City Heights Field Guide | Sept. 5, 2014

City Heights Field Guide | Sept. 5, 2014  Navigating a Changing Community

Take Action   Now: Apply for Jobs at the New Copley-Price Family YMCA Forty positions are open. Apply here. Sept. 6 and Sept. 20: Kids Art Class Local artist Cody Huff will help children develop their creativity through art at the library. Sept. 7: Mid-Autumn Moon Festival 2 to 8 p.m. at the Performing Annex Stage in the Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park. Sept. 9: Last Day to Help Bikes Del Pueblo Fund a Permanent Repair Shop The not-for-profit wants to permanently house the bicycle repair and educational services  it offers at the City Heights Farmers market. Donate here. Sept. 9: Mid-City CAN Networking Council 8 to 10 a.m. at the Scripps City Heights Wellness Center. Sept. 20: New Land, New Hope Fundraiser for the Somali Bantu Association of America featuring traditional dancing, music and cuisine of Somalia. Sept. 30: Coastal Cleanup Day Residents will help keep San Diego's watershed healthy by clearing out canyons at 17 City Heights location. Put on by I Love a Clean San Diego 9 a.m. to noon. Oct. 18: Lowrider Gospel Fest The annual lowrider and hotrod show is designed to reach out to at-risk youth and low-income families, offering access to various social services. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the City Heights Urban Village.

Faster Emergency Response in Encanto, But Not Mid-City The city recently added two-man fire engine crews to Encanto to speed up emergency response times there. It's worked. But solutions for City Heights, which now has the city's slowest response times, are slow going. A fire station for Home Avenue is delayed. >>Read more. Fast-Food Workers in City Heights Strike For $15 An Hour City Heights fast-food workers joined a nationwide strike to call for better wages.  At one point during Thursday morning's protest in City Heights, strikers were sitting in the roadway on University Avenue over Interstate 15. >>See the rest. Airport Cabbies Must Pass the Smell Test - Literally Cab driver advocates say an airport regulation to protect customers from cabbie body odor stirs up racial stereotypes. >>Read more and watch the video. Immigrants Contribute $650 Billion to California Economy A new report shows immigrants make up a third of the workforce in San Diego and Imperial Counties and contribute to 26 percent of their gross domestic product. >>Read more. Don't Think Ferguson Could Happen Here? Think Again. Community leader Dwayne Crenshaw says San Diego has a lot in common with Ferguson, Mo. He lays out how we can make sure a similar incident doesn't happen here. >>Read the commentary. Local Study Shows Continued Need for Food Assistance Almost 500,000 people received donations last year from San Diego-area food pantries, according to a report released Thursday. >>Read more. Sincerely, Megan Burks Speak City Heights