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Project New Village continues fighting for food justice in Southeast San Diego
and last updated 2021-04-08 20:58:37-04
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - San Diegans have been fighting for food justice for decades, the Mount Hope Community Garden shows progress is in bloom.
The garden sits on Market Street near the 805 freeway. It s a lot of Latin Americans that live around here, a lot of blacks that live around here and we ve been hit really really hard, Neighbor Grace Estep said, referring to the pandemic.
In her neighborhood another topic, top of mind is food. This is what we re talking about today, making the food come into Southeastern San Diego, Managing Director of Project New Village Diane Moss said during Project New Village s monthly meeting.
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San Diego officials are taking a comprehensive new look at how city arts funding is doled out with the goal of finding gaps in who gets the money, possible inequities and potentially troubling trends that need attention.
No one disputes that the city needs to heavily support its regional magnet venues, like downtown’s Civic Theatre and Balboa Park’s museums, because they serve everyone across San Diego. Balboa Park and downtown get nearly 70 percent of
$11.4 million the city annually contributes to arts and culture organizations.
But some say the stark differences in arts funding may indicate low-income neighborhoods are getting shortchanged, either because the city’s process of rewarding grants is biased or because leaders of arts groups in poor areas don’t understand or trust the process.
San Diego mayor s first 100 days called a good start, but many priorities left to tackle delmartimes.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from delmartimes.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.