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Story by AB Coal. Video and transcript available here.It’s the last week of October, and between tight budgets and busy schedules, finding affordable Halloween plans can be a challenge for San Diego City College students. “I was planning on going trick-or-treating with some of my friends up in their neighborhood,” City College student Livvy Hinds said. “Then I was going to go to a party at a different friend's place.” According to the National College Attainment Network, students struggle with finances in college and “56 percent said they would have trouble coming up with $500 in cash or credit to cover an unexpected expense.”And while Halloween may have a regular date on the calendar, it is a splurge many students may struggle to afford.Here are budget-friendly ways to celebrate Halloween week, all under $10.Find them here at sdcitytimes.com and search for Halloween.Our usual Knight and Day event listing will return next week.City Times is a part of City Times Media, the award-winning, student-produced digital news, TV news, magazine, radio/podcast and indie film, all-on-one platform at San Diego City College. CTM offers hands-on experience for students using new and emerging technologies in state-of-the-art facilities.To read more, visit sdcitytimes.com

Story by Bodhi Loftus. Video and transcript available here. Data shows riders prefer paying more to keep buses running, but City College students report 50-cent increase hurts walletsSan Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) bus and trolley fares have increased in San Diego from $2.50 to $3.00 as of Oct. 1, in response to budget shortfalls anticipated in the coming years.But even a seemingly small increase has a significant impact on San Diego City College students who ride the bus or trolley to and from school.“I take it every day to school,” City College English major Lucia Medina said. Transportation is among the most important issues weighing on the minds of City College students this fall, according to a City Times survey.Since April, City Times has been collecting responses to the 2026 edition of the City College Community Agenda, a survey that identifies issues that students, faculty, staff and community members care about.Medina, who has relied on MTS since 2007, noted that the baseline increases are hitting the transit-dependent riders the hardest. “I have a walker, so I have a disabled pass,” Medina said. “It’s now up a few dollars, you know, a whole five dollars.”To read more, visit sdcitytimes.com.City Times Media is the award-winning, student-produced digital news, TV news, magazine, radio/podcast and indie film, all-on-one platform at San Diego City College. CTM offers hands-on experience for students using new and emerging technologies in state-of-the-art facilities.

By Tresean Osgood and Rosemary Archer. The first results from the California primary are here, and with them comes the anticipation of who out of 61 gubernatorial candidates will be moving on to the general election. In this special episode of "Reporter’s Roundtable," find out what’s going on with the ongoing count of ballots throughout California, as well as the top three candidates who could potentially be moving on to the general election this fall. City Times reporters Tresean Osgood and Rosemary Archer touch on the issues that matter most to City College students according to the City College Community Agenda, which identifies issues and elicits questions that City Times Media reporters use to engage political candidates and focus their election reporting. Osgood and Archer discuss how much those issues mean to the candidates on your ballot. As of 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2: State-wide, according to the Associated Press:  Steve Hilton 26.6%Xavier Becerra 25.9%Tom Steyer 19.7%In San Diego, according to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters: Hilton 32.6%Becerra 25%Steyer 18.1%Results tonight included mail ballots received before Election Day and vote center ballots from early voting between May 23-June 1. This typically includes votes for qualified write-in candidates, according to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Ballots cast at voting centers on June 2 will be transported to the Registrar of Voters after 8 p.m. tonight. These ballots will then be counted, and results will be updated in intervals until all of the ballots have been accounted for.  According to the County News Center of San Diego, the final unofficial update for June 2 election votes will take place by midnight or later on June 3.  Additional unofficial result updates by the Registrar of Voters will be shared on June 4, 5, and 8 by 6 p.m each day. All results are unofficial until completion of the official canvass and certification of the election, which is expected to take place on or before July 2, according to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters. The top two candidates, regardless of party, advance to the General Election in November. Transcript available at https://sdcitytimes.com/category/election/

City Times Media is the award-winning, student-produced news organization focused on reporting on San Diego City College and its surrounding community, bringing you stories about issues and topics affecting students.In this episode of the "Reporters' Roundtable" podcast, learn how the staff of City Times, including Co-Editor-in-Chief Tresean Osgood and multimedia journalist Rosemary Archer, along with host Yonatan "Yogi" Hernandez, found their way to the program and how the experience impacted them. Starting with FJMP 132 Multiplatform Journalism Production, find out how journalism can be intertwined with your hobbies and personal interests, and how you can turn that into consumable media.Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/K0_x7z-h23uxgt58H3cN1EqyKDc?utm_source=copy_urlCT Sound is a part of City Times Media, the award-winning, student-produced digital news, TV news, magazine, radio/podcast, and indie film, all on one platform at San Diego City College. CTM offers hands-on experience for students using new and emerging technologies in state-of-the-art facilities.

