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Morning Report: Ballot Measures, a Budget Vote and a Baby
County supervisors had a very busy Thursday…and a baby on board for the action. With her five-week-old baby in tow, Chair Terra Lawson-Remer presided over major votes on the county’s budget, two November ballot measures, a move to make secret board subcommittees less secret and more. Here’s a rundown. The tax pitch: Board Democrats advanced…
County Leaders Still Eyeing County-Backed Tax Hike
The county in late April quietly extended a contract with consultants exploring potential county-supported tax measures as another effort moved forward.
Tax Hikes by Initiative Still Possible … for Now
The city of San Diego and the county dodged a bullet Thursday in the leadup to the deadline to put statewide initiatives on the ballot. As reported by Politico, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association had qualified an initiative for the ballot that would have ensured tax increases for special purposes needed two-thirds of the vote. …
South County Report: Catching Up
County budget updates and a port proposal aiming to make tennis shine in Chula Vista.
Morning Report: San Diego Unified Restricts Tech in Classroom
San Diego Unified School District leaders this week joined a growing nationwide backlash against educational technology in the classroom. District trustees voted unanimously to place new limits on students’ screen use and initiated a longer-term process to strengthen district technology policies. As our Jakob McWhinney reports, parents and researchers are growing increasingly alarmed by what…
The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified Moves to Rein in Screens
A mounting wave of pushback against ed tech has sprung up across the country. San Diego Unified’s board just took steps to rein it in.
Morning Report: Charter Chain Drops $500K on ChatGPT-Powered Robots
This post has been updated. Picture this: you walk into your child’s school and see a robot. It’s more than 6 feet tall and has grey skin. Its blue eyes flick from side to side; its exposed motors whirr. This isn’t just the stuff of science fiction. Officials at the local charter network Altus Schools…
A Charter School Spent $500,000 on AI-Powered Humanoid Robots. Was It Worth It?
Officials at a charter chain known for credit recovery made a couple of big-dollar purchases in the form of ChatGPT-powered robots. Researchers are skeptical they’re worth the dough.
Why Operating a Desalination Plant in California Is a High-Stakes Gamble
Keith R. Solar is an attorney. He lives in Point Loma. California’s acceptance of desalination has ebbed and flowed over the years as the state grapples with shoring up water security in the face of constant drought conditions. Recent discussions over “water swaps” have generated excitement over the possibilities. While regional water-sharing arrangements between neighboring…
Morning Report: County Official Worked Day of Alleged Hit and Run
A county official accused of a fatal hit-and-run in Southcrest was on the clock the day of the crash. County records show Assmaa Elayyat, deputy director of Self Sufficiency Services at the county, was working on May 22, the day she allegedly struck and killed 27-year-old Katie Osorio at a Southcrest bus stop and then…
Environment Report: Reflecting Pool Contractor Tried Cleaning Tijuana River Too
Greenwater Services won no-bid contracts to do experimental treatment on the Tijuana River and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
County Official Was on the Clock Day of Fatal Hit-and-Run
A county official charged with a fatal hit-and-run in Southcrest last month appears to have been working the day of the crash.
Morning Report: San Diego’s Homeless Day Center Faces Uncertain Future
One lesser-discussed victim of the budget cuts is the Neil Good Day Center, a resource hub that will shutter later this year after serving homeless San Diegans for 35 years. But that’s not the end of the story: Social Media Producer Bella Ross reports that Father Joe’s Villages, the center’s operator, has vowed to retrofit…
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