Marijuana Ordinance Goes Up In Smoke
Photo at left: Sherri Lightner San Diego city councilmembers repealed an ordinance today that aimed at regulating marijuana dispensaries. Opponents of the ordinance, which prohibited dispensaries from residential, and many commercial areas of the City, and provided a 600-foot-buffer from …
District Three Residents Oppose Redistricting Map
Residents of Kensington and Talmadge are asking the City's Redistricting Commission to rethink how they plan to redraw district boundaries. Most of all, the district three denizens oppose getting placed in the newly formed ninth-district alongside the College Area, Southeastern …
Downtown Residents Want Their Refund
More than 2700 downtown property owners are still waiting for the city to pay them back for overcharging them on property assessments. In 2005, city consultant SCI Engineering recalculated the engineer's report. However, the firm miscalculated, overcharging downtown properties anywhere …
Meth Found at Interstate 8 Checkpoint
Border Patrol agents seized approximately $750,000 worth of meth at a checkpoint on Interstate 8 near Pine Valley, in eastern San Diego County. Around 3am on July 21, agents directed a 23-year old male to secondary inspection area after appearing …
Drunk Driving Campaign On Del Mar's Opening Day
Horse race enthusiasts that had a few too many cocktails during opening day for the races had a surprise waiting for them outside the fairground's gates. Sheriff's deputies and police officers from departments in National City, San Diego, Chula Vista, …
Chula Vista Subcommittee To Discuss Synthetic Drugs
Last week, Chula Vista councilmembers Steve Castaneda and Patricia Aguilar want to ban synthetic marijuana strains from Chula Vista. Known as "Spice incense," the synthetic cannabis is often marketed for use as incense but most users smoke it for the …
City Council Votes to Move Forward with Plaza de Panama
At left: Irwin Jacobs City council voted 7-to-1 to enter into a MOU (memorandum of understanding) with the Plaza de Panama committee that will begin to explore options of removing vehicles from the plaza. The vote came after hours of …
DMV to Waive Renewal Fees
Republican State Senator Joel Anderson announced today that late the DMV will not impose new fees on those late to register their vehicles. The announcement comes two months after legislators passed a special bill which ordered the DMV to stop …
Chula Vista City Councilmember Declares Mexico Safe for Travel
Chula Vista Deputy Mayor Rudy Ramirez says the public's perception that Mexico is unsafe is not supported by real crime statistics. In a July 18 press release, Ramirez reported on a recent meeting with mayors from cities throughout Baja and …
Doggie-Bag Ads
Advertisements may soon be found at trailheads and park entrances in Encinitas. On Wednesday, the city council will consider an agreement that would allow companies to post advertisements at trails and parks in exchange for free pet-waste bags. In the …
IBA Warns Council On Parking Estimates For Balboa Park Garage
In a July 15 report, the office of the Independent Budget Analyst urged city councilmembers to use conservative estimates when considering parking revenues from a new parking structure in Balboa Park. If not, money for maintenance, bond repayments, and security …
City to Renew Cleaning Contract at Qualcomm Stadium
On Wednesday, a San Diego city council committee will decide whether to renew a contract for janitorial services at Qualcomm Stadium. The contract will cost the City just under $2.3 million for 3 years, with 26 events per year, including …
Auction Hunters Prowling For Goods in San Diego
Allen Haff rummages through the back of a black Nissan SUV outside a Jamba Juice in Hillcrest. Haff, one-half of the antique hunting duo on reality-television show, "Auction Hunters," pulls out a box of goods that he and his fellow-hunter, …
Mid-City Rapid Stops at City Hall
For the Uptown residents who oppose the Mid-City Rapid Bus, Monday is the last chance to put the brakes on the project. It's the day when city councilmembers will consider allowing SANDAG to install angled-parking along Centre Street, Lincoln and …
Melee Over Managed Competition at Miramar Landfill
A San Diego city council committee approved moving a plan to let private companies run Miramar Landfill to the full city council for consideration. The hearing, however, was not without some major trash talk. Councilmembers Sherri Lightner and Marti Emerald …
Body Found in Sweetwater Reservoir
The body of a suspected burglar was found submerged in the Sweetwater Reservoir after witnesses saw the man enter the reservoir after breaking into a nearby home. Sheriffs say the unidentified man broke into a Spring Valley home on Tuesday …
DeMaio's Dinero
Councilmember Carl DeMaio raised $540,000 for his mayoral campaign during the month of June, making him the highest fundraiser so far. Earlier this month, assemblyman Nathan Fletcher revealed that his campaign had raised $300,000. In a July 12 email, DeMaio …
North Park Maintenance Assessment Fails
North Park property owners rejected the proposal to create the maintenance assessment overlay district that I wrote about in this week's paper. The district will not be formed. In a ballot summary provided by the City, commercial property owners in …
The Raid on Redevelopment Funds
Mayor Jerry Sanders is asking city councilmembers to go along with the state's $70 million takeaway of redevelopment funds in order for local redevelopment to continue. "Instead of reforming itself and making tough decisions like we’ve done here in San …
Cat Cash Fever
Councilmember Carl DeMaio wants to send the city's auditor's recommendation of requiring cat owners to register their cats "to to the litter box.” “This proposal, which will impact every San Diegan who owns a cat, is driven not by a …