Looking for something to do this week? Here are some of the exciting events coming up at San Diego City College from May 14-21.Check back every Thursday to stay updated on upcoming events, activities and opportunities happening on campus.To read a transcript, ⁠click here⁠: https://otter.ai/u/aAQV9Pv1fpyL8LSNnsCG7sLqLxU?utm_source=copy_url #getinvolved #sandiegocitycollege CTTV is a part of City Times Media the award-winning, student-produced digital news, TV news, magazine, radio/podcast and indie film, all on one platform at San Diego City College. CTM offers hands-on experience for students using new and emerging technologies in state-of-the-art facilities.To read more, visit https://sdcitytimes.com

Looking for something to do this week? Here are some of the exciting events coming up at San Diego City College from May 7-14.Check back every Thursday to stay updated on upcoming events, activities and opportunities happening on campus.To read a transcript, ⁠click here⁠: https://otter.ai/u/wsmuaFxx0kUoGrlmXArxcN5FE2c?utm_source=copy_url#getinvolved #sandiegocitycollege CTTV is a part of City Times Media the award-winning, student-produced digital news, TV news, magazine, radio/podcast and indie film, all on one platform at San Diego City College. CTM offers hands-on experience for students using new and emerging technologies in state-of-the-art facilities.To read more, visit https://sdcitytimes.com

San Diego City College reporters Briana Bush, David J. Bohnet, Mari Pilego and Samira Hassan gather for a new episode of City Times Media’s “Reporters’ Roundtable” to chat about Waymo and the upcoming release of the autonomous vehicles in San Diego.Check out the transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/ByI_Rq_LKtDRa825ZrxCY39gDxM?utm_source=copy_urlIn March, City Times reporters took a trip to San Francisco, the home of Waymos, to get first-hand experience of what the car is really like. The reporters findings are detailed in an article with their reactions, that includes sound, video and interviews from locals in San Francisco, and paints a picture of what San Diegans could expect.Read: https://sdcitytimes.com/news/2026/04/16/waymo-san-diego-rideshare/Watch: https://youtu.be/cw64CsVnKvoListen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1wOiUc6cwfvSbaDt0kjN6Y?si=ba39d6d15912445dWaymo is slated to roll out mid-2026, according to an X post made by Wamyo officials.CTTV is a part of City Times Media, the award-winning, student-produced digital news, TV news, magazine, radio/podcast and indie film, all-on-one platform at San Diego City College. CTM offers hands-on experience for students using new and emerging technologies in state-of-the-art facilities.To read more, visit sdcitytimes.com

City Times Media Co-Editor-in-Chief David J. Bohnet sits down with CTM staffer and cybersecurity major Venkateswar Vadlamudi to discuss the ongoing cyberattacks on the San Diego Community College District’s network.Vadlamudi shares his insight on cybersecurity and what students should expect in the coming days.To read a transcript, click here: https://otter.ai/u/32wq2BasJ3qxJWeoX8B2svz0X2A?utm_source=copy_urlCity College classes continue with some exceptions despite the lack of internet and intermittent phone service.SDCCD Chancellor Greg Smith detailed a separate attack with the district’s learning management system, Canvas, in an email to the district but reported there was “no evidence personally-identifiable information was compromised.”“You may have heard of a cybersecurity incident impacting our learning management system (LMS), Canvas,” Smith said. “This is a completely separate event from the cybersecurity issues our district experienced and which have led to our network outage.” As of Tuesday, May 5, the City College campus is open, but many offices, including financial aid, health services and student services are closed. “Our IT professionals and support vendors continue to investigate the cybersecurity threats we experienced over the weekend and yesterday morning,” Smith said. “We will provide an update later this afternoon on the status of our system and network and expectations for Wednesday. Thank you for your continued patience and work to mitigate the negative impacts on classes and services.”City Times Media continues to report on this ongoing story affecting City College and the entire district.Stay tuned to ⁠City Times Media⁠ and ⁠sdcitytimes.com⁠ for all the up-to-date information.CTTV is a part of City Times Media, the award-winning, student-produced digital news, TV news, magazine, radio/podcast and indie film, all-on-one platform at San Diego City College. CTM offers hands-on experience for students using new and emerging technologies in state-of-the-art facilities.To read more, visit sdcitytimes.com.

