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Oceanside Now Has the Highest Unsheltered Homeless Population in North County
New data from the annual point-in-time count revealed that Oceanside has replaced Escondido as the North County city with the highest number of unsheltered homeless individuals.
Mayor Releases Revised Budget
Mayor Todd Gloria released his revised budget proposal on Tuesday following City Council budget hearings and community input.
SDG&E Proposes 9 Percent Rate Hike Come 2024
San Diego Gas and Electric plans to raise gas and electric bills by almost 9 percent beginning in 2024 if state regulators OK a proposed four-year spending plan submitted this week by the utility.
City Attorney’s Office Still Waiting to Hear from Ex-COO
This post originally appeared in the May 17 Morning Report. Get the free daily newsletter here. City Attorney Mara Elliott’s office says former Chief Operating Officer Kris Michell has yet to formally respond to its May 11 letter accusing the ex-city bureaucrat of directing the city’s Information Technology Department to purge records tied to 101…
Transit Backers Drop Signatures for November Ballot Measure
Let’s Go! San Diego, the private group that is working to put a sales tax increase to pay for transit, road and highway projects on the November ballot, submitted 165,000 signatures to the County Registrar of Voters.
Supervisor Joel Anderson Wants County to Clear Magnolia Encampment
Anderson requested the county begin to clear a homeless encampment on North Magnolia Avenue in an unincorporated portion of El Cajon.
SDHC, City in Talks To Sustain — Or Bolster — Housing Aid
The city’s Housing Commission is now expecting to maintain — or even bolster — three rapid rehousing programs just days after staffers told agency board members about a city plan to end those contracts.
Tracking the Money Race
Here’s how candidates are doing in the money race as the June primary approaches.
Backers Say Transit Measure Is on Track, Bound for November Ballot
The committee behind the initiative has raised $1.6 million total, and has a little over $1 million in the bank.
Progressive Mayor Proposes Bigger Budget for Police
San Diego is poised to beef up its police budget for another year.