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Heriberto Gerardo Gutierrez, dueño de la Tortilleria El Grano de Oro

Empresarios en National City batallan para mantener negocios durante la pandemia de COVID-19 (con podcast)

Negocios pequeños en la avenida Highland enfrentan dificultades con altos casos de COVID-19 y alto desempleo
National City, la segunda ciudad más antigua en el condado de San Diego, ha sido impactada desproporcionadamente por altos casos de COVID-19 y por la oleada de desempleo que sigue subiendo.
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Ana Rozo, dueña de Family Decals

Agencia de anuncios y marketing familiar encuentra maneras de sobrevivir durante la pandemia

Family Decals en National City se trasladó a su garaje para continuar sirviendo las órdenes de sus clientes
Gabriel Schneider, Multimedia Journalist July 9, 2021
El bazar ofrece espacios de diferentes tamaños donde las pequeñas empresas pueden vender sus artículos con descuento que van desde ropa y cristales hasta joyas y medicinas.
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Matt Wray, dueño de Dream Crystals y del Angel Petals

Empresario en National City balancea dos negocios diferentes durante la pandemia

El dueño de una florería y una tienda de regalos artesanales recurre a la creatividad para mantener a sus clientes
Gabriel Schneider, Multimedia Journalist July 9, 2021
Matt Wray, dueño de ambos negocios, se enfrentó con distintas dificultades para cada negocio debido a las restricciones de la pandemia COVID-19.
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Los periodistas-estudiantiles Gabriel Schneider y Susana Serrano entrevistan a Ana Rozo

El Proyecto Highland Avenue

El proyecto multimedio toma una profunda vista al impacto que ha tenido la pandemia en los negocios pequeñas familiares en National City
La pandemia del Coronavirus ha pegado más fuerte a comunidades desatendidas por todo Estados Unidos y empresarios latinos tuvieron que adaptarse a los nuevos retos para mantener sus negocios abiertos.
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Heriberto Gerardo Gutierrez

National City entrepreneurs struggle to keep business afloat during COVID-19 pandemic (with podcast)

A combination of high COVID-19 cases, surging unemployment hinders Highland Avenue’s smallest businesses
The second oldest city in San Diego County has been hit disproportionately hard by a distressing combination of soaring COVID-19 infection rates and surging unemployment throughout the pandemic.
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Ana Rozo, the owner of Family Decals

Family-owned advertising and marketing business finds ways to survive during the pandemic

Family Decals in National City transitioned to its garage to continue filling customer orders
Gabriel Schneider, Multimedia Journalist June 23, 2021
Family Decals is located in National City inside a Price Breakers outlet located where Highland Avenue and Plaza Boulevard meet.
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HIGHLAND AVENUE

GALLERY: A tour of Highland Avenue’s small businesses

The street is home to small, locally-owned restaurants, barbershops and markets
Vicky Pineda, Multimedia Journalist June 23, 2021
Highland Avenue was once known for lowrider car cruising. Now it is National City’s downtown, a strip where small businesses reside.
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Gabriel Schneider and Susana Serrano interview Family Decals Ana Rozo

About The Highland Avenue Project

The multimedia project takes in-depth look at pandemic’s impact on National City’s family-owned small businesses
The coronavirus pandemic hit underserved communities in the United States the hardest and Latinx entrepreneurs had to adapt to new challenges to keep their businesses open. 
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Chancellor mural

City College’s chancellor mural vandalized before unveiling

The muralist repaired the piece in time for the celebration for Chancellor Constance Carroll
Gabriel Schneider, Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2021
The day before the celebration at San Diego City College, an individual vandalized the nearly complete mural that was created to honor Chancellor Constance Carroll.
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City College nurses

PODCAST: City College nurses aid in the vaccination effort by the state

Leaders of the Nursing Students’ Association depict how the program adjusted to the pandemic
Gabriel Schneider, Editor-in-Chief May 11, 2021
President Em Carpenter and Vice President Larissa Johnson of the San Diego City College Nursing Students’ Association discussed challenges faced in the program due to the pandemic. 
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Fountain in Chicano Park

MAGAZINE: City College’s student news organization debuts new magazine

Produced by the staff of City Times, CityScene focuses on arts and culture
Gabriel Schneider, Editor-in-Chief May 5, 2021
As the spring 2021 virtual semester comes to a close, City Times debuted its first volume of CityScene magazine, which focuses on arts and culture on and around the San Diego City College campus.
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Kavin Faulconer, Monica Montgomery, Carlos Cortez (from left)

BREAKING: SDCCD selects Carlos Turner Cortez as new chancellor

The president of Continuing Education replaces Constance Carroll
Gabriel Schneider, Editor-in-Chief March 16, 2021
The San Diego Community College District has selected Carlos Turner Cortez to replace Chancellor Constance Carroll, who is retiring after 17 years.
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