will be moving in soon. Things are looking up, which is reallygood.?

Although Cheatum and her family have benefitted from services around the San Diego area, chasing down those services can be difficult and at timesoverwhelming.

This is something San Diego Mayor KevinFaulconerbelieveshecanfix.

Faulconer convinced the San Diego City Council to unanimously vote to purchase a former indoor skydiving building on 14th Street and Imperial Avenue to turn it into the Homeless NavigationCenter.

While the council was united on its decision to buy the building, it was divided on moving forward and funding the Mayor?snavigation center proposal.

?We are doing nothing less than building out a new infrastructure for homeless services,?said Faulconer at the Nov. 13 city council meeting. ?Inactionhelpsnoone.Iamurgingyou today to approve the operator

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?Let?s not regress to the old way of thinking, letting perfect betheenemyof good.?

One criticism of Faulconer?s Housing Navigation Center planisthat it doesnot includeactual housingunits.

Cheatum thinks that in order of the Housing Navigation Center to work, the city will have to prepare a large enoughworkforce.

?Your paperwork passesthrough12desks just to get one service,? Cheatum said. ?They better tripletheirstaff.

?If it isgoingtobeanytypeof improvement,it has to be for everyone involved. Otherwise, the people working forthehomelesspeoplearegoingtoberesentful.?

She recalled how she had to see three different people duringtherapidrehousingapplicationprocess.Shegavethe same information at three different checkpoints, told the samestory,all beforewaitingtoseeif shewasapproved.

?Everything could be streamlined,?Cheatum said. ?That could be one area where they could bulk up. It doesn?t matter where in the city it is, we?ll find it. But having the manpower to get people in and get them housed (is what matters).?

The inefficiencies in the rehousing process is something that Faulconer will need to address with the Housing

Navigation Center, and isa priority for other government leaders like county supervisors orstateandfederal officials.

In themeantime,Cheatum and her family seem to beon thepathtoanewthree-bedroomapartment.

?We are qualified for the (rapid rehousing) program, which means they help with first month?sand last month?srent plusall of the deposits and application fees,? Cheatum said. ?They then slowly let you take overthelease.?

Despite all of the struggles, Cheatum has kept a positive outlook and said she isthankful sheisstill able to bearoundherkidsandraisethemherself.

She also wants to share her personal experience with homelessnesstohelpothers.

?I feel very fortunate for the knowledge that I have learned so far,? she said. ?I?ve learned a ton of awesome techniquesandhistoryandstuff that hasfueledmycreative fireforfilm.SoIamreallylookingforwardtotakingthat and runningwithit.

?Maybe producing my own videos, maybe get a YouTube channel or something like that. Put my knowledgeto good use.?

?Let?snot regress to theold way of thinking, letting perfect be theenemy of good.?
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GOINGOFF-AIR

ProfessorLauraCastanedawill beleavingtheCity CollegeRTVFdepartment afternearly20 years.

Opening the remodeled, state-ofthe-art studio for theradio,television and film department in February2016, which hundreds of past students went to see, was what Professor Laura Castañeda described asoneof theproudest moments of hercareer.

?That wasthefruit of mylabor all in one place,?shesaid.?Iwasoverwhelmed.Icried just seeingall that successinoneroom.?

Castañedaistheeditorial advisorfor San DiegoCityCollege?sNewscene,a30-minute weeklynewscast producedbystudents.After thissemester,sheisleavingCityCollege andthedepartment that shehasdedicated herlifeandcareertofornearlytwodecades

Castañeda was recruited by RTVF department founder Hope Shaw. For Castañeda,Shaw wasa mentor and convinced hertoteachanewswritingclassin2000.

Prior to City College, Castañeda worked asa production assistant in her hometown of Chicago in 1987.Shegraduated from the Universityof Illinoisand worked her wayup to writer, assignment editor, and field producer all beforesheput together her demo reel.

She landed a job in Tucson, Arizona whereshecovered everythingfrom thelaw enforcement beat toborderreportingalong theU.S.-Mexicoborder.

Castañeda then started reporting at the television station KGTV in 1995, and from there, moved to Channel 4 with San Diego

InsiderMagazine.

Castañeda joined Kerry Teeple, who was teaching Newscene on his own, and began co-teachingtheclasswithhim.

