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City Leaders Grappling Over Towing Homes
An audit on city towing practices and a viral story about two homeless mothers whose vehicles were towed are fueling debate over the efficacy of impounding vehicles serving as makeshift homes.
MORNING REPORT
Morning Report: High Tech High Has Reached a Deadlock with Its Union
High Tech High has made a name for itself with its unique, project-based learning approach to education. And its influence has drawn teachers to the school from across the country. But two decades after its founding, teachers at its 16…
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State Reform Gives Man Once Sentenced to Life Without Parole a Second Chance
Advocates believe Brian Mason is the first person in San Diego County serving life without parole to successfully petition for relief.
Covid Killed Half as Many San Diegans During Year Two of the Pandemic, But More Young People
Public health professionals credit the vaccine for bringing the total death toll down. But the median age of death also dropped, meaning the virus killed a younger proportion of San…
Scientific Climate Change-Measuring Instrument at Risk from Hawaiian Volcano Eruption
The volcano that blew its top over the weekend is threatening the most famous dataset on climate change on the planet.
recent stories
Ikhrata Says the Time for Him to Leave San Diego Could be Coming
This post originally appeared in the Nov. 29 Morning Report. Get the daily newsletter in your inbox today. Hasan Ikhrata, the director of the San Diego Association of Governments, told…
When San Diego Will Start Charging Everyone for Trash
While the city could impose it as soon as a 12-month cost of service study is complete, it’ll likely take a lot longer.
San Diego Tries — Again — to Develop a Vacant Property in the Heart of North Park
The end of redevelopment and the pandemic have all conspired to keep the University Avenue’s old Woolworth building empty, but the city of San Diego is trying yet again to…
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Education
Another Private Childcare Provider Bites the Dust
This post originally appeared in the Nov. 17 Morning Report. Get the free daily newsletter in your inbox by subscribing today. This week, the owners of Honey Bear, a preschool…
Control of San Dieguito School Board Flips to Union-Endorsed Board Members
Union-backed candidates for San Dieguito Union High School District school board have gained unsurpassable leads over their Republican-endorsed opponents.
Pandemic Politics Produced Mixed Results in Local School Board Races
High-profile conservatives and anti-mask and vaccine mandate candidates ran for school boards throughout the county. Ultimately, they saw mixed success.
environment
San Diego Dumps Century-Old Law, Making Way for a Fee for Trash Collection
Voters have approved Measure B, killing what’s long been seen as a sacred cow of local politics and allowing the city to charge residents for trash collection, freeing up roughly…
New Tech Can Detect Poo in the Tijuana River in Real Time
San Diego researchers are trying to change how we measure sewage contamination and bacteria in water that flows to the ocean in real time.
San Diego Has Made Little Progress Growing Its Tree Canopy, and Its Tree-planting Goals are Only Getting Steeper
San Diego has committed itself to nearly doubling its tree canopy by 2030, requiring a nearly fivefold increase in the number of trees it plants in a year. Bureaucratic and…
north county
The North County Transit District Is Becoming a Developer
North County’s transit agency is redeveloping underutilized land around 12 of its transit stations into housing, part of a trend of public agencies getting involved in housing and sustainability.
North County Election Roundup: Where the Races Stand Now
Blakespear takes the 38th State Senate seat, Vista and Carlsbad have new mayors for the first time in 12 years and Escondido’s mayor may not get a second term. Here…
Tony Kranz Poised to Take Encinitas Mayoral Seat Vacated by Blakespear
Tony Kranz held a wide lead Wednesday morning over his three opponents in the race for Encinitas mayor.
opinion and commentary
It’s Time to Make the Expanded, Monthly Child Tax Credit Permanent
San Diego families continue to struggle to make ends meet. Congress needs to step up and offer relief by making the expanded, monthly Child Tax Credit permanent.
Low Campaign Finance Limits Harm Campaign Workers
Campaign work is work. It truly doesn’t matter how special the candidate is (or thinks they are). Their campaign is a workplace — not a hill for everyone to die…
Filipino-Americans Bring Drastic Changes to National City’s Political Structure
Last Tuesday, National City held its first ever district elections. That change has resulted in a more diverse political landscape.
POLITICS
Chula Vista (Probably) Won’t Send a Republican to SANDAG
This post originally appeared in the Nov. 19 Politics Report. The weekly newsletter is available to VOSD members only. Join today to get access. Mayor-elect John McCann’s victory in Chula…
Politics Report: Measure B’s Politics Aren’t Over
It’s hard to overstate how big of a deal, historically, it is that Measure B passed in the city of San Diego. For actual decades we have seen and moderated…
Politics Report: Breaking Down Those Election Results (What Else?)
Taking stock on San Diego’s election results as of Friday evening.
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