Morning Report: Federal Cuts Chaos

Service providers across the nation were shocked by late Tuesday notices that the Trump administration was immediately instituting an estimated $2 billion in cuts to mental health and addiction programs. One local nonprofit – Family Health Centers of San Diego – told Voice of San Diego it received a termination notice for two federal Substance…

Morning Report: Mayor Gloria Is a Disappointment to His Allies

Mayor Todd Gloria has been in office for a little more than five years — and many of his allies are unimpressed, so far, by how he has handled the job, reports our Will Huntsberry.  Huntsberry spoke to dozens of people close to City Hall who described their disappointment with Gloria’s progress so far.  The…

Morning Report: State of the City Primer

Mayor Todd Gloria is set to deliver his State of the City speech on Thursday at City Hall.  Last year, he declared 2025 the city’s “era of austerity.” We’re expecting a similar message this week as the city’s leaders continue to grapple with their economic reality.  You can watch the speech on Thursday, Jan. 15,…

Morning Report: Newsom Pumps the Brakes on Homelessness Funding

During Gov. Gavin Newsom’s final annual address to the Legislature this week, he announced that the state’s principal homelessness program will get $500 million.  That’s half the $1 billion that has been allocated for the program annually since 2019, reports our Nadia Lathan, except for this year when it was gutted completely.  Service providers were…

Correction: Chula Vista Elementary Assistant Superintendent for HR Resigned

Last month, we published a story discussing Lizcett Porras, a principal of a troubled South Bay school. It was titled, “Principal at Troubled School Had Little Experience, Key Connections.” Prior to publication, we sought comment from Jason Romero, Chula Vista Elementary School District’s former Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. He did not respond. After the…

Morning Report: Audit Showed Homeless-Serving Agency Drew Down Reserves Before CEO Departure

The CEO of a prominent homeless-serving nonprofit in North County quietly left the organization last year with no explanation. Now our Tigist Layne reveals that an independent audit of nonprofit Solutions for Change uncovered multiple withdrawals from its reserves in 2023 and 2024 that violated state and county rules. The audit found that the nonprofit…

Morning Report: Ex-Mayor Still Haunts Encinitas

Catherine Blakespear hasn’t been mayor of Encinitas since 2023, but to many of the city’s most politically-active residents her ghost still haunts the city.  The biggest reason some people can’t let Blakespear go: They believe she opened the door for too much new housing in 2019, when she helped upzone certain parts of the city.…

Morning Report: Council Wobbles on Paid Parking

Months of backlash against efforts to balance the city’s budget with more parking fees has pushed at least three San Diego City Councilmembers to suggest the city pump the brakes.  First up, Balboa Park: Two days in, paid parking at Balboa Park is off to a rocky start. The city started to charge for parking…

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