Newscene runs a unique structure compared to a typical class, free of essaysand quizzes. There are two instructors, one focused on editorial aspects like writing and performance, and another focused on productioninthestudio.

After Kerry retired, Castañeda took over the class, now co-teaching with former Newscene student and industry professional ChrisAcedo.

Since then, the successof journalists insideandout of Newsceneisevident inboth theSanDiegomarket andbeyond.

?It'snot oftenamediainstructorturnson the TV news and sees their students on everystationintown,orevenasthehost of a national beauty pageant on Telemundo, orasameteorologist ontheTODAYshowor the Weather Channel,? Castañeda said.

?When I'm drivingonthefreewayIhear my former students on the radio doing traffic reports."

Luzdelia Caballero was a Newscene student and is now a weather anchor and reporter for television stations NBC Palm SpringsandUnivision.

?Ihadthepleasureof beingunderherinstruction for three semesters and learned how the power of storytelling can both inform and engage the community,? Caballero wrote when contacted through so-

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cial media. ?I learned that creativity should not besilenced but instead be used as fuel to continue to find outof-the-boxwaysof tellingastory.?

Castañeda found herself throughout the years being not only an instructor to her students, but a counseloraswell.

?(Castañeda) hasbeenmy lifelinesinceIwalkedinto her classroom,? said Phoebe Aoe, a former student and current producer for television station FOX5 San Diego. ?I was lucky enough to call her my mentor, andnowshe?slikefamily.?

Abigpart of Castañeda?sjobistaking studentswho want to move onto their first jobs in the industry, and makingsuretheyareready.

?I?ve learned to be a better storyteller and on-camera personality.

(Castañeda) taught me how to put myreel togetherandit helpedmeget tomyfirst market,?saidBillyKhang,a former City College student who is now a multimedia journalist for television station KYMA News Yuma/El Centro.

tice, and ? most importantly ? throughourdesiretoconnect withour community,?Caballerosaid.

Castañeda is adamant this is not the end of the road for her. She was offered multiple teaching positions and more announcements on her futurewill becoming.

In addition to working on a screenplay and writing books, she is looking forwardtomorequality timewithherfamily.

One thing students know about Castañedaisher tenacity,which sheprojectedontoherstudents.

?We carry (the lessons) with us everydayinthefield,throughourstorytelling,our courageto chasestories, our eagerness to seek truth and jus-

?Asjournalistswearefacing tough times but that doesn't mean it's time to quit,?Castañedasaid.

?We need more journalists, (who are) better trained, and who arewilling to roll up their sleeves, come in early,staylate,andwhoknowandrespect ethics.?

?That wasthefruit of my labor all in oneplace. I was overwhelmed. I cried just seeing all that successin oneroom.?
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Laura Castañeda
LauraCastanedasharedphotosfromhercareerat CityCollege,including withHopeShaw(left),catchingupwithstudents(topleft) andfromher daysasareporter(topright). LauraCastanedacourtesyphotos

onducting interviews, writing scripts and editing video,all under thetight deadlinethat newstelevisiondemands,isnoeasytask.

C SPRINGBOARDTOSUCCESS

But studentsthat comeout of SanDiego CityCollege?sNewscenearepreparedtotakeonthechallenge.

Newscene is an Emmy award-winning weekly television news broadcast produced by students in a state-of-the-art studioontheCityCollegecampus.

Studentsenrolled in theprogram learn techniquesin television news gathering, writing, field camera operation, and studio production. Students produce, direct and deliver a weeklyhalf-hour newsprogram that airsonthecountyeducationchannel,accordingtothecoursecatalog.

Media companies in markets as big as New York and Los Angeles, as well as smaller starter markets are among the stationsthat havehiredstudentswhohavetakenNewscene.

?I?ll send some new hires back to City College to take Newscene(class) and learn broadcast,?said Donna Stewart, newsoperationmanagerforNBC7SanDiego.

SusanaFranco,formerCW6 SanDiegoreporter,wasastudent of Newscenefor two years,and talked about therange of experienceshegained.

Itriedeverything,andwhenIreallyhonedmyskills,ProfessorCastanedahelpedmeput togethermyreel andhelpedme landmyfirst jobinYuma,Arizona,?shesaid.

