Deborah Sullivan Brennan

1 week ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Deborah Sullivan Brennan

Last year the Environmental Health Coalition received a $20 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to improve air quality, build green spaces and add electric transit to some of San Diego’s most polluted neighborhoods. Organizers were excited to get the award, which supplemented state funds for projects in Barrio Logan, National City and other communities exposed to pollution from truck traffic and industrial pollution. Everything went as expected on the start date Jan.

2 weeks ago | calmatters.org | Deborah Sullivan Brennan

Bill Essayli abruptly left his Assembly seat April 1 when President Trump made him a U.S. Attorney. Here’s what comes next for voters. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for The Inland Empire newsletter to receive a weekly look at how people in the I.E. are living, learning and working.

2 weeks ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Deborah Sullivan Brennan

For more than half a century the California Environmental Quality Act has been the centerpiece of state efforts to protect communities from air pollution, traffic congestion and sprawl.  Local lawmakers from both sides of the aisle think it’s time to revamp it. They want to dial back the way the law, known as CEQA, is applied to housing projects, arguing that anti-growth groups use it to delay construction of new homes, even if there’s no real environmental risk.

3 weeks ago | sandiegometro.com | Deborah Sullivan Brennan |Paul Downey

By Deborah Sullivan Brennan | Voice of San DiegoLast week President Donald Trump signed an executive order to shut down the federal Department of Education, in what he said was an effort to return authority to states. But California leaders don’t know exactly what that means for the department’s programs including K-12 services and student financial aid. And they’re not sure what the state can do to ensure that schools have support and college students can get loans and grants.

3 weeks ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Deborah Sullivan Brennan

Last week President Donald Trump signed an executive order to shut down the federal Department of Education, in what he said was an effort to return authority to states. But California leaders don’t know exactly what that means for the department’s programs including K-12 services and student financial aid. And they’re not sure what the state can do to ensure that schools have support and college students can get loans and grants.