Sweetwater Union High School District’s scramble to fix a midyear budget hole isn’t the only financial crisis it’s dealing with. In a new revelation about the district’s money woes, VOSD’s Will Huntsberry explains how the district has been borrowing from Mello-Roos taxes generated by the newer developments in communities like Eastlake. The district has been […]
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Sacramento Report: Uber Pre-Empts Gonzalez Fletcher Tipping Bill
Hueso bill would fund Tijuana River Valley solutions, Weber goes head to head with Brown on school funding and more in our weekly roundup of news from Sacramento.
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Sacramento Report: Brown Signs Off on Plan to Remake SANDAG
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed bills from local lawmakers that will overhaul the state’s troubled gang database, and that aim to change the way San Diego County votes.
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Sacramento Report: We Have a State Budget – and SD Opinions About it
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber looks to make school spending more transparent, Assemblyman Rocky Chavez warns against flying drones over fires, Chula Vista supports SANDAG reform bill and more in our weekly roundup of news from the Capitol.
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Sacramento Report: State Lawmakers Eye SANDAG Reforms
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber talks with constituents skeptical of Dems’ gas tax plan, Sen. Toni Atkins and Assemblyman Todd Gloria are outraged at Trump, meanwhile, Sens. Pat Bates and Joel Anderson are outraged at their Democratic colleagues.
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It Is Ridiculously Hard to Qualify – and Stay Qualified – for Free Preschool
Every year, across San Diego County, hundreds of subsidized preschool spots go unfilled. And because those seats are intended specifically for qualifying families, schools don’t offer them to interested parents who exceed the income cap. They simply sit empty.
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Sacramento Report: 3 Things to Watch as the Legislature Reconvenes
The future of Civic San Diego, infrastructure and affordable housing, oh my!
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Sacramento Report: Meet the New Kid on the Capitol Block
CalMatters, a nonprofit news outlet covering Sacramento and statewide issues, has landed.
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10 Years, Many Voices, One Voice of San Diego
It occurred to me as I sat to reflect on Voice of San Diego’s 10-year anniversary that I’m no longer around anyone on a daily basis who was here for the launch. Not even me. People often assume I founded VOSD. But I didn’t. That would be philanthropist Buzz Woolley and newspaperman Neil Morgan. Their […]
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10 Years of Laughs, Tears and F-Bombs
We’ve posted the 10 biggest investigations in our 10-year history. Here are some of the other stories that may not have changed the world, but certainly made us think.
