City Council Upset Over No-Show By County Supes
"Is anyone here from the County? Raise your hand...anyone." That was the question from councilmember Carl DeMaio during a September 12 council meeting, after a presentation from CCDC's Jeff Graham on a 5-Year plan aimed at ending homelessness in Downtown …
A Blow to Chula Vista Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
On Tuesday, September 13 Chula Vista's elected officials will discuss whether to deliver the final blow for those looking to open storefront marijuana dispensaries. At tomorrow's hearing, the council will consider creating a new chapter in the municipal code that …
A Response to the Grand Jury Report on New City Hall
The city's independent budget analyst teamed up with the Centre City Development Corporation and the mayor's office to craft a response to a San Diego County Grand Jury report that raised red flags regarding a proposal to build a new …
Hotel Tax Does Not Apply to Online Travel Companies
The City of San Diego can not collect the full amount of hotel taxes from online travel companies, a California state court ruled earlier this week. Like many other cities across the country, officials in San Diego are asking online …
Romney Extends Public Review Process for Mansion Expansion
Architects hired to remodel Mitt Romney's La Jolla Shores home are giving the public additional time to review the presidential candidate's mansion expansion. The project calls for demolishing Romey's existing $12 million, single-story 3,009 square-foot home to make room for …
Lorie Zapf Supports Push To Curb RV Parking
Councilmember Lorie Zapf is in favor of a plan from Kevin Faulconer that would place strict regulations on where owners of RVs and other oversized vehicles can park. The proposed ordinance, expected to be rolled out in the coming months, …
County Supes Set to Verify E-Verify
On Tuesday, September 12 County supervisors will consider implementing the E-Verify system. E-Verify, otherwise known as the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification System, will screen all candidates for county jobs using data from the Department of Homeland Security and the Social …
3 Year-Old Dead From Falling Furniture
A three-year-old girl died on Tuesday night in Encinitas after she was struck by falling furniture in her family's garage. Homicide detectives are investigating the North County home after the Medical Examiner's Office informed the Sheriff's Department of the young …
City Audits Mean Big Savings
From January to June of this year, San Diego's City Auditor identified $20.2 million in potential savings. According to a September 2 report from the City Auditor's office, the six-months worth of potential savings is the largest amount since the …
Dropping Pawn Shops in National City
City councilmembers in National City will consider enacting an emergency ban on new pawnshops, secondhand stores, and precious metal buy-back stores during a council meeting tonight. A crackdown on pawn shops was first discussed in April as a way to …
Coronado: Where the Living Is Easy
Residents of Coronado love their community. According to results from The National Citizen Survey, the only aspects that Coronadoans don't like about their community is traffic and the lack of public transportation in their community. The survey, commissioned by the …
Systems Officer Now Streaming on SoundCloud
Armistead Burwell Smith IV, otherwise known as Zach Smith, of Pinback is posting old songs from one of his many solo projects, Systems Officer, on music-streaming site SoundCloud. Smith started posting his Systems Officer songs last week, calling them the …
Harbor Police Arrest Bike Thief
San Diego Harbor Police officers arrested a man accused of leading a bike theft ring along the San Diego Embarcadero. The September 1 arrest comes after months of searching for the suspect accused of ripping off seven bikes worth approximately …
Food Trucks Moving Closer to Oceanside
"If I'm a small business [owner], I'd probably go ballistic over this," said Oceanside city councilmember Jack Feller during last night's hearing. The meeting was the first opportunity for the city council to weigh in on over allowing food trucks …
Planning Group To Discuss New Hillcrest DMV...
On Tuesday, September 6, members of Uptown's planning group will discuss the upcoming development of a new DMV building on Normal Street. The facility, if approved, will be a joint development project between the State and private developer Lankford and …
Smart Meters on Oceanside Streets
San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) is asking to pay the City of Oceanside $3000 in exchange for placing smart meter network devices on streetlights. The proposal will be heard during a council hearing this evening. The devices will collect …
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Stopping in San Diego
Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry will be stopping in San Diego on September 8 for a meet-and-greet event at the San Diego Airport. "I just got off the phone with Texas Governor Rick Perry's campaign, and they …
Oceanside Food Truck Fight
Two Oceanside councilmembers would like to take a look at allowing food trucks to operate in the City. However, it seems as if Deputy Mayor Esther Sanchez and councilmember Jerry Kern, the proponents of the gastro-truck initiative, seem to be …
Group Wants Out of SDG&E Smart Meter Program
La Mesa resident Susan Brinchman says she has felt the consequences from having a smart meter on the other side of her bedroom wall. The meters send and collect data from surrounding meters using radio-frequency waves. And according to San …
Ban on Styrofoam Bins
Restaurant managers across California might have to go and get some new to-go containers if state lawmakers approve a bill banning polystyrene containers. The bill's aim is to force restaurants to purchase more environmentally-friendly bins. In 1986 the Environmental Protection …