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Three Ex-County Lawyers Departed With Payouts
Three top attorneys who recently left the County Counsel’s Office signed deals calling for each to receive more than $239,392.

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Three top attorneys who recently left the County Counsel’s Office signed deals calling for each to receive more than $239,392.

Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera’s proposal to tax empty second homes and short-term vacation rentals died on Wednesday.
There are at least 4,996 vacation homes in San Diego that do not have a full-time resident and aren’t being used as a short-term rental.
Leaders of small cities are becoming increasingly resistant to state housing laws, but their strategy has changed.
The board voted to advance a proposal to build 1,500 units of affordable educator workforce housing at its University Heights headquarters.
The payment is part of a resignation agreement with the district’s former assistant superintendent for human resources, Jason Romero.
Last week, Mayor Todd Gloria laid out his plan for 2026.
Leaders of small cities are becoming increasingly resistant to state housing laws, but their strategy has changed.
‘He told me that I could smile, which I found to be a very sexist comment,’ Councilmember Vivian Moreno said.
The San Diego mayor came into office with high expectations. Even his supporters are baffled by how little he has done.
Leaders of small cities are becoming increasingly resistant to state housing laws, but their strategy has changed.
In a legal filing Nov. 25, city attorneys argued the city’s safe parking is “reasonably available” to individuals living in their vehicles.
Leaders of small cities are becoming increasingly resistant to state housing laws, but their strategy has changed.
The county is ending some behavioral health contracts as it implements policy and funding changes tied to a 2024 state ballot measure.
County supervisors will vote Tuesday on whether to dip into rainy-day funds to pay for millions of dollars in bonuses to county employees.
With a slate of new projects, San Diego Unified could nearly double the number of education workforce housing units built on school property
Out of one billion particles of air, 1.4 percent of them are hydrogen sulfide. Prolonged exposure to that air can make someone very sick.
Only 15 percent of San Diegans can afford a median-priced home. That is fraying the social fabric at an alarming pace.
Officials say allowing projects that comply with the county’s plan to avoid the vehicle miles traveled policy has been a game-changer.
Two deputy chief operating officers are leaving City Hall but city officials won’t say why.