The city will not renew its five-year contract with MTS for overseeing San Diego's taxi industry due to complaints about poor working conditions, passenger safety and lax oversight.

A consortium of faith and community groups hosted a daylong celebration of compassion Saturday. They were inspired to put on the event after hearing the Dalai Lama speak in San Diego last year.

City Heights groups seize on Bike to Work Day to advocate for better bike infrastructure.

There's plenty of money for studying how to improve City Heights streets, but not much for actually improving them.

The Silverado Ballroom restoration is stuck in limbo as San Diego sniffs out redevelopment scraps.

California teens in "high STD areas" can request free condoms online and have them delivered to their doorsteps.

A decades-long wait for a mid-city transit project could be over in 2015, thanks to some unexpected funds.

The city has identified funds to complete a skate plaza, but the project stops short of the traditional skate park the community wants.

San Diego students had a power lunch with the federal government's highest agriculture official Thursday.

Mayor Filner's budget allocates funds for a long-awaited park on Home Avenue, but not for a popular skate park project.

This spring marks the first anniversary of a city ordinance that lets residents keep chickens, goats and bees in their backyards. The relaxed homesteading rules have had a major impact on business at City Farmers Nursery in City Heights.

The school board voted Tuesday to help launch a pilot program that will provide free bus passes for low-income students at four area high schools.

As zero tolerance falls out of fashion in other sectors, a Clinton-era housing rule remains and puts families at risk of homelessness.

City Heights residents could see movement on the Centerline bus rapid transit project in fiscal year 2014.

Residents overcoming a double homicide on their block ask the Board of Education to provide training for teachers on recognizing the signs of trauma.

San Diego Police Chief William Landsdowne's comments to City Council Monday painted a pretty clear -- and frightening -- picture.

Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez has introduced a bill that would create a state registry of certified medical interpreters and cover their services through Medi-Cal.

A new report finds youth incarceration is down nationwide, but California still has a fairly high rate: 271 per 100,000 young people. That’s the 11th highest in the country. We take a look at how those numbers break down in San Diego.

Why San Diego has the nation's second-largest population of Somali refugees despite the high cost of living.

Local anti-obesity programs faced significant cuts following January's fiscal cliff deal, but the state has found money to keep them afloat.

As Somalia rises from decades of civil war, Somali youth raised in the United States consider returning to their families’ homeland.

Local refugees fighting for better medical interpretation are joining a statewide effort to pass legislation that would add interpretation services to Medi-Cal.

Only about 5 percent of the respiratory illnesses presented at area clinics are bacterial, but San Diego's proximity to the border means many patients are taking antibiotics anyway.

San Diego’s Park and Recreation Board approved a request from City Heights residents to name a portion of their community park in memory of fallen police officer Jeremy Henwood.

On the heels of Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to spend $350 million implementing federal health reform in California comes another announcement. A private health organization has pledged a hefty sum to help with the effort and go a step further. It wants to help undocumented immigrants get health care.

A City Heights art installation on childhood memory closed Jan. 4, but it isn't fleeting yet. An arts nonprofit in the neighborhood is now featuring the work in its formal gallery.

City Height's newest school clinic at Monroe Clark middle school is helping students get quality health care. School administrators say the effort helps keep attendance levels and academic achievement high because healthy students are more likely to show up to class. That's the case for Andrea Vizcarra, who is getting support for her high blood pressure on campus.

You might know City Heights youth want a skate park. Here are five more causes they took up this year.

Foster children and their families got an early holiday present from San Diego County on Thursday: free computers.

City Heights refugees turn the lens on their health care experiences, using photography to raise awareness about the need for better medical translation.

Federal health reform is expected to increase the number of non-native English speakers with insurance. Refugees living in City Heights say they already need a more culturally competent health care experience.

New San Diego Mayor Bob Filner ran a neighborhoods-first campaign. At a community rally Thursday, he promised to make good on his promise to neighborhoods by helping City Heights skaters build a skate park.

A new documentary, screening tonight in San Diego, puts a human face on poverty in America and challenges stereotypes about the poor.

Family and friends find a final resting place for Rickquese McCoy, an 18-year-old who was gunned down in a random shooting in City Heights.

After a deadly shooting on their block, residents spread the word about trauma-informed care.

Following a fatal shooting, residents on a single City Heights block seek homegrown solutions to San Diego's recent uptick in violent crime.

Sherri Lightner has beaten Ray Ellis, 53 percent to 47 percent, in San Diego City Council District 1. Win means Democrats retain their majority.

San Diego mayoral candidates Carl DeMaio and Bob Filner stopped taking jabs at each other just long enough to answer some questions from teens on bullying.

Building parks in dense neighborhoods involves a Catch-22. The city won’t fully prioritize building a park unless it’s funded, but the city has kept the fees that generate money for parks in older communities low.