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Governments May Now Take ‘Months or Years’ to Fill Public Records Requests
Recently, several local government agencies heard something that got them excited. They heard Voice of San Diego had lost a yearslong public records lawsuit against San Diego Unified School District. And not only had Voice lost, but the state Court of Appeals wrote something that these agencies believed…
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School Trustee Pans Proposed Involvement in Civic Center Redevelopment
City leaders proposed a joint powers authority to manage the…
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VOSD Podcast Bonus Episode: The Vision for San Diego’s Civic Core
On this bonus episode of the VOSD Podcast, the crew…
Volunteers Make Hundreds of Sandwiches to Feed Tijuana’s Homeless
Tijuana nonprofit Proyecto Tlali volunteers handed out more than 3,100…
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A Big Public Records Bummer
A recent Court of Appeals decision signals that government agencies can now officially take “months or years” to fulfill public records requests. Years ago, Voice of San Diego sued San Diego Unified School District alleging it had failed to fulfill…
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SOUTH COUNTY
Last-Minute Changes Shake Up South County Races
A surprise retirement announcement, late entrants and a candidate withdrawal are scrambling contests for power in San Diego’s fast-changing border…
National City Is Headed Toward Insolvency. Why?
The city manager says the working-class city is just a few years away from being unable to pay its bills.…
South County Report: How a Union-Backed Bid to Overhaul Chula Vista’s Government Unraveled
A prominent labor union launched an ambitious effort to remake Chula Vista’s elected government. Voters had other ideas.
The Other Cardenas Working in Politics
One of San Diego County’s most prominent labor unions paid at least $18,000 to a digital marketing firm run by…
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ENVIRONMENT
Colonist Honeybees Are Kind of a Problem. Vote Native.
There’s a competition to select California’s first state bee – but this group wants the prize to go to one of the state’s 1,600 native bee species.
Is There Enough Cliff to Support Any Del Mar Housing Development?
State agencies only require developers to prove buildings can withstand erosion for 75 years.
Mexico and US Team-Up to Build Desalination Plant
An international bank says the plant is being built to reduce Tijuana’s reliance on the dwindling Colorado River.
NORTH COUNTY
Del Mar Wants AG Bonta, Fairgrounds Official Investigated
This is the latest in a long series of dustups between the city, a housing developer and the state.
Escondido Residents Left Waiting on Ice Rink Deal at Kit Carson Park
Residents are waiting on city leaders to weigh in on a controversial 16-acre ice rink proposed for a beloved park.
New Del Mar Fairgrounds CEO on Ushering in a New Era
The Fairgrounds last CEO was fired abruptly. Becky Bartling hopes to steady the ship and plan for the future.
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Richard Bailey’s Budget Fix: Cut Cops, Fire Fighters and Other Critical City Employees
If you take City Council candidate Richard Bailey at his word, he is saying he wants to ‘return to 2015 staffing levels’ by cutting 1,054 public safety, parks and infrastructure…
San Diego’s Public Restroom Problem Goes Far Beyond Our Beaches
Only one restroom downtown remains open 24/7 – and it’s at a homeless shelter.
Parks for None of Us
The San Diego City Council approved a housing project on land that could have been a park. What gives?
Letter to the Editor: Apartment Vacancy Rates Paint an Incomplete Picture
David Malcolm is the president of Cal West Apartments, Inc. In last Saturday’s “Politics Report,” Will Huntsberry tackled the thorny issue of apartment vacancy rates (apparently the highest in this…
Opinion: South Bay Residents Deserve Accountability
Litigation is often one of the few tools available to ordinary citizens when powerful entities fail to fulfill their legal obligations.
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