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Morning Report: New Contract for Embattled Tijuana Sewage Company
A company that has recently been sued for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act recently won a no-bid contract to continue operating a vital wastewater treatment plant on the U.S.-Mexico border. Veolia has been operating the plant for years. The U.S. government initially opened a public bidding process for other companies to offer their services…
Morning Report: Trash Deal Struck; Balboa Parking Fees Gone
The deal is done. The current San Diego City Council has come to an agreement with the city’s former mayor, a former city attorney, and a former city councilmember, now the president of a city employee union. The deal locks in a trash fee and (surprise!) kills paid parking at Balboa Park. “We thought the…
Morning Report: Flood Victims Still Paying – With their Bodies
Years after floodwaters inundated the southern San Diego neighborhood of Shelltown, residents are reporting health issues: breathing problems, boil-like skin infections, and unexplained bone pains are among them. The lingering impacts from the 2024 flood aren’t unique. Governments often spring into action to provide victims of natural disasters with basic necessities like shelter and food,…
Morning Report: A Graveyard of Dead Birds
A shuttered portion of Friendship Park, where people from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border used to meet, touch fingers through the fence and hold binational church services on Sundays has turned into a graveyard for dead sea birds. Friendship Park is a strip of land near the border line between San Diego and Tijuana.…
Morning Report: Why Some Schools Hire Private Eyes to Tail Families
Our education reporter, Jakob McWhinney, unveils the surprisingly legal practice of school districts hiring private investigators to tail families in the name of residency fraud. That’s when families lie about where they live to enroll their child. It’s a crime more common in wealthier, higher-performing districts families are eager to get their kids into. Districts…
Morning Report: Two County Unions Could Urge Raises After Sales Tax Win
Two county labor unions could press for pay hikes for their members if voters countywide support a sales tax hike that one of those groups is championing. Our Lisa Halverstadt reveals that the Service Employees International Union Local 221, a leading backer of a sales tax measure that could pull in $360 million annually, and…
Morning Report: Dems Come for Chula Vista Mayor
What a difference two months makes. Back in March, Chula Vista Mayor John McCann, the Republican leader of San Diego County’s second largest city, appeared headed toward re-election unopposed. Then Democrats spotted an opening. They think McCann is beatable this year because of two top-of-mind issues for voters: immigration and the gap between rich and…
Morning Report: Budget Would Flush Restrooms
San Diegans may soon need to get (even more) used to holding it. Mayor Todd Gloria’s latest proposed budget would close public restrooms in many of the most trafficked areas across the city. In tourist hotspots like Balboa Park, Mission Bay, Shelter Island and Downtown, the budget would eliminate 38 of the 64 public restrooms…
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