A $45 million proposal to remodel Balboa Park ignited a fiery debate at City Hall last month. In this edition of Fact Check TV, we examine the accuracy of two claims from the discussion.

Andrew Donohue and Scott Lewis explain the claims in the video below. For more detail, check out this story about parking garage revenues and this story about changes to the proposal.

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New episodes of Fact Check TV appear on NBC 7 San Diego every Friday during the 6 p.m. newscast and our website the following Monday. If you want us to Fact Check a claim, just send me an email explaining the statement and why it merits review.

Disclosure: Irwin Jacobs, who’s leading the Balboa Park project, is a major supporter of Voice of San Diego.

Keegan Kyle is a news reporter for Voice of San Diego. He writes about local government, creates infographics and handles the Fact Check Blog. What should he write about next?

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