VIDEO/AUDIO: Construction continues after City College, SDCCD unveil plans for affordable downtown housing

New apartment units promise relief for students struggling with rising rents in downtown San Diego

Varun Chaturvedi and Mylo Gallardo • February 24, 2026

New apartment units promise relief for students struggling with rising rents in downtown San Diego

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Tenant rights the focus of this month’s Welcome Home City speaker series

PATH Housing Navigators provide students information on housing, assembly bills going into effect

Nadia Lavin, Photo Editor • February 13, 2026

Tenant rights the focus of this month's Welcome Home City speaker series

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Tenant rights the focus of City’s Students for Housing Justice renter’s rights workshop

Housing organizer Ana Ramos explains rent caps, local and statewide tenant protections, and eviction process

Nadia Lavin, Photo Editor • December 10, 2025

Housing organizer Ana Ramos explains rent caps, local and statewide tenant protections, and eviction process

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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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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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Housing and Homelessness: City College Community Agenda Issue Guide, November 2024

Based on Community Agenda, City Times Media breaks down ballot

Kai Carr, Vince Outlaw, Danny Straus, and Andrea Valdez • October 16, 2024

Based on Community Agenda, City Times Media breaks down ballot

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VIDEO: Newscene covers campus Gaza protests, FAFSA updates

CTTV’s flagship news program closes the fall 2023 semester

Roxanne Vieira, CTTV Producer • December 7, 2023

CTTV’s flagship news program closes the fall 2023 semester.

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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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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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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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VIDEO: President Biden signs long list of executive actions in first 48 hours

President freezes student loans in first hours in office

Noelle Mortensen, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene • January 23, 2021

Biden has been in office 48 hours and he has already rolled out almost 75 significant actions and policies. Here are the executive actions that could potentially impact City College students most.

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Proposition 21: Local rent control initiative

Replaces housing act that dates back to 1995

Rachel de la Torre and Gabriel Schneider • October 16, 2020

Proposition 21 would replace the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which allowed local governments to use rent control in some cases. It has been in effect since 1995.

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