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The County Employee Misconduct Records that Spurred an Uproar
A Superior Court judge’s order that the county release employee misconduct records after withholding them more than a year after Voice of San Diego’s public records request set off a firestorm at the county this week. Top county officials ousted their behavioral health director effective Tuesday and now she’s considering her legal options. They’re also…
MTS to Nathan Fletcher Accuser: Pay Up
This newsletter has been updated. Pay up. That’s the message from MTS to Nathan Fletcher-accuser Grecia Figueroa. The Metropolitan Transit System is seeking to collect more than $775,000 in attorney fees and costs from Figueroa, who was fired by MTS just before she alleged sexual harassment and assault against Fletcher, the former MTS chair. Court…
Racist Comments Outed in Voice Records Request; County Dept. Head Out
More than a year ago, Voice of San Diego sued the county for refusing to release employee misconduct records. On Tuesday, within minutes of the county releasing those records to comply with a Superior Court judge’s order, the county announced the departure of its behavioral health director. The county’s statement doesn’t directly describe the misconduct…
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 records requests “promptly,” as the state Constitution demands. Finally in May, a judge ruled no…
All the Midway Rising You Can Handle
California’s state lawmakers are getting down to the wire with 10 days left in the session. A ninth-inning push to help a billionaire-backed sports arena and housing project in San Diego is rounding third base, writes Nadia Lathan. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria was in Sacramento this week lobbying for a bill by state Sen.…
Parched Arizona Eyes Mexico’s Sea
As San Diego County water officials talk to Arizona and Nevada about options to offload their excess supply and lower costs, the Grand Canyon State is also looking at options south of the border. Our MacKenzie Elmer and Voice of San Diego contributor Vicente Calderón report that Arizona’s Water Infrastructure Financing Authority recently heard pitches…
Fairgrounds Kills Del Mar Housing Deal
The board that runs the Del Mar Fairgrounds has put a stake through the heart of an already ailing deal to build affordable housing on a portion of Fairgrounds property. The board voted 5-3 on Tuesday to terminate an exclusive negotiating agreement it signed in 2024 with the city of Del Mar to locate part…
Amazon Goes to the Beach
Last weekend, visitors to one of San Diego’s most popular beaches were treated to a special sight – a makeshift Amazon distribution center in the parking lot of Crown Point Shores. Former Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez posted video of the scene which showed delivery drivers ferrying packages from a large Amazon-operated Ryder truck. It turns out…
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