San Diego Says $300M Budget Hole Is Gone, but Analyst Isn't So Sure

San Diego officials announced this week that the city has eliminated its roughly $300 million structural deficit and can balance next year's budget without additional cuts or new revenue, after two years of budget cuts. But the celebratory tone clashed almost immediately with an independent assessment: just days earlier, the city's own independent budget analyst said the gap had shrunk but had not actually disappeared.

Over 2,000 SDG&E customers lose power in North County

More than 2,000 San Diego Gas & Electric customers in North County experienced power outages on Thursday morning, with service scheduled to be restored by 4 p.m.

Planning for future of Chula Vista’s Elite Athlete Training Center

City leaders are looking at ways the Elite Athlete Training Center in east Chula Vista can bring in more revenue, upgrade facilities, offer additional programs and connect more with the public, Documenter Jennifer Hua reports from a recent meeting she attended. The Chula Vista City Council approved funding in April...

San Diego faces $2.5M special election to fill District 5 city council seat

San Diego will hold a special election for its fifth district council seat following Marni von Wilpert's victory in the race for California's 48th congressional district.

Lopez leads by just 13 votes in National City council race

Cindy Lopez widened her lead over Luz Molina for National City’s District 1 City Council race in the latest election results released Friday evening — by 10 more votes. She’s now up 13 with 1,765 counted. Lopez is a National School District board member. Molina is an...

Local progressives hope to build on Tuesday’s blue wave

There was an electricity in the air Tuesday night at Mujeres Brew House in Barrio Logan, which served as election central for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Local members of the Working Families Party (WFP) and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) were celebrating the blue wave that swept many of their members and endorsed candidates into office across the country.

County charter, sales tax measures lead by 3 points, supporters declare win

ENCINITAS — Two San Diego County ballot measures appear to be well on their way to passing, with a proposal to revise the county charter and expand Board of Supervisors term limits and a half-cent sales tax increase each ahead by more than 3 percentage points. Measure A, which...

NC has a new mayor

The Star-News offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Regardless of the election results Tuesday night National City was going to have a new mayor in December since incumbent Ron Morrison decided not to run for yet another term. Turns out National City Councilman Jose...

California Landlord Faces $19.25 Million Settlement Over Tenants' Security Deposits

A $19.25 million settlement has just been announced (October 20th) and awaits court approval in a class action lawsuit between Essex Property Trust and former tenants who claimed that the company withheld security deposits in violation of state laws. According to the Times of San Diego, the former tenants also claimed that they were charged...

El Niño’s impact on San Diego’s coastline

With El Niño expected to influence Southern California’s weather this winter, coastal communities across San Diego County are preparing for the possibility of more powerful storms, damaging surf and worsening beach erosion. Recent storms and large waves have already taken a toll on parts of the county’s coastline,...

Mira Mesa's Maddox Park to open Nov. 11 after years of delays

Mira Mesa's Maddox Park opens Nov. 11 with a dog park, playground and bathrooms after nearly 3 years of delays.

San Diego already killed the mileage tax once—Sacramento wants it back

San Diegans already beat the mileage tax once. We may have to do it again. A few years ago, SANDAG wrote a charge on every mile you drive into the region’s long-range transportation plan. I fought it, and so did thousands of you. People packed meetings, filled in boxes and said plainly that they would not pay a new […] The post San Diego already killed the mileage tax once—Sacramento wants it back first appeared on Valley Roadrunner .

Election results: San Diego County Supervisor, Districts 4 and 5

Voters in San Diego County will choose between candidates for the district 4 and district 5 supervisor seats on the upcoming November ballot.

South Bay elections: Mayoral races in Chula Vista and National City

Things to do this weekend include horse races, Food + Wine festival and more

There’s always something fun to do in America’s Finest City. Our Weekend Events Guide is here to help. Get up. Get out. Play!. Our Weekend Events guide is published every Thursday in our In Your Neighborhood section of NBC7.com. Like our mission always, our guide will do its...

Oceanside sales tax inches closer to 'no' in new results

A new sales tax in Oceanside is still too close to call, but opponents may be breathing slightly easier than supporters after election results released Thursday evening. The new results show “no” on Measure S ahead by 440 votes after it had a 382-vote edge in the final tally on election night. More than 45,000 ballots have been tallied so far.

City of San Diego helps senior citizens prepare for potential Super El Niño

The City of San Diego launched a series of public service workshops today to distribute free sandbags and provide El Niño safety information to residents, particularly seniors.

Live election results: Tamayo concedes Chula Vista mayoral race, paving way for McCann to serve 2nd term

KPBS has called the Chula Vista mayoral race for Republican Mayor John McCann. Francisco Tamayo, the Democrat running against McCann, told KPBS he called McCann Tuesday night to concede after early returns showed McCann leading by a significant margin. Tamayo, an information technology specialist and trustee for the Chula Vista...