Studentsin thecoursedon?t haveto wait until they?refinished with the program to find industry experience. Marissa

Gonzalez, who is sports editor of the City Times, has an internshipwithFox5SanDiego.

YakiraDelgadillo,26,acurrent Newscenestudent wasalso aninternat UnivisionSanDiego,,andnow worksfor KUSIfor thehighschool sportsprogram,PrepPigskinReport..

?Theclasshelpedmewithproducing,writingandeditingat KUSI,?said Delgadillo. ?I was a field reporter. I interviewed players and coaches. (I) selected the 40-second highlights that broadcast live, wrote scripts and used social media to keepfansupdated.

?I worked under deadlines and lots of stress, but I knew howtohandlethat becauseof Newscene.?

Mike Hancock, traffic reporter for iHeartmedia and KPBS, alsocreditshissuccesstoNewscene.

?Laura (Castaneda) isa professor that really wantsto see her students succeed, and without her, I wouldn?t be in the positionthat Iamin,?saidHancock.

Among the former students who were enrolled in the course are Shannon Handy and Amanda Shotsky (CBS 8), Guadalupe Venegas (Telemundo 20), Brittany Ford (NBC7 San Diego),Amanda Brandeisand Natay Holmes(10 News), Crystal Egger (NBC Los Angeles), Ivany Villalobos (NBC 11 Yuma), Eamon Long (Netflix Los Angeles), and Serena Romero(CWNewYork).

Newscene?sbroadcast airseveryFridayat 6 p.m.duringthe spring and fall semesters on ITV Channel 16, the San Diego Educational Channel,andonYouTube.

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Thehallwayoutsideof LauraCastaneda'sofficefeaturesphotosof Newscenealumniworkinginthe newsindustry. Photoby DavidAhumada

inalso for at interviewed highlights to knew KPBS, see the the 8), (NBC7 News), 11 Serena the Diego

FIGHT THEHOLIDAYBLUES

Theholidaysaresupposed tobeajoyful timeof familyand celebration, but unfortunately for many, this time of year can be morestressful thanenjoyable.

Abby Weisman, a counselor with San Diego City College?s mental health center, said that if students are feeling down this time of year, they?renot alone.That?swhy thedepartment hasput together a list of tipsandresourcestohelpcopewiththe?holidayblues.?

?For manyof ourstudents,managinglimitedfinances,navigatingdisrupted family systems, with the added pressure of final exams? stress around this time is real,? wrote Weisman in an email to City College faculty.

Themental healthcenter oncampusisasafeplacetocomeforcounselingsessionsandsupport foremotional wellness.However,duringwinterbreak,campusisclosedandthereforethecounselingcenterisaswell. That?swhythemental healthteamwantstomakesurestudentshave thesupport theyneedoverbreak.

Belowarethetipsformental wellnesstosurvivetheholidays:

TIPSFORMANAGINGHOLIDAYSTRESS:

-KNOWTHATYOUARENOTALONE.Manypeoplefeel unhappyduringtheholidays.

-GETMOVING! Regularexercisehasbeenprovento improvemoodandbrainchemistry.

-STAYAWAYFROMALCOHOL.It isadepressant andcan exacerbatenegativefeelings.

-MakeHEALTHYfoodchoices

-PRACTICESELF-COMPASSION.Dosomethingnicefor yourself (withinyourbudget).

-GIVEBACKtoyourcommunitybyvolunteering.

-StayCONNECTEDandaskforsupport.

-DON?TFEELOBLIGATEDTOBUYGIFTS.Sticktoabudget ortrygift-givingalternatives.

-MakeSLEEPapriority.

-LIMITsocial mediause.

-SEEKprofessional helpif youneedmoresupport.

EMERGENCYRESOURCES:

Access/crisis phone line: Call 1-888-724-7240 to speakwithatrainedcounselorforadviceonhowto handleamental healthcrisis,get helpwithaspecific issue,orget linkedtomental healthservicesavailablein thearea.Theydefineacrisisas?anypainful emotionfor whichyouneedsupport.?Thisserviceisavailable24/7.

Crisis text line: Text COURAGEto741741toconnect with amental healthprofessional overtext.Theserviceisfree, confidential andavailable24/7.

