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Morning Report: San Marcos Is Crushing Its Housing Goals
Building housing in some North San Diego County cities is like pulling teeth. Then there’s San Marcos. Not only is the city building a new downtown from scratch, it’s on track to meet almost all of its state-mandated housing targets – including for low- and moderate-income residents. What’s the secret? Mayor Rebecca Jones, a Republican…
Morning Report: Another Concession Charity Booted from Stadium
This post has been updated. The Padres’ concession management company threw out another charity owner that runs concessions stands inside Petco Park. Greek Life Aid served an unclear charitable purpose, Voice of San Diego’s Will Huntsberry reported in 2024. At the time, Delaware North, the concession management company, stood behind the charity, allowing the leaders…
Morning Report: Keeping Orphan Bear Cubs Wild
This post has been updated. Two orphaned black bear cubs are currently being raised in total silence at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center. The center is one of only three in California that can re-release bears into the wild. The bears’ caretakers wear bear masks and fur coats to make sure the…
Morning Report: ‘Time to Get It Done’ on Midway
Mayor Todd Gloria has entered the nothing-can-get-in-our-way phase of the massive plan to redevelop Midway with 4,000 new homes and a sports arena. That is important — because so far a lot has gotten in the way. Voters have twice approved a waiver to the city’s coastal height limit that would let the project move…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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