Looking for something to do this week? Here are some of the exciting events coming up at San Diego City College from April 30-May 7.Check back every Thursday to stay updated on upcoming events, activities and opportunities happening on campus.To read a transcript, ⁠click here⁠: https://otter.ai/u/HgYVP3F7eVnH_hZjTi9Vrhg84xg?utm_source=copy_url#getinvolved #sandiegocitycollege CTTV is a part of City Times Media the award-winning, student-produced digital news, TV news, magazine, radio/podcast and indie film, all on one platform at San Diego City College. CTM offers hands-on experience for students using new and emerging technologies in state-of-the-art facilities.To read more, visit https://sdcitytimes.com

Here are some of the exciting sporting events coming up at San Diego City College from April 24 to May 1.Check back every Friday to stay updated on upcoming events, activities and opportunities happening on campus.To read a transcript, click here: https://otter.ai/u/XkpHE0qAPAX2fWDQW6eXYAIhdxE?utm_source=copy_url#sandiegocitycollege #baseball #softball #tennis #collegesports CTTV is a part of City Times Media the award-winning, student-produced digital news, TV news, magazine, radio/podcast and indie film, all on one platform at San Diego City College. CTM offers hands-on experience for students using new and emerging technologies in state-of-the-art facilities.To read more, visit sdcitytimes.com.

Looking for something to do this week? Here are some of the exciting events coming up at San Diego City College from April 23-30.Check back every Thursday to stay updated on upcoming events, activities and opportunities happening on campus.To read a transcript, ⁠click here⁠: https://otter.ai/u/MNURQ_1wzMJQQLzYhGGjZl8Rbd8?utm_source=copy_url#getinvolved #sandiegocitycollege CTTV is a part of City Times Media, the award-winning, student-produced digital news, TV news, magazine, radio/podcast and indie film, all-on-one platform at San Diego City College. CTM offers hands-on experience for students using new and emerging technologies in state-of-the-art facilities.To read more, visit https://sdcitytimes.com

Here are some of the exciting sporting events coming up at San Diego City College from April 17-24.Check back every Friday to stay updated on upcoming events, activities and opportunities happening on campus.To read a transcript, click here: https://otter.ai/u/LMQEq-37QfTCAzpivq4MgTAOe6Q?utm_source=copy_url#sandiegocitycollege #baseball #softball #tennis #collegesports CTTV is a part of City Times Media the award-winning, student-produced digital news, TV news, magazine, radio/podcast and indie film, all on one platform at San Diego City College. CTM offers hands-on experience for students using new and emerging technologies in state-of-the-art facilities.To read more, visit sdcitytimes.com.

Looking for something to do this week? Here are some of the exciting events coming up at San Diego City College from April 16-23.Check back every Thursday to stay updated on upcoming events, activities and opportunities happening on campus.To read a transcript, ⁠click here⁠: https://otter.ai/u/t-lCarUsTxCY1ZaIXVRwSSN1dhY?utm_source=copy_url #getinvolved #sandiegocitycollege CTTV is a part of City Times Media the award-winning, student-produced digital news, TV news, magazine, radio/podcast and indie film, all on one platform at San Diego City College. CTM offers hands-on experience for students using new and emerging technologies in state-of-the-art facilities.To read more, visit https://sdcitytimes.com.

Produced by David J. Bohnet With Waymo headed to San Diego this summer, City Times Media wanted to know what to expect when the robotaxis hit our streets. A team of City Times reporters headed to San Francisco, which has had Waymo cars since November 2024 and took a ride. The experience felt very similar to requesting any of the available rideshares in the city. To read a transcript, click here. Read the rest of City Times Media's coverage of Waymo expansion in San Diego. Visit sdcitytimes.com.

Podcast produced by City Times Media debuts, updating campus community about ongoing stories Read more, including a transcript at sdcitytimes.com San Diego City College editors-in-chief Tresean Osgood and David J. Bohnet joined Yonatan “Yogi” Hernandez in the debut episode of City Times Media’s “Reporters’ Roundtable” to discuss the ongoing saga surrounding parking in and around Balboa Park. The introduction and passage of paid parking at Balboa Park was swiftly met with criticism from community members and City College students who used the lower lots to park while in classes. While community members navigate the updates and fee changes, stay tuned to City Times Media and sdcitytimes.com for all the up-to-date information.