911: If someoneisfeelingsuicidal,that isconsideredan emergencyand911shouldbecalled.Whencalling911, userscanrequest assistancefromamemberof PERT (PsychiatricEmergencyResponseTeam).

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NOTESONFEARANDMUSIC

Asissueswith theCentral American migrant caravan escalate, a musical theatremajor continuescrossing theborder every day to beat school and on stage.

WhenVanessaFloresrealizedherpassionforperformingafter auditioningforTheRockyHorrorShowlast semester,changing hermajorfromgraphicdesigntomusical theatrewasn?t somethingshethought twiceabout.

?IwastakinggraphicdesignclassesandIrealizedthat Iwaswaitingforclasses toendsothat Icouldgotorehearsal,?Floressaid.?Irememberthinkingtomyself ?IwishIcoulddothiseveryday.??

The20-year-oldaddedrehearsal timetoanalreadyfull-timeschool schedule anddailycommutetoandfromTijuana,oftenspending17-hourdaysawayfrom homeandherfamily.

Onatypical morning,Floreswouldbeupat 6a.m.,waitingtocrosstheborder for25-40 minutes.Shewouldbeonthetrolleyby8:30 andat school by9a.m. Withrehearsalslast springrunningaslateas10 p.m.,bythetimeshegot home, therewasonlytimetoeat andgostraight tobed.Theseparationfromherfamily wasthemost challenging.

?Iwouldonlyseethemwhentheywouldpickmeupfromtheborderandtake mehome,?Floressaid.?Mysisterwouldbeasleepbythen.Therewasatime whenIdidn?t seeherforfivedaysstraight.?

Still,shealwaysknewshewouldgotocollegeintheU.S.andbeingableto travel toandfromTijuanaforschool felt likeaopportunity.

?IwasaMexicanbornintheUnitedStatessoyoukindof havethat privilegeto beabletocomeandgo,?shesaid.?Ifelt that responsibilitytotakeadvantageof that.Ialwayslikedtheideaof belongingtobothplaces.?

TheSanYsidroLandPort of Entryprocessesanaverageof 90,000 people headednorthboundacrossthebordereverydayaccordingtoa2018General ServiceAgencyfact sheet.

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Photoby TiffanyRihana

It'sunclearhowmanystudents likeFloresliveinMexicoand crossthebordereachday. Somechoosenot to publiclydisclosethat informationforfearof losingfinancial aidor otherresources.

San Diego Community College District is offering support to students impacted by the recent events at the border involving a Central American migrant caravan andU.S.militarypersonnel.

The district encourages faculty to offer accommodations to

students who may not be able to attend classbecauseof border delays or closures. Flores still feels that the support maynot beenough.

Shetalked about theSENTRI pass, a program that speedsup processing for pre-approved travelersand how it would cut back the time it takes her to cross the border significantly. She chosenot to get onefor fear that the background check it requires would alert theschool andshecouldloseher financial aid.

?The system knows that we exist but they don?t want to acknowledge it,?Flores said. ?They know that we areherebut theydon?t doanythingto help students like me. That affects

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resulting has all are doesn?t and about what?s border the can?t and Flores that, my they am on causing Flores and

to delays the pass, processing it her She the would her exist acknowledge we to affects

me because I could easily be crossing in less than 15 minutes.Ifeel likeit?sapunishment.?

ThecaravantravelingtotheU.S.throughTijuana,andthe resulting increase in border closures and military presence hascreatedsomeconcernforFloresandherfamily.

?Myaunt toldmethat Ishouldstaywithherbut shelives all theway in Oceanside,?said Flores. ?Meand my parents arejust hopingforthebest.We?renot lettingit get tous.?

Flores said that crossing the heavily militarized border doesn?t scare her. She just feels frustrated andwonderswhenit will end.

Her and her family talk about trying not to let what?s going on at the border affect them, but in the back of her mind she can?t forget the power the military andofficialsthereholdoverher.

?Theyliterallyhavethepowertotell youyoucan?t cross,? Flores said. ?And even though it?s not supposed to be like that,there?salwaysthat littlethought in my head that ?oh mygod ? theyknow that theycansend mebackwhenever they want,?even though they?renot supposed to becauseI amacitizen.?

