Although breaking news deflects the issue periodically, health care in the United States has become a hot button topic since the economy began freefalling, and Uptown-area residents are no strangers to health care woes
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With $1.9 million in funding, the Greater Golden Hill Community Development Corp. is embarking on a mission to revitalize six blocks in the community’s main corridor along 25th Street, said Anaya Jr., executive director of the Greater Golden Hill
Uptown residents probably have at least some familiarity with Mama’s Kitchen, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Around the holidays it’s not uncommon to see Mama’s Pantry food-drive bins outside the doors of local grocers, requesting that shoppers consider donating non-perishable food items as they depart
Everyone knows riding a bike can save money on gas and parking, but now it can also get riders discounts at Uptown businesses. With the SD Bike Commuter Discount Program, cyclists can receive discounts at participating businesses simply by riding their bikes there
When Benjamin Nicholls was named executive director of the Hillcrest Business Improvement Association early last year, one of the first items on his agenda was a report on Hillcrest’s parking situation. In a memo to Uptown Partnership, he suggested how reserve funds should be spent and outlined several projects his members wanted the Partnership to prioritize, including a parking validation program
Last month, a San Diego County grand jury issued a report on its investigation of Uptown Partnership – one of six San Diego parking district management groups – for allegedly mismanaging city funds. The grand jury cited the Partnership for spending nearly three times as much on operating expenses since 1999 than on projects. The Partnership has received $8.6 million from meters since 1999, using $3.2 million for salaries and overhead and $1.1 for projects and planning – however, 31 projects using $4 million of reserve funds are planned for 2011. Uptown Partnership manages parking for Mission Hills, Hillcrest, Bankers Hill, Park West and Five Points
Hear someone mention WalkSanDiego and you might envision a group that leads tours of America’s Finest City.
You’d be wrong
According to the Genesis account, humankind’s foreparents were banned from eating the fruit of the “tree of life” because they allegedly would have lived forever. Can a tree truly possess such life-sustaining properties? That’s debatable, but what isn’t is the environmental and social benefits trees bring. That’s why for 20 years the Urban Corps of San Diego County has been dedicated to providing environmental job training and educational opportunities in the fields of conservation, recycling and urban forestry, among others
In 1989 when Cheryl Houk joined Stepping Stone, an alcohol and drug treatment agency that caters mostly to the LGBT community, she was appalled at the facilities
by David Harvey
SDUN Reporter
Approximately 200 community members attended a town hall meeting Jan. 10 at Hillcrest’s LGBT Center to voice concerns about the San Diego LGBT Pride organization’s leadership