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inewsource publishes first annual impact report
Impact is the gold standard for inewsource. It’s why inewsource was founded as one of the nation’s first nonprofit newsrooms in 2009 and why people from all walks of life support us. This week, we’re proud to publish our first Annual Impact Report to share our results this...
San Diego now can charge a fee for trash service. What residents can expect next
San Diegans voted last month to allow the city to charge for trash collection services that many property owners and residents have been enjoying for free. Measure B, which passed by a narrow percentage-point margin according to certified results released Thursday, does not actually impose a specific fee on the city’s waste customers. City leaders will have to adopt a fee and decide how much to charge customers later. The city has not charged a fee for trash collection services in more than 100 years.
Why is San Diego falling so far behind on housing? Here are a few reasons
San Diego’s building department is overwhelmed by permit applications and grossly understaffed to meet demand, using antiquated technology and redundant processes to authorize new housing. Those are among the findings of a 22-page report that attempts to answer why the city is so “woefully off pace” from meeting housing...
North Park has 3 taxes for maintenance. Why one is going up
More than 500 owners of commercial and residential properties in a bustling North Park business district will pay a new tax in the new year to help improve the neighborhood. The new tax was approved by property owners in the district earlier this year and will take effect after a similar tax sunsets at the end of December. Under the new tax, property owners will pay an average of 29% more per parcel of land than they previously paid, according to an inewsource analysis of tax projections provided by the city.
What I learned reporting on a high-profile San Diego nonprofit
When I was approached a few months ago about a conflict at Save Our Heritage Organisation, San Diego’s premier nonprofit committed to historic preservation, I was eager to learn more. This wasn’t any old disagreement between colleagues. This was charged and emotional. It ruined friendships of 20 years. It led to a board member’s resignation. And it was never fully resolved, at least in the eyes of those who brought the claims forward.
Protesters occupy county building as tenants reel from rent relief program’s end
Tenants and advocates staged a sit-in protest at the San Diego County Housing and Community Development Services building on Tuesday, calling on county officials to address issues with the defunct COVID rent relief program that left thousands of renters in the region facing eviction. The county’s emergency rental assistance (ERA)...
SANDAG’s Audit Committee wants more independence. Will a new board stand in the way?
Update, 4:20 p.m. Nov. 22, 2022: This story was updated to include a statement that outgoing board Chair Catherine Blakespear provided after publication. The committee overseeing a series of damning audits at the San Diego Association of Governments is again seeking more independence despite past opposition from the agency’s Board of Directors.
7 takeaways from our investigation into San Diego’s premier historic preservation group
Inewsource’s latest investigation is full of information to unpack. The husband and wife leading Save Our Heritage Organisation, or SOHO, was accused of taking $70,000 worth of the historical antiques to their private mansion in Mississippi for their personal use. SOHO is San Diego’s premier nonprofit committed to historic...
Election results: San Diego ballot measures poised for passage
Ballot initiatives ending a height restriction in the Midway District, paying for school facilities, expanding child care locations and lifting a ban on project labor agreements in the city of San Diego are poised for passage, according to