Thereisa lot of conflict amongst commuters,likeFlores, on whether to blame the caravan for all the trouble it?s causing at the border or to empathize with the migrants. Flores is siding with the migrants who are seeking asylum andabetterlife.

?IrelatebecauseIlookat mysituationas I migrate everyday," said Flores. "I move around.I do that becauseI want theeducation that I want andthiswouldbetheplaceformetoget it.?

Vladymir Wong,a musical theatremajor who met Flores ontheset of herfirst playat CityCollegeayearago,saidhe respects and admires Flores for the dedication she has to hereducation.

?(StudentslikeFloresare) not goingto let thepeopleat the border stop them," he said. "They are going to come here and learn what they need to learn no matter what that takes.?

San Diego City College?s ¡SUBIR! Cultural Center/Dreamer Resource Center announced at its grand opening that the center would function as not only a resource center for students like Flores, but also asa commuter lounge where students couldhaveaspacetosimplybe.

?We offer a study space, peer mentoring, (and) referrals todifferent resourcesoncampus,?saidLillianGarcia,TitleV Program activity manager. ?We also have different resources in the community like different non-profits that support students as well, so we would be able to connect themwiththat.It?saspacetofeel safeandhavethat sense of communityandbelonging.?

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?I wasa Mexican born in the United Statesso you kind of havethat privilegeto beableto comeand go."
Vanessa Flores
Left: VanessaFloresperformswiththecast of Metamorphoses,stagedat CityCollegethisfall. Bottom: ManystudentslikeFloresrelyonthetrolleytoget toandfrom school. VanessaFlorescourtesyphotos

When the Santa Clara Fire Department was fighting the Mendocino Complex Fire last June, the worst fire in California?shistoryat thetime,theyran intoadifferent kindof firewall.

The firefighters' ability to communicate was being throttledbyVerizon.

?Data rates had been reduced to 1/200, or less, than the previous speeds,? said Chief Anthony Bowden in a declaration filed against the Federal Communications Commission.

Bowden asked Verizon to immediately lift the restrictions for public safety purposes, but was told the onlywaytolift theirdatarestrictionswould betoupgrade theirdataplanat morethantwicethecost.

The fire department example is a new piece in the net

neutralitypuzzle.

?Net neutralitymeansAT&Tcan?t teamupwithanother streaming service to throttle Netflix,?said Eddie Mezz, a San Diego City College computer science student. ?It requiresanequal playingfield.?

Mezz is worried that ending net neutrality couldincreasethecost toaccess theinternet at home.

?More students would use the internet on campus, which could slow speeds and mean lessavailablecomputersto dohomework,?hesaid.

Yelena Sukhanov, a City College mechanical engineering student, said she is also worried about the effect ?when you go home to do your research andwatchvideostosupplement lectures.?

Net neutrality regulations are being fought over in Congress and the courts, which could impact business, communication, education, entertainment, and perhaps, thefutureof humanity.

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?Net neutrality meansAT&T can?t team up with another streaming serviceto throttleNetflix. It requiresan equal playing field.?
EddieMezz

another a ?It neutrality access would on could mean to College worried research in business, perhaps,

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The three basic conceptsof net neutrality, no paid prioritization, no blocking and no throttling, were encoded into law during President Barack Obama?sadministration.

JustinBigley,whofacilitatesCityCollege?sapprenticeship program, said the end of net neutrality will mean more costs to the end-user.

?Coffee shops might have to start charging customers to use theinternet,?hesaid.

Students need the internet for education and everydaylife,whichcould beaffected without net neutrality.

?I use the internet for research, math homework and to get answers to questions,?said Nduwimana Janine, a City College student originally from Tanzania. ?It is very important andhelpsyougrowcognitively.?

Ina2010 statement,Obamasaidnet neutrality?will help preserve the free and open nature of the Internet while encouraging innovation, protecting consumer choice, and defendingfreespeech.?

President Donald Trump appointed a former Verizon

attorney,Ajit Pai,toheadtheFCC.Pai led theeffort toend net neutrality in December 2017 despite 83 percent of Americans opposing the elimination, according to a Universityof Marylandpoll.

Austin Klinghorn, a City College computer science student,saidtheinternet wouldbebetteroff without net neutrality,whichhe sees as an inappropriate regulation and unnecessary hindrance on businesses pursuing market options.

