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1 month ago | 
inewsource.org | Crystal Niebla |San Diego Documenters |Crystal Niebla Infrastructure
Why this matters State law requires public agencies to allow citizens to participate in meetings, but the COVID-19 pandemic upended in-person rules. Now that the pandemic is over, agencies are addressing how to handle virtual participation. National City officials last week shot down a proposal to eliminate people’s ability to participate virtually during live public meetings, raising concerns over potentially limiting accessibility.
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2 months ago | 
inewsource.org | Crystal Niebla |San Diego Documenters |Crystal Niebla Infrastructure
Why this matters The new fee will be the first one San Diego trash customers have had to pay, and officials say they’ll have a chance to shape it. San Diegans may soon learn how much they’ll be charged for trash pickup after years of not paying for it.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
inewsource.org | San Diego Documenters |Jennifer Bowman
The Port of San Diego’s budget is in surplus this year, and $6 million of it will be allocated to Coronado projects. Parts of Coronado’s shoreline is managed under trust by the San Diego Unified Port District, which was formed in 1962. At that time, some tidelands and submerged lands were reassigned from their respective cities to the port. By law, the lands must be used for purposes that serve the public good.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
inewsource.org | Jennifer Bowman |San Diego Documenters
The city of San Diego’s public libraries may face a 10% budget cut next year after a proposed sales tax increase appears headed for failure. Director Misty Jones said at a recent Board of Library Commissioners meeting that the figure was an early estimate, but that Measure E’s failure would bring “a pretty drastic situation” to the library system’s $77 million budget. As of Monday, the measure was failing by fewer than 5,000 votes, according to unofficial election results.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
inewsource.org | San Diego Documenters
By Sydney Brammer, Times of San Diego contributorCouncil members have reviewed areas of intense pedestrian use with a high level of conflict with e-bikes and recommended banning them in those areas. That includes sidewalks, the , the boardwalk near Coronado Shores, and the Promenade along the Glorietta Bay Marina. The has implemented similar regulations in the interest of public safety.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
inewsource.org | San Diego Documenters
By Paul Krueger, Documenters contributorEvery public park in National City could have its own life-saving device for heart attack victims. If the City Council approves a recommendation by an advisory committee, National City would be the first city in the county to install Automated External Heart Defibrillators in its parks, according to National City Fire Department Battalion Chief and paramedic Scott Robinson.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
inewsource.org | Crystal Niebla |San Diego Documenters |Crystal Niebla Infrastructure
An affordable housing project could be coming to San Diego’s Southcrest neighborhood. In a recent Southeastern San Diego Community Planning Group meeting, representatives from the nonprofit, Community HousingWorks, said the project – still pending final approval from the city — would build 92 units across two buildings on a pair of unconnected pieces of land at 40th and Alpha streets. One building will be six stories high, and the other two stories. One of them will include a child care facility.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
inewsource.org | Emily Ingco |San Diego Documenters
More residential space could be coming to the Otay Ranch Town Center. The Chula Vista Planning Commission unanimously voted during a recent meeting in support of rezoning commercial space to allow for the construction of 840 multifamily units in the northwest corner of the East Chula Vista shopping center. Ten percent of those units will be designated as affordable housing.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
inewsource.org | Philip Salata |San Diego Documenters |Philip Salata Environment
Why this matters West National City is a state designated “Portside Environmental Justice Neighborhood,” which has been slated for reduction of industrial emissions that have historically impacted the community. National City residents and environmental advocates are trying to block a fuel transfer station from being built in an area already recognized by the state as one that has been impacted by industrial pollution.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
inewsource.org | Emily Ingco |San Diego Documenters
Dozens of new housing units could be coming to Barrio Logan under a proposed project on National Avenue. Developers are seeking a coastal development permit to build a four-story, 73-apartment building that would replace an industrial warehouse at 1864 National Ave. The project would include studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, with 11 of them designated as affordable. Leasing space, recreational areas, rooftop amenities and landscaping are also planned for the development.
