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A year after San Diego banned public camping, most new shelter options are tents
One year after pushing through a controversial public camping ban, San Diego officials are preparing to tout efforts to expand shelter capacity by 40% in the face of a worsening homelessness crisis. But more than half of the city’s new shelter options don’t actually qualify as shelter under federal guidelines...
Filling vacancies on San Diego’s Privacy Advisory Board
San Diego's city council is hustling to fill vacancies on the Privacy Advisory Board, because Mayor Todd Gloria hasn’t acted. In other news, public transit passengers in San Diego can now pay their fares with the tap of a credit card or smartphone. Plus, the 85th summer season of the Del Mar race tracks opened on Saturday and runs through Sept. 8.
Morning Report: Mega-Shelter Monday
The City Council is set to vote today on whether to move forward with a proposed 1,000 bed shelter campus pushed by Mayor Todd Gloria. The 30-year lease agreement for the Middletown warehouse the city wants to turn into the city’s largest long-term homeless campus – and the concept itself – have spawned major questions: What’s the value of the building? Can the city count on the site and its potential landlord? Should the city open a big shelter and pull from housing funds to pay for it? Is it sustainable?
With Accessible CPR Classes, Everyone Can Be a Link in the Chain of Survival
Everyone needs to know CPR, but not everyone has an equal opportunity to learn. This is especially true for the deaf and hearing impaired, blind and visually impaired, seniors (who may have compounding needs) and those with physical and cognitive disabilities. Emergency responders from Falck San Diego are addressing the...
After Soto's departure, San Diego's record looks similar to last year
Juan Soto has come and gone, and the San Diego Padres don’t seem to have changed much. The Padres were 12 games over .500 in August 2022 when they acquired Soto in a blockbuster deal with the Washington Nationals. They finished that year a distant second to the Dodgers in the NL West, but then they beat Los Angeles in the playoffs and made the NL Championship Series. Then last year, San Diego finished a disappointing 82-80 despite plenty of production from Soto. The Padres traded him to the Yankees in the offseason, and although it’s been a big loss — Soto has played brilliantly in New York — San Diego is in pretty much the same spot. The Padres are 52-50 after Sunday’s win over Cleveland. San Diego did finish with a run differential of plus-104 last year, and this season’s team isn’t on pace to end up anywhere close to that, but it’s still remarkable how the arrival and departure of an MVP-caliber player didn’t turn the Padres into a juggernaut and didn’t leave them out of contention.
San Diego Unified to educate on social media risks for youth
San Diego, CA–The San Diego Unified School District will launch an initiative to raise awareness about the risks associated with social media use among children and teens under a resolution unanimously approved by the Board of Education on Tuesday. Proposed by Board President Shana Hazan and Vice President Dr....
City Council considers sales tax increase for Nov. ballot
SAN DIEGO — San Diego City Council will hear a proposal to place a one-cent sales tax increase on the November 2024 ballot on Monday afternoon. If approved, it could bring $400 million per year to the city for neighborhood upgrades. This will include fixing potholes, repairing streets, sidewalks...
Flag football’s Olympics inclusion has been ‘rocket fuel’ for growth, especially among women
LAS VEGAS -- Maci Joncich sat in the bleachers at Coronado High School’s football stadium in April, her future in football crystallizing. Joncich, 17, had recently become the youngest player to make the U.S. women’s national flag football team. Only four years prior, her options in the sport were slim.
San Diego attorney honored for pro bono work with nonprofit and entrepreneurial organizations
Erik T. Johnson was recognized by the California Lawyers Association with a Labor and Employment Law Pro Bono Achievement Award for his many hours of service to the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program's Microbusiness and Nonprofit Support Program. Erik T. Johnson was recognized by the California Lawyers Association with a...
Legion Fall to Seawolves in Seattle 30-28 in First Round of Playoffs
The San Diego Legion fell just short of advancing to the Western Conference Final, losing to the Seattle Seawolves 30-28 in the opening round of the playoffs. San Diego opened the scoring by going up 3-0, with Seattle quickly tying the match back up, thanks to Mack Mason, the MLR leading scorer.
Birch Aquarium Jumps on Shark Craze with ‘Shark Summer,’ Special Oceans at Night
Birch Aquarium‘s first Shark Summer continues Thursday with a shark-themed Oceans at Night. The monthly 21-and-over event features live music, craft cocktails, glowing games and more. It begins at 6:30 p.m. Other shark-focused events continue at the aquarium through July 31, including:. Shark Feeding, learn about local sharks and...
Calendar of events for the week of July 26
26 Friday: The Coronado Roundtable meeting will take place in the Winn Room of the Coronado Public Library at 10 a.m. Michael Smollens from the San Diego Union Tribune will speak on homelessness and housing. 26 Friday: Sponsored by the Friends of the Coronado Library and Hotel Del Coronado, the...
Coronado Playhouse to Open Revenge Comedy Inspired by Shakespeare
Coronado Playhouse will open its latest production next month, “Exit, Pursued by a Bear,” a dark revenge comedy written by playwright Lauren Gunderson and director Kira Blaskovich. The 90-minute, one-act dark comedy, inspired by stage direction from William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale,” will run every weekend from Aug....
Lucky Israeli-Flagged Desserts at Sycuan Slots Tournament
SAN DIEGO – This past weekend I stayed at Sycuan Casino Resort on a reservation owned by one branch of the Kumeyaay people. My favorite slot machine is in the non-smoking section. It is named Aztec Temple and is a “penny slot.” I like this machine since I am a graduate of San Diego State University, whose team nicknames are the Aztecs, and I always get more than I put in (fingers crossed I don’t jinx myself for next time).
Two-Night ‘Henry 6’: An Enjoyable Time- and Gender-Bending Spectacle
SAN DIEGO — Play. Production. Spectacle. Event. None of these words adequately describe The Old Globe’s current show Henry 6 for it is all of these things. A first for me, the play is presented in two-parts, over two-days. Each play is about 2.5 hours including intermission. But...
Mayoral Candidate Larry Turner Demands Reassessment of Proposed Shelter Lease After City Attorney’s Report
Larry Turner, mayoral candidate for San Diego, has called for an urgent reevaluation of Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed 30-year lease for a 1,000-bed homeless shelter at Kettner and Vine, after a critical report from the San Diego City Attorney’s Office. Gloria’s plan includes the lease of a 65,000-square...
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