HOW DO YOU PICTURE THE NEW HORTON PLAZA?
Design Process Begins with First Open House
When: Thursday, April 21, 2011
Public welcome anytime between 5:30 pm and 8:30 pm
Presentations by the design team at 5:45 pm and 7:00 pm
Where: The former Robinsons-May building
Entrance on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Broadway
Westfield Horton Plaza Shopping Center
97 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101
What: Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC) is expanding and reactivating Horton Plaza, a historically significant regional asset located adjacent to the Westfield Horton Plaza Shopping Center.An open house is being held to gather public input on the design for the new Horton Plaza. To find out more visit www.ccdc.com and click on the “Projects” tab
Obtenga Información en Español en Línea Sobre Manutención de Menores
El Departamento de Servicios de Manutención de Menores del Condado de San Diego a creado una versión en español del sitio web, www.sandiegochildsupport.org. De acuerdo con la información del censo del 2010, cerca de un tercio de la populación del condado son latinos.
“Este es otro paso para hacer los servicios de manutención más accesibles en nuestra comunidad”, dijo el Director del Departamento de Servicios de Manutención de Menores, Jeff Grissom. “Aproximadamente 10 por ciento de nuestros participantes con casos activos identifican el español como su idioma principal. Cerca de 17,000 personas quienes usan nuestros servicios ahora podrán obtener información en línea acerca de la manutención de menores, 24 horas al día en español”.
La meta del sitio web es el educar a los visitantes, acerca del proceso de manutención de menores, y a la vez informar mejor a la comunidad de habla hispana, de los servicios que el departamento ofrece.
Los que visitan el sitio web del Departamento de Manutención de Menores pueden aprender acerca de cada aspecto del proceso de manutención de menores, hacer pagos en línea, solicitar los servicios, descargar formularios y folletos, verificar pagos, y someter preguntas en línea a cerca de su caso. El sitio DCSS atrae un promedio de 35,000 visitantes al mes, haciéndolo uno de los sitios más visitado de los departamentos del Condado.
Redistricting Meetings Hit The Road
Over the next few weeks, the County’s Redistricting Advisory Committee will convene in each of the County’s five districts, giving residents an opportunity to learn about County redistricting and voice their ideas.
At each meeting, County staff will present an overview of the County’s redistricting process, including the laws, principles and timelines that guide it. The presentation includes population and demographic data and information about how the public can submit redistricting plans, give suggestions and stay involved.
District Meeting Schedule
April 20, 6 p.m. Chula Vista Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista
April 25, 6 p.m. La Mesa City Council Chambers 8130 Allison Avenue, La Mesa
Please visit the County’s redistricting website at http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/redistricting for more information.
College Students Create New Technology to Find Cheapest School Books Online
Recent college graduates and current students have created a new way to help fellow students save money and time when purchasing school books. It’s called course-search technology, and it let’s students compare prices across the web for all their school books simultaneously, simply by entering their course schedule. The typical student sees savings of up to 75% in less than 5 minutes, for all their books collectively.
Jonathan Simkin, 22, is less than a year out of college and co-founded the website, now called SwoopThat, in response to personal encounters he had while still in school. Specifically, Simkin was shocked at both how expensive school books were at his college bookstore, and how much time it took for students to find cheaper books online.
“The time factor is really what makes this technology unique,” says Simkin. “Traditionally, students had to price-hunt book after book, which could take several hours. With SwoopThat, students select their courses, and the course-search technology returns every book they need and every major online merchant that sells those books. Students can compare prices from across the web for all their books simultaneously, including new, used, rental, and digital versions of each school book.” SwoopThat is also introducing free digital textbooks into their search as well, to show students when they don’t have to pay for a book.
This technology is particularly important now, as the average college student spends $900 a year on school books, and these high prices are increasingly contributing to the growing lack of affordable education in the United States. While SwoopThat’s course-search technology supports roughly 130 schools nationwide, they remain optimistic that they can grow to over 300 schools in the next two months.
To view SwoopThat, please visit: http://www.swoopthat.com.