Downtown Residents Question Use of Funds From Property and Business Improvement District
Executives at Downtown San Diego Partnership are looking to implement a new business plan, judging by two recent payments to a business consultant totaling $11,758. According to financial reports, the payments went toward "consultant fees and reimbursement of expenses to …
Uptown Planners Hear Proposal to Rename Hillcrest Street After Harvey Milk
Blaine Avenue, a rather insignificant side street in Hillcrest, may become much more meaningful -- that is, if a proposal to change the name of the street to Harvey Milk Way is approved by city councilmembers. The first stop for …
Del Mar City Council Requests State Legislators Set Solar Rates, Not SDG&E
Del Mar city councilmembers are making sure that their objections to SDG&E's proposed rate hike on its solar customers are heard. And, even though SDG&E announced the company was retreating from charging solar customers extra to help pay for energy …
Cocoa May Help Strengthen Muscles In Diabetics and Those with Heart Failure
Some sweet news arrived today for those suffering from type 2 diabetes or advanced heart failure; researchers from UCSD School of Medicine and VA San Diego Healthcare System found that cocoa might boost activity in "fuel cells", helping to strengthen …
Assemblymember Toni Atkins Targets Online Predators
Assemblymember Toni Atkins looks to update California's antiquated laws aimed at protecting children from online predators. In Assembly Bill 1817, Atkins hopes to make it harder for sexual predators to target children online by adding computer technicians to the list …
County Proceeds With Effort To Streamline Planning Process
In an effort to expedite the planning process, County Supervisors are moving forward with recommendations from the Red Tape Reduction Task Force. Some recommendations include creating an audit committee to make sure improvements are in place, and to foster a …
Poll Finds Increased Support For Same-Sex Marriage
More and more Californians support gay marriage, finds the latest Field Poll. According to the poll, 59 percent of registered voters say same-sex couples should be allowed to get hitched, an eight percent climb compared to 2010. Conversely, 34 percent …
Is $3000-$6000 Per Year Too Much for Veteran Parking Exemption?
Tonight, the Community Planning Committee-- comprised of members from planning groups around the City, will discuss a proposal to grant free parking for veterans with special license plates such as Pearl Harbor Survivor Plates, Legion of Valor Plates, Former American …
Assemblyman Ben Hueso Not Giving Up Proposal For A State Bank
Assemblyman Ben Hueso isn't backing away from his plan to create a state bank. Hueso believes a state-run Investment Bank would make it easier to track revenues, spur economic development by providing low-cost lending to small businesses, and generate extra …
City Proposes Waiving Parking Meter Fees For Some Veterans
On Tuesday, City traffic engineer Mark Rogers will appear at the monthly meeting of the Community Planners Committee, comprised of planning representatives from around the City, to discuss a proposal that excuses "certain" veterans from having to feed parking meters. …
Southeastern San Diego Closer to Banning For-Sale Vehicles from City Streets
For more than a year, residents of Southeastern San Diego have taken issue with the number of vehicles for sale that are parked in their community. On Tuesday, their complaints will finally be answered. That day, city councilmembers will consider …
Solana Beach Moves Closer to Banning Plastic Bags
Soon shoppers in Solana Beach won't have the choice between 'paper or plastic', that is, if the city council approves the Plastic Bag Reduction Use Ordinance. On February 21, the city released the environmental documents necessary to proceed with a …
County Says High Price of OxyContin Is Causing Increased Heroin Use
The number of people shooting up heroin is skyrocketing in San Diego County, according to data from the County's Health and Human Services Agency. The reason for the higher numbers; the rising cost of OxyContin, which is said to have …
Lemon Grove City Council Calls for Removal of Illegal Signs
Lemon Grove city councilmembers are looking to spruce up the City's commercial corridor. They plan to do so by removing all illegal signage from street poles and street corners. The initiative is one of thirteen priorities that city councilmembers identified …
Mid-City Rapid Bus Project One Stop Closer to Construction
On Friday, members of San Diego Association of Governments' (SANDAG) Transportation Committee received an update on the Mid-City Rapid Bus project, a $44 million dollar project to implement rapid bus service from San Diego State University along El Cajon Boulevard …
Dave Mustaine Backtracks On Endorsement of Rick Santorum
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine wants to set the record straight; he's hasn't endorsed presidential candidate Rick Santorum, at least not yet. Last week the former La Mesa resident and current resident of Fallbrook was quoted as saying: "I'm hoping that …
Monarch School for Homeless Children to Break Ground on New Campus
Officials from San Diego's Monarch School are set to break ground on a new campus tomorrow. The K-12 school, exclusively for children and teens impacted by homelessness, has outgrown the current 10,000 square foot facility on Cedar Street. The new …
CCDC Chairman Says Fat City Not A Good Fit
CCDC chairman Kim John Kilkenny feels the 232-condo mixed-use development proposed for the corner of Hawthorn Street and Pacific Highway known as Fat City Lofts doesn't fit in to the City's General Plan. For that reason, Kilkenny shot the project …
UCSD Students Treat Haitian Earthquake Victims With Phantom Limb Pain
In 2011, a group of students from UCSD traveled to Haiti as part of the Clinton Global Initiative to treat some of the thousands of residents who experience phantom limb pain from amputations that followed the 2010 earthquake that decimated …
Council Committee to Hear Ordinance That Would Ban Smoking in Multi-Family Housing
On Wednesday, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee will review a proposal that would make smoking in multi-family housing units a public nuisance. The ordinance, drafted by the San Diego Non-Smoking Housing Task Force, outlaws smoking tobacco, real or …