?The government shouldn?t make the internet into a utility,? he said. ?The free market is based on choice. If ISPs want to throttle, go to someoneelseforyourinternet.?

City College information technology professor David Kennemer encouraged students to read up on net neutrality and how it could impact the future of the internet.

He said ending net neutrality could change the ease at which data is available, increase the cost to access the internet andstifleinnovation.

?It couldreallyimpact studentswhowant toset upsmall

businesses have impact out public to percent of own, high-speed unfair accessing are Association, involving consumer order scheduled Appeals Brown neutrality same Department preliminary prevent effect. release neutrality and Xavier ?California handful dictate or load.? California until Mozilla PAGE26 | LEGEND| December2018
?Thegovernment shouldn?t maketheinternet into a utility. Thefreemarket isbased on choice.
If ISPswant to throttle, go to someoneelse for your internet.?
Austin Klinghorn

end of a science off he inappropriate and on market make free to David net the at the small

businessesbut can?t affordtopaywhat competitorspayto have their data at the forefront,?Kennemer said. ?It will impact thebusinesssideand could put smaller businesses out of business.?

The FCC received over 22 million comments from the publicabout theplannedrepeal of net neutrality.According to the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford, 99.7 percent of thecommentsopposedrepealingnet neutrality.

MediaconglomerateslikeComcast couldslowthespeeds of competitors and privilege data from companies they own,andevencontrol howconsumerscanaccessnews.

Most consumers only have only one or two options for high-speed internet. This gives telecom corporations an unfair advantage over consumers who lack options for accessingtheinternet.

Major tech companieslikeGoogle,Facebook,and Netflix are backing organizations like Incompas and the Internet Association, and focusing on Mozilla v. FCC, a legal battle involving a dozen different challenges by tech companies, consumer advocacy groups and 22 states against the FCC order to end net neutrality, scheduled in the D.C. Court of AppealsinFebruary.

In California, Governor Jerry Brown signed the state?s net neutralitylawonSept.30.That same same day the federal Department of Justice filed a preliminary injunction to prevent thelaw fromgoinginto effect.

The DOJ fired out a press release calling California's net neutrality legislation "unlawful andanti-consumer."

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a tweet: ?California will not allow a handful of power brokers to dictate sources for information or thespeed at which websites load.?

Net neutrality legislation in California remains uncertain until Mozillav.FCCisdecided.A Mozillavictorycouldrestorenet

neutralityregulationsnationally.If theFCC wins, Becerra will have to battle both the federal government andtelecomcorporationsincourt.

Oregon, Washington, Vermont and New York have also passednet neutralitylegislation,eventhoughComcast and Verizon lobbied theFCCto includea clausein the2017end of net neutrality order to preemptively block states like Californiafromsettingitsowninternet laws.

City Collegepolitical scienceprofessor NicholasBoushee said via email the arguments against net neutrality are made by corporate actors who claim they won?t harm consumersbut want to overturn thelaw that would allow themtodoso.

?The government should regulate the internet because thehistoryof corporationsshowsusthat theyarenot very goodat policingthemselves,andwhentheirgoal of profit is at oddswiththepublicgood,theyoftenpursuetheformer tothedetriment of thelatter,?Bousheewrote.

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Left: TheserverroomintheTbuildingconnectstheCityCollegenetwork. PhotobyBrianMohler Bottom: GovernorJerryBrownbyJ.Godwin,WikimediaCommons

an Diego is a diverse city with different people and cultures, but almost as commonassunnydaysisthepresenceof electricscooterseverywhere.

Themotorizedscootersareineverycornerof the county, from downtown to La Jolla, North Park to OldTown.Therereallyisn?t aplacewhereSanDieganscan?t seethem.

Nappy, a City College student taking classes in black history, math, and health education comparedthescooter?spopularitytoadrugcraze.

?When theyfirst put theseout here,believeme, it was like crack cocaine,? he said. ?Everybody wanted to smoke it. Everybody wanted to ride them.?

Electric scooters were introduced to the San Diegomarket at about thesametimedocklessbicycleshit thestreets.Thepopularityof thescootersquicklyranthebikesharingcompanieslikeOfo andMobikeout of town.

