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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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Galindo fights for City Heights

City College alumna Sandra Galindo runs for City Council

Mike Madriaga • December 8, 2015

Sandra Galindo is fired up, and taking her issues straight to the top. Galindo, the bilingual mother of three daughters, is a product of the academia at San Diego City College, receiving an associate...

Realms of homelessness brought to light

Destiny Ortiz • September 28, 2015

Downtown San Diego is surrounded by skyscrapers that do exactly that. They scrape the sky. When you look a little lower, you’ll find people who are walked around and stepped over. It’s the...

Swept Under the Rug: Solving San Diego’s Homeless Issue isn’t as Easy as it Seems

Mark Elliott • May 14, 2014

They’re all around us, you’ll notice. Take a stroll after class and you’ll see them surrounding San Diego City College. Try to walk to Pokez for a bite to eat and their blue tarp and shopping-cart-made...