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SAN DIEGO KGTV -- In City Heights, a renaissance of creativity and cele
stanley tumbler bration is underway.Two public spaces -- one a long-established park, the other a vacant lot -- are part of a Positively San Diego transformation thats about artistic expression and community. I m claiming
stanley termosky it to be the most multicultural mural in San Diego, possibly in America, said the artist, Sake, as he dabbed a brush in paint, and added highlights to one of the 68 portraits featured on his latest mural.The project, 270 feet long by 7 and half feet high, is underway along the south wall of Teralta Park in City Heights, reflecting the diverse community. They see themselves in the people, said Sake. To be honest, people are crying. I ve never experienced this before in my life. Maria Cortez will soon see her own portrait here. To be amongst them, said Cortez, thats the honor I have. A resident of City Heights for 49 years, Cortez was part of the working group with the San Diego City Council that led to the creation of Teralta Park in 2000. A park uniquely spanning the Interstate 15 freeway between Polk and Orange avenues, to reunite neighborhoods. What a wonderful thing to be united,
stanley thermoskannen said Cortez. And thats what this park means to me. It is the heart and soul of City Heights. But the park fell into disrepair in its early years, until community volunteers, including Cortez and others, like Dan Tomsk, rallied to turn it around. The efforts included almost monthly cleanups, said Tomsk, where we d h Qwpo Paw Patrol mini muffins removed from shelves after complaints of chemical smell, taste
More than a week after the largest immigration raid on American soil in almost a decade, the community impacted is still on edge. My heart just broke in five pieces, said 8-year-old Cristal Reyes.ICE officials detained 680 people near Morton, Mississippi, and Reyes father was one of them. I just want him to be at home and not in jail, she said. Reyes dad worked at the Koch Foods processing plant, where him and hundreds of other undocumented immigrants were taken away from their jobs and their families.Now, this business is left trying to fill the void after much of its staff has been deported.Koch Foods hosted a job fair five days after the raid, and Kamerio Whitley came out for an interview. I lost my job recently and was looking and couldnt find anything, and this job opportunity showed up and Im jumping on it, he said.Duri
stanley italia ng this uncertain time, Whitley says hes able to separate emotions from potential employmen
stanley usa t. Honestly, I see people on social media saying its sad and its harsh that they have to go back and all this and that, but to me, I see it as a job opportunity, he said.Others, however, see this as an opportunity to help in a time of need. We are Baptist and the Bible says we
stanley us must help each other, said Tere Gomez of the Carlisle Crisis Center.Gomez and several others are organizing donations brought in for families impacted by the raid. Right now, we have a lot of Hispanic families without jobs, so were helping them with food, she said.While these volunteers
