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

Katia Pechenkina, Vicky Pineda, Susana Serrano, and Gabriel Schneider • July 9, 2021

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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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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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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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

Katia Pechenkina, Susana Serrano, Gabriel Schneider, and Vicky Pineda • July 9, 2021

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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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

Katia Pechenkina, Vicky Pineda, Gabriel Schneider, and Susana Serrano • June 24, 2021

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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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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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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About The Highland Avenue Project

The multimedia project takes in-depth look at pandemic’s impact on National City’s family-owned small businesses

Katia Pechenkina, Vicky Pineda, Gabriel Schneider, and Susana Serrano • June 16, 2021

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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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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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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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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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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