11 CA High Schools Crack Nation's Top 100: U.S News - Temecula, CA - Oxford Academy topped the list of public schools and ranked No. 9 overall and No. 1 in California, followed by Whitney High School.
Even a one-day postponement because of Tropical Storm Hilary couldn’t dampen students’ spirits as they headed back to public schools in La Jolla on Aug. 22.
Scholarship recipient Andrea Barajas will be the first in her family to attend college. "I just started crying," she said when she learned she'd received the award.
For many residents of City Heights, the 15 freeway that runs through the neighborhood isn't a harmless piece of infrastructure, it's a nuisance, creating noise and air pollution. The freeway was built with several amenities that were meant to mitigate its harmful impacts, but decades later, the promise of reconnecting City Heights remains unfulfilled. In other news, the San Diego Foundation recently awarded millions of dollars in scholarships to local college students. Plus, while two Hollywood strikes mean actors and writers can't promote their projects at this week's San Diego Comic-Con, the show must go on, and the Gaslamp Quarter is beginning to transform.