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City Attorney Mara Elliott’s office has long come under fire for removing itself from the discovery process in infraction cases.
If Midway Rising is not able to deliver or other flaws are found, the city will go down the list respectively.
The city of San Diego locked up an independent water supply. East County agencies are looking to get in it, and it’s a bureaucratic fight.
Plus: City Attorney’s office not making changes after infraction ruling, our latest podcast and San Diego Food Bank gets a new CEO.
The task force’s CEO, Tamera Kohler, talks about the data, her takeaways from the count and why she’s optimistic about the future.
California has a big say in how local municipalities handle public land nowadays and San Diego Unified has backed off its vaccine mandate.
Plus: San Diego needs to address senior homelessness and get your live pod tickets.
As Democrats run against Democrats, the factions that arrange themselves across the political spectrum could highlight their differences.
We have a golden opportunity to address easily preventable problems through targeted leveraging of existing resources.
Plus: Residents threaten lawsuit against Blakespear in Facebook blocking scandal and a year later a family still holds out for answers.
An attorney representing dozens of Facebook users claim they were blocked or had comments deleted by Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear.
The Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to delay mandating COVID-19 vaccines for students until July 2023.
Plus: The San Diego City Council approved a resolution declaring the city a “safe city for reproductive freedom and access to abortion.”
Plus: The short list for sports arena is back and San Diego seeks to snub out wood-burning beach fires.
Both San Diego and Tijuana drink from the drought-stressed Colorado River, but only Tijuana lives under threat of constant water shutoffs.
San Diego’s City Council clarifies that open fires are only allowed in concrete fire pits. Beachgoers can cook on propane-powered grills.
Del Mar Union School District board meetings have taken a dramatic shift. Community members are calling for an internal investigation.
Plus: What a labor shift tells us about National City’s political landscape.
The San Diego City Council should move forward with a thorough analysis of all five proposals before shortening down the list.