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CTTV's Vince Outlaw, center, prepares to interview Welcome Home City's Michael Evans in the campus TV studio, Wednesday, October 23, 2024. CTTV's Sarai Gomez Huerta works as floor director. Photo by Daniele Luna/City Times Media

VIDEO: City College’s Evans discusses housing, homelessness in ‘Inside City: Election Edition’

Welcome Home City program coordinator interviewed on top community agenda issue
Vince Outlaw, Elections and Voting Editor • November 1, 2024
Welcome Home City program coordinator questioned on top community agenda issue
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Candidates for office, clockwise from top left, Adam Shiff (U.S. Senate), Sean Elo-Rivera (District 9), Steve Garvey (U.S. Senate), Terry Hoskins (District 9), Donald Trump (President), Todd Gloria (Mayor), Stephen Whitburn (District 3), Butch Ware (President), Coleen Cusack (District 3), Larry Turner (Mayor), Kamala Harris (President) respond to questions regarding Housing and Homelessness. Illustration by Luke Bradbury/City Times Media

WHAT THE CANDIDATES SAY: Housing, homelessness on the City College Community Agenda, November 2024

Debates, forums yield insights on issues important to you
Vince Outlaw, Multimedia Journalist • October 29, 2024
Debates, forums yield insights on issues important to you
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The old San Diego City College child development center being demolished to prepare the site for the construction of a new student housing complex, Sept. 19, 2023. Photo by Keila Menjivar Zamora/City Times Media

San Diego housing plan rejection “will not affect” City College student housing project, officials say

Mayor’s proposed incentives including college student housing, given City Council thumbs-down in five-hour public hearing
Vince Outlaw, Multimedia Journalist • November 15, 2023
San Diego City College’s plan to build on-campus student housing will move forward despite the San Diego City Council’s rejection of the housing incentives introduced by Mayor Todd Gloria Monday.
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Collapsed remains of the initial demolition of the old Child Development Center hang behind the excavator used to tear the walls down Tuesday morning, September 19, 2023. Photo by Keila Menjivar/City Times Media

TIMELINE: On-campus student housing coming to City College

Demolition has finally started on the future site of the affordable residential development. Here is a timeline of the project so far.
Bailey Kohnen and Ren Charifa • October 6, 2023
Demolition began on the old child development center on Sept. 19, where the new housing will be located. Here's a timeline of the project so far.
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Demolition crews began transforming the site of the old Child Development Center Tuesday, September 19, 2023. San Diego City College envisions this site to include up to 800 units by early 2028. Photo by Eve McNally/City Times Media

BREAKING: City College is one step closer to on-campus affordable student housing

Demolition began today on the site of the future high-rise complex
Sean Monney, Managing Editor • September 19, 2023
Each unit will house 2-4 students and first serve students with housing needs, including low-income, veterans and foster youth. The complex will offer shared spaces like laundry facilities, dining halls, student study spaces and student support programs
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San Diego City College students Orion Bailey, left, Maya Guitierrez, middle, and Haily Cameros, right, were among those who shared their thoughts on the on-campus affordable housing project. City Times staff photos

VOICES: Students react to affordable housing project coming to City College

Demolition of the old Childhood Development Center began on Sept. 19; officials say project could be completed in 2028
Ren Charifa, Luz Jaimes, and Kevin Ouellette • September 19, 2023

San Diego City College began demolishing the old Childhood Development Center today to make way for affordable student housing. Three journalists from the City Times interviewed students on campus to...

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SDCCD Chancellor Carlos Cortez stands in front of a screen and speaks into a black microphone

SDCCD chancellor, leadership outline priorities at City College forum

Four-year degree program, enrollment, housing and policing among topics discussed
Kathryn Gray, Editor-In-Chief • November 18, 2022
Inside the warmth of the MS-140 room, faculty and staff gathered to hear Chancellor Carlos Cortez and district leadership present key priorities for SDCCD, bypassing the chilled lemonade and chewy chocolate chip cookies to settle in their seats on an unseasonably cold San Diego afternoon.
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Maria de la Luz May discusses her story on City College campus

City College student, family struggle to navigate housing insecurity services

State-funded program "Welcome Home, City" fails to connect student with housing, exposing challenges
Philip Salata, News Editor • May 2, 2022
Despite the numerous housing insecurity services offered in San Diego and at City College, the process of navigating them can often create barriers to accessing resources, which impacts individuals and families already facing adversity.
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Potential site for student housing development. Aerial view of 6th and B street.

VIDEO: City College VP shares details of proposed housing project

City College gets grant for housing planning
Susana Serrano, Multimedia Editor • April 28, 2022
Inside City host Ingrid Estrella talked to Vice President of Administrative Services John Parker about the new off-campus building, which could provide affordable housing to students at about one-third the market rate.
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Potential site for student housing development. Aerial view of 6th and B street.

BREAKING: City College approved for student housing planning grant

Though hopes were set for a building grant, City will have to settle on planning first
Philip Salata, Multimedia Journalist • March 8, 2022
After submitting a grant request for Senate Bill 169 funding, called the Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program, San Diego City College has been approved — partially.
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Potential site for student housing development. Aerial view of 6th and B street.

City College submits state grant request to build housing for 600 students

City College President Ricky Shabazz announces completion of next step toward securing housing project
Philip Salata, Multimedia Journalist • November 3, 2021
After describing his vision for a potential student housing development to be built on the former site of the child development center at San Diego City College, President Ricky Shabazz announced the completion of a crucial step for securing funds for the project.
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Aerial view of former San Diego City College Child Development Center

City College aims to construct affordable housing for students, employees

As the statewide eviction moratorium comes to an end, City President Ricky Shabazz announces preparations at Sept. 28 College Council meeting
Philip Salata, Multimedia Journalist • October 5, 2021
President Ricky Shabazz sees the soon-vacant property of the former San Diego City College child development center as an ideal location to construct affordable housing not only for students, but potentially also for lower income City College employees.
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