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Plan to put 150 sleeping cabins for homeless in Spring Valley gets scrapped
A controversial plan to add 150 sleeping cabins to a vacant lot off of Jamacha Road in Spring Valley for people experiencing homelessness will not move forward. The project was approved unanimously earlier this year by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, but Chairwoman Nora Vargas announced Friday she will rescind that approval and is looking toward other solutions. She said that in order for such projects to be successful, officials need "to hear community concerns and find workable solutions that prioritize the health and safety of everyone who lives" nearby.
San Diego residents speak out against proposed 1,000-bed mega homeless shelter
Some people in the San Diego community on Sunday voiced their opposition to a proposed large homeless shelter near Kettner Boulevard and Vine Street in the Middletown area of San Diego. “Our major issues are safety and security,” said Kevin Arnold, President of the San Diego Neighborhood Coalition, which describes...
Historic Brown Field to get an extreme makeover
Brown Field became an airport in 1919, just 16 years after the Wright Brothers took to the air. The airport has grown since then, but not like it’s about to. On Monday, the city of San Diego will break ground on the Brown Field Airport Redevelopment Project. “It's the...
Morning Report: Renderings Alert! Mega-Shelter Edition
Today the City Council is set to gather behind closed doors for a third time to discuss lease negotiations for a warehouse that could house a 1,000-bed homeless shelter. Concern about what the city may pay to rent the Middletown warehouse has dominated the discussion about San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s vision for the project. Our Lisa Halverstadt, though, tried to answer another question: What exactly is the city’s plan for the shelter? It would be the biggest the city has ever had, except for when it temporarily converted the Convention Center to a shelter during the pandemic.
Internship for daughter of San Diego mayor's top aide raises questions about city's nepotism policy, recruitment
The job, funded through a program designed to introduce underserved youth to public-service careers, does not violate city rules, the city says
California Will Welcome Its First-Ever HBCU This Year
Coming to California this upcoming school year will be a historic first: the state’s first HBCU. This landmark initiative results from a collaboration between Huston-Tillotson University (HTU), the National College Resources Foundation (NCRF), the San Diego County Office of Education, and the University of La Verne. With satellite campuses in San Diego and Los Angeles County, this marks a significant expansion of HBCU education on the West Coast.
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