Politics Report: Ferbert-Mentum and the CAO Battle Rages On
Councilmember Jen Campbell said she was surprised recently when she saw she was listed as the one of the most prominent public officials to have endorsed Assemblymember Brian Maienschein’s campaign for city attorney. A campaign email Maienschein’s team sent Wednesday had Campbell listed along with Mayor Todd Gloria…
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Morning Report: The County’s Big Affordable Housing Gap
A new study found that San Diego County needs 134,537 more affordable rental homes to meet regional demand – and that the majority of the region’s low-income renters are spending more than half their income on housing in its absence.…
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Fantasy or a New Reality? How This Group Plans to ‘Fire SDG&E’
What Power San Diego’s movement to create a publicly owned electric utility via a ballot measure this November looks like in real life.
Solutions for Change and County Enter Bidding War for Green Oak Ranch Property in Vista
Vista nonprofit Solutions for Change has been in negotiations to purchase Green Oak Ranch for several months and is close to reaching a final agreement.
Proposed Mega Shelter Owner Courts City Council
The owner of the Middletown warehouse that Mayor Todd Gloria hopes to turn into a 1,000-bed homeless shelter wants to talk to city councilmembers about revised lease terms following backlash…
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Cup of Chisme: The Fights We’re Watching
Grab your cafecito. Here’s what you need to know to start your week.
Sacramento Report: UCSD Protests Test Limits of Campus Free Speech
Demonstrators protest the breakup of a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCSD, mirroring nationwide struggles over the war in Gaza, antisemitism and free speech.
San Diego County’s Big Affordable Housing Gap
A new study found that San Diego County needs 134,537 more affordable rental homes to meet regional demand – and that the majority of the region’s low-income renters are spending…
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Education
The Learning Curve: A Crash Course on the ‘Science of Reading’
The science of reading isn’t a curriculum, it’s a body of research that gives us insight into how kids learn to read.
Softball Scandal Takes Down Poway Schools Boss
Marian Kim Phelps is out as Superintendent of the Poway Unified School District.
The Progress Report: How 4 Schools Are Teaching Kids to Read – and Seeing Success
Over the years, schools have embraced different methods to teach kids to read. But one group helping four schools in southeastern San Diego has embraced research backed methods, and it’s…
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ENVIRONMENT
Boundary Refs Are Coming for Port
A city councilman from one of San Diego’s most polluted cities called for an investigation Tuesday night into San Diego’s waterfront landlords: The Port of San Diego. National City Councilman…
Environment Report: Mayor Gloria Wants to Empty Public Power Piggy Bank
A fund set up to collect SDG&E shareholder money and put it toward studying a public takeover of the grid is out under the mayor’s proposed budget.
What We Know About the Pollution Below Mayor Gloria’s Mega-Shelter Site
The city will have to deal with cancer-causing gases leaking through the soil from a neighboring industrial facility and other unknowns.
NORTH COUNTY
North County Report: About That Homeless Org in a Bidding War for a Vista Ranch
Vista nonprofit Solutions for Change is looking forward to a potential expansion as they move forward from past conflicts with federal and state homeless policies.
Another City Could Be Ready to Ditch Housing First
The Vista City Council will consider a new homelessness policy that departs from Housing First, prioritizes Vista’s homeless residents and more.
North County Report: Cash to Clear Encampments Comes with Strings Attached
The state awarded Oceanside and Carlsbad $11.4 million to move homeless people from encampments into shelter and housing. The money comes with increased reporting requirements as the state tries to…
opinion and commentary
We Can Have the City We Want
The city is considering major budget cuts affecting services to all residents after decades of underfunding, but we can choose long-term change.
San Diego Needs Affordable Housing Where it Does the Most Good
As we work to solve our housing shortage, let’s do so intelligently.
The January Storms Prove We Can’t Put Off Funding Stormwater Infrastructure Anymore
Sean Elo-Rivera is right to push stormwater infrastructure funding.
POLITICS
Sacramento Report: Efforts Are Afoot to Rewrite LGBTQ Laws
One ballot measure asks voters to codify same sex marriage; another potential initiative would cut options for transgender students. Also, an update on key legislation.
What the ‘Historical Significance’ Review of the Sports Arena Misses
The city’s Historical Resources Board report glosses over the deeper history of the land.
Unions Busted Public Power, Stormwater Fix is Nigh
The ongoing war between public power proponents and San Diego Gas & Electric looked more like a battle between the municipalization advocates and union labor Thursday.
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