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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.
Morning Report: One Bad Apple or Poor Oversight?
San Diego County officials hired a firm to conduct an audit of the county’s contracting processes. This follows a criminal misappropriation debacle involving a former county contractor. Chief Administrative Officer Ebony Shelton announced Monday that the county has retained an outside auditor to “conduct a targeted review of contracting processes.” In a Monday announcement, the…
What If H Barracks Was Open All Day?
The safe parking program near the airport, H Barracks, is only open for users from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m.
After Contractor Scandal, County Announces Outside Contracting Audit
An independent auditor is digging into the county’s contracting processes amid the criminal misappropriation debacle involving a former county contractor. Chief Administrative Officer Ebony Shelton announced Monday that the county has retained an outside auditor to “conduct a targeted review of contracting processes.” After questions from Voice of San Diego, county spokesperson Tammy Glenn said…
Border Report: A Taco Lover’s Dream
A trip to Tijuana’s Taco Museum transports visitors through the many ingredients that make up the beloved Mexican dish.
Map: César Chavez’s Name, Once an Honor, Now Carries a Stain Officials Want to Scrub
Some of the institutions and local governments overseeing sites bearing Chavez’s name have already started the process of erasing it.
Morning Report: The Influencer Vs. San Diego’s Far-Right Network
In February, Chelsea Goss, a polarizing anti-Trump influencer, showed up at the San Diego headquarters of far-right network One America News Network. As she filmed herself, she castigated the network for hiring onetime-Congressmember Matt Gaetz. A congressional investigation found “substantial evidence” Gaetz had paid a minor for sex. It was the second time she’d showed up…
Cup of Chisme: Too Messy for a Car Wash
Soapy Joe’s Car Wash is going to stick to lathering up cars at its current locations instead of expanding its empire to Barrio Logan. What went down: City Hall reporter Mariana Martínez Barba learned on Friday that the San Diego car wash chain abandoned its plan to purchase a property on Boston Avenue in Barrio…
Politics Report: San Diego Water Kings
San Diego, in its corner of the continent, is at the end of the line of a lot of resources. Gas, railroad and water lines all end here. So it was remarkable, historic even, that this week a theory became real: San Diego sold water to another region, specifically Temecula. Our decades of painful, costly,…
A Social Media Influencer Showed Up at OANN Headquarters to Call Matt Gaetz a ‘Pedophile.’ The Network Wants Her to Stop Posting.
A polarizing and politically incorrect social media influencer showed up at One America News Network’s headquarters multiple times to call Matt Gaetz a ‘pedophile.’ The network that airs his weekly show is asking a judge for a restraining order and to force the woman to delete videos.
Sacramento Report: Erasing Cesar Chavez
Lawmakers move to rename Cesar Chavez Day. Meanwhile, progressives demand more funding for Medi-Cal.
Inside the Debate Over Secret County Subcommittees
The county says the board committees, each made up of two elected supervisors, aren’t subject to the state’s open meeting law. Others argue they should operate more transparently.
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