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Politics Report: The Midway Rising Bill
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria has entered the nothing-is-going-to-get-in-our-way phase of the plan to build a new arena and more than 4,000 new housing units on the city’s nearly 50 acres of land along Sports Arena Boulevard in Midway. The city is officially sponsoring the legislation we reported on this week that would exempt the…
VOSD Podcast: Psst. Hey Buddy… I Got Some Water for Sale
Water, get your water here! With Andrea and Bella out, Scott Lewis, Jakob McWhinney and Will Huntsberry held it down this week. Former County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher is re-emerging post-controversy. We’re talking press conferences, speeches and a new Substack, “Grounded,” about his life on a family ranch. The Padres’ strong season and high franchise value…
Sacramento Report: How This Voter ID Ballot Initiative Got the Signatures
The effort, led by Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, is backed by wealthy tech entrepreneurs.
Morning Report: AG Goes After Leaders of Fake Petco Charity
The California attorney general is now suing the ringleaders of the fake charity scam first exposed by Voice of San Diego in 2023. Rob Bonta announced Thursday he hopes to recover $3.8 million that should have gone to actual charities, the lawsuit alleges. The lawsuit comes just weeks after the announcement that the scam’s two…
AG Sues Fake Petco Charity for $3.8 Million
The State Attorney General is now coming after Chula Vista Fast Pitch, alleging that it defrauded the taxpayers of California.
San Diego Teachers Union Passes No Confidence Resolution for Prez
The resolution charged President Kyle Weinberg with engaging in ‘a pattern of decisions being made without required board approval, undermining the authority of this board.’
South County Report: The (Not So Flashy) State of Imperial Beach
This evening, if all goes according to plan, Imperial Beach Mayor Mitch McKay will do something almost unheard of for a politician. He will cede the spotlight to others. Imperial Beach holds its annual State of the City speech this evening. City code requires mayors “to report to the City Council annually…on the affairs of the city and to recommend for…
Morning Report: City Wants Midway Rising Pass
State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson has introduced a bill that would exempt the Midway Rising project from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. We had reported that San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and his team were considering seeking legislation like this to ensure the project could survive legal challenges even after courts threw…
Ex-County Staffer Sentenced After Stealing Parks Checks
Samuel Ruben Ceja initially faced three felony counts of forgery, theft and fraud before he pleaded guilty to identity theft.
North County Report: Not Many Homes for the Low Incomes
Escondido and Poway are the first to issue their annual housing reports. In short: They’re allowing homes to be built but they aren’t for low incomes.
DC Explained: The Biggest Federal Housing Bill in Decades Just Passed the Senate. Should San Diego Care?
A new federal housing law would change housing finance in a number of ways. Here’s how it could affect San Diego.
Morning Report: Fallout Continues for Mental Health Programs
Two years ago, California voters narrowly passed a behavioral health reform and infrastructure measure. Now San Diego County is making tough decisions about its many contracted programs as it implements Proposition 1’s reforms. In the process, our Lisa Halverstadt reveals that the county has cancelled 29 contracts. There’s also uncertainty surrounding clubhouses that serve people…
Proposition 1 Forces More County Contract Cancellations
The county reports it has cancelled 29 contracts as it implements a 2024 ballot measure that shifted how counties can spend state millionaire tax dollars on behavioral health programs.
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