Scott Lewis
Editor in Chief and CEO at Voice of San Diego
CEO/editor in chief @voiceofsandiego, co-host of the Voice of San Diego podcast. Softball dad and coach.
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1 week ago |
voiceofsandiego.org | Scott Lewis
San Diego’s water world is very happening right now. As our Scott Lewis reported, San Diego County Water Authority is facing an existential crisis. The high cost of water has one of the water supplier’s most powerful members — the city of San Diego — has leaders who are wondering if it’s time to do something drastic to the Water Authority. But the city of San Diego has controlled the Water Authority for decades.
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2 weeks ago |
voiceofsandiego.org | Scott Lewis
Bob Filner, the indefatigable politician who served as a member of congress and then mayor of San Diego before accusations of sexual assault and harassment forced him from office, died April 20. As a young activist, Filner landed in jail while participating in actions with the Freedom Riders, including former U.S. Rep. John Lewis.
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2 weeks ago |
voiceofsandiego.org | Scott Lewis
I have a special podcast interview scheduled next week with Daniel Denham, the general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority. It could not come at a better time. This week, San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera said it may be time for the city to begin discussing leaving or dissolving the Water Authority.
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1 month ago |
voiceofsandiego.org | Scott Lewis
The city of San Diego is going to raise hotel room taxes in May. The money was supposed to fund an expansion to the Convention Center, but that isn’t happening anymore. Anyone staying in a hotel in San Diego will soon see a higher tax on their bills. The tax ranges depending on how close to downtown you are, from 11.75% to 13.75%. So for example, if you’re staying in a downtown hotel and your room costs $250 a night, you’d see an extra $34 a night on your bill.
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1 month ago |
voiceofsandiego.org | Scott Lewis |Lisa Halverstadt
We pulled this post from the Politics Report. The city of San Diego that it would start to collect the higher hotel-room tax prescribed in 2020’s Measure C. Measure C got a majority of support from voters but not two-thirds and opponents have argued that means it did not pass. But supporters have said it qualifies under the still open loophole that citizens initiatives can pass, even with special tax increases, with support of just a bare majority of voters.
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Been a while since we’ve gotten some new renderings. This is a vision of the future of the Civic Center (where City Hall stands now) via Prebys Foundation. https://t.co/DGcsln44EU
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