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Morning Report: The $67 Million Unanswered Question
Plus: The Politics Report rounded up some lingering questions about an announcement late last week.

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Plus: The Politics Report rounded up some lingering questions about an announcement late last week.

Did the city overpay for the hotel that was purchased under the cloud of a conflict of interest-scandal?
Mayor Todd Gloria and Councilman Stephen Whitburn are urging new tactics on public property to address surging unsheltered homelessness.
Plus: State Senator Catherine Blakespear tweeted that Encinitas has gotten its act together when it comes to housing laws.
City budget analysts now say it will need to use overtime to plug police staffing shortages for four to five years, at least.
Plus: Understanding a chronic absenteeism crisis and another month with more becoming homeless than getting housed.
Logan Memorial high school head counselor thinks there’s no “silver bullet” to solve the problem.
The goal for the $300,000 pilot is to create a system that informs outreach workers and others in real time what shelter beds are available.
Plus: Council grapples with report on policing impacts unhoused black San Diegans.
Plus: We will be at the City Heights/Weingart Library at 6 p.m. to chat about the 2023 Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools.
Chronic absenteeism has reached sky-high levels nationally and locally, but the bad news isn’t evenly distributed.
Plus: The La Jolla secession is more real this time.
At the city’s Environment Committee meeting, industry representatives argued the city was too focused on cutting emissions.
Plus: Another onslaught of sewage heads for the Pacific Ocean at the Border.
Plus: An Escondido homelessness prevention program needs new funding and police misconduct records are public.
San Diego would have to find $30 million in new money to reduce its carbon footprint.
Plus: The Housing Commission is exploring whether its East Village headquarters could double as a shelter for transition-aged youth.
The new proposed platform is more sophisticated than the last and offers analytics not previously available to officials.
We revealed that police response times have increased in recent years. Also, what happens when those who want to detox don’t have access.
A program for low-income families helped a single mom in Oceanside achieve financial independence. She hopes her story will bring awareness.