LimeBike originally set out to compete in the bike sharing industry but quickly adapted to the high demand of scooters. Lime and Bird were the twomajorscootersavailableinSanDiego.

With increased demand, the supply wasnot far behind.RazorandWindscootersarealsoavailable forrent onthestreetsof SanDiego.

The cost of an electric scooter ride is$1, plus15 cents per minute. The scooters have been praised for their convenience -- once the ride is done the user simply leaves the scooter on the sidewalk. Traffic and parking are not a concern with

scootertransport.

S Scooterscontinueto get mixed reviews A BUMPYRIDE

?Those scootersare handy to ride,?Nappy said. ?But there?salwaysapositiveandanegative.?

Safety concerns for riders and pedestrian are a bigissue.

Officer David Landman, who works for the San Diego Unified School District police department and isassigned to San Diego High School, said he has been receiving complaints about students fromhisschool.

?Recent developments are the businesses aroundthetrolleystationonParkBoulevardcomplainingtomethat studentsareridingscooterson thesidewalk,?saidLandman.?Theyhavetobeoperatedinasafemanner,andthat mannerincludes wearingahelmet andnot ridingonasidewalk.?

Nappylearnedthehardwaythat hewasnot allowed to rideon thesidewalk.Hewasissued a citation but plansto go to trafficcourt to seeif the $280 ticket canbereducedtoawarning.

While the scooters are a cheap way to move aroundthecity,they?vealsoprovidedsomeanavenuetomakealittleextramoney.

Peoplecan sign up to collect thescootersin the evening,chargethem over night and set them out inthemorning.

Key Roberts, a San Diego resident, charges scootersforBird.

?If the scooter needs 100 percent charge, then that?s$20,?Robertssaid.?If it needsfivepercent, thenthat?s$5.

?Heyit?sbetterthanpickingupcans,?hesaid.

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Photoby NadiaMishkin

CITYTIMES2018Review

As2018comestoaclose,wetakealookat someof thestoriestheCityTimeshascoveredduringtheyear.Thesestories ranintheCityTimesnewspaperprint editionand/orontheCityTimeswebsite.

BILLIONAIRESCIENTIST PURCHASESTWOLOCAL NEWSPAPERS

Pharmaceutical andbiotechbillionaireDr.Patrick Soon-Shiongbought theLosAngelesTimesandtheSan DiegoUnionTribunelast February.?Howmuchare newspapersworthinthisdigital age?ToAmerica?srichest doctor,thebill isover$500 million.?

StoryandphotobyShaylynMartos

CityTimes- Spring2018,V.72No.5

SCHOOL

ORBUSINESS?

State?snewfundingformulaleavesmanyat CityCollege questioningimpact

?TheSanDiegoCommunityCollegeDistrict isalready bracingitself.?Inordertoreducethestate?sdebt,California GovernorJerryBrownmadesignificant cutstopublic services,thisincludesCity?sfunding.?Theyarestartingto runeducationlikeabusiness-- withthestudent success model.?

CONSTRUCTIONONA, DANDT BUILDINGSNEARINGEND

Thisproject isamongthelast of thePropositionNprojectsthat startedin2009

Afteratwo-yeardelayduetorevisionsandrestorations,theA, DandTbuildingsat SanDiegoCityCollegewerescheduledto finishlateSeptember.?Thecontractorhassubmittedover800 changeordersand100 claimsof compensation.?TheDistrict resolvedthechangesbyadding$5,831,499tothebill.

StoryandphotobyDavidAhumada

CityTimes - September25,Fall2018(Website)

AWAKENINGDREAMERS

Effortsunderwaytoempowerundocumentedstudentsat SanDiegoCityCollege

?Millionsof undocumentedpeoplewakeupeverydayin Americatoalifeintheshadows.Hundredsmoreawakentoa fight forsurvival andrecognition.?CityCollege?sDREAMer ResourceCenterhelpsundocumentedstudentsthroughthe uncertaintyandfearstheTrumpadministrationhasplaced uponthelivesof DACArecipients.?(Thepresident) istrying toput anexpirationdateonthedreamsof youth.?

StoryandphotobyBrianMohler

CityTimes- Fall2018,V.73No.1**ElectionEdition**

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