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Data Center Pitched for Downtown San Diego
The investment firm once helmed by local financier and former Union-Tribune owner “Papa” Doug Manchester is considering building what could be California’s largest AI data center right next door to downtown San Diego, our MacKenzie…
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The San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival featured Femina Fatal, an Ensenada rapper, performing with jazz fusion group Colectivo Fronterizo.
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Manchester Group Pitches Massive Data Center at NAVWAR Site
Public records reveal Doug Manchester’s development firm has been talking to San Diego energy utilities about building a 400 MW data center on a site where housing had been proposed.
San Diego Passed New Renter Protections Last Year. Tenants Say Landlords Are Already Breaking Them.
A new city law requires landlords to produce copies of their utility bills to tenants that dispute the charges. Many, allegedly, don’t comply.
What’s Desmond’s Deal on TJ River?
Supervisor Jim Desmond supported a $1.8M feasibility study on cleaning the entire Tijuana River. But he’s against the very thing that could pay for the fix.
Education
Excessed Teacher of the Year Has New Role at San Diego Unified
This post has been updated. There’s good news in the works for a San Diego Unified teacher reporter Jakob McWhinney profiled last week. For nearly two decades, Stacy Williams…
She Won County Teacher of the Year. Then Lost Her Position
Just months after winning a prestigious local award, Stacy Williams found out she lost her position. The experience has sent her reeling.
Chula Vista School Board Candidate Scrubbed ICE From Resume
Chula Vista Elementary School District Trustee Jessica Tolston said her work for the Department of Homeland Security involved visa processing and humanitarian work. Her resume shows extensive involvement with ICE.