The Town of Miami is a historic community with a rich history in copper mining. Incorporated in 1918, the Town established itself as a copper boom town while blending a new wave of business, arts, and tourism. While the Town seeks to revitalize its community by attracting new business and tourism, it also wants to […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 16 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions
Lemon Grove Recreation Department Expansion Opportunities: Envisioning New Recreational Offerings in the City of Lemon Grove
The purpose of this report is to propose sustainable ways to expand the recreation services for the City of Lemon Grove, as well as provide sustainable solutions that revitalize existing recreational offerings. Dr. Jennifer Sheppard’s class—RWS 504 Advanced Professional Writing— investigated a wide range of options to be included in this report. Through gathered surveyed […]
Recreation for Adults Aged 65+ in Lemon Grove
This report addresses the City of Lemon Grove’s goal to better understand the needs of seniors and expand recreation opportunities for senior residents. Part one of this report analyzes data drawn from a class survey performed in Dr. Henrike Blumenfeld’s SLHS 580 Communication Processes and Aging Course. Part two of this report presents data gathered […]
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Policy Proposals for a Sustainable and Equitable Future for San Diego
This detailed report, created as part of the Sage Project’s partnership with the San Diego Urban Sustainability Coalition, presents numerous policies with an aim towards sustainable and equitable development and life for all communities within San Diego County, with a particular focus on residents of Southeast San Diego, a community that is impacted by numerous […]
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Southeast San Diego: A Historical View
As a dedicated nonprofit striving to give communities of concern in Southeast San Diego a voice, the San Diego Urban Sustainability Coalition (SDUSC) partnered with the Sage Project to investigate historical events that led to the current state of inequalities in Southeast San Diego. SDUSC wanted to know more than where the county is now, […]
Homelessness in El Centro. A Billingual Multimedia Project
During the spring of 2022, students from the School of Journalism and Media Studies at San Diego State University embarked in a project to report about homelessness in El Centro, CA, a mostly Latino and Spanish-speaking community. These are the bilingual multimedia stories they produced. […]
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Moving People Who Are Experiencing Homelessness into Permanent Housing as Quickly as Possible
In collaboration with the City of El Centro and the San Diego State University Sage Project, master students in the School of Public Affairs were involved in providing recommendations to the city that are aimed at alleviating the homeless crisis. These recommendations were to be specific to the City of El Centro, with students considering […]
Solving the Problems of Homelessness in El Centro
This report is a compilation of work based on the research and reporting of students from Dr. Dominika Bukalova’s P A 497 Investigation and Report class, which participated in the San Diego State University Sage Project and their partnership with the City of El Centro. The students were tasked with researching the challenges of homelessness […]
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Designing Research Methods for Community Engagement in Southeast San Diego
The research in this report was created through a partnership between the San Diego Urban Sustainability Coalition (SDUSC) and the Sage Project at San Diego University during Spring of 2022. This research was conducted by students in an upper division anthropology class titled ANTH 531 Methods in Applied Anthropology. This research project aimed to create […]
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Reviewing policing practices and policies in Waunakee
In the summer of 2021, UW-Madison’s UniverCity Alliance and the Village of Waunakeecollaborated on several projects surrounding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. One focus area wasthe Waunakee Police Department, as more equitable and progessive policing has increasinglybecome a topic relevant both on the national stage and in Waunakee. This report is the product ofthe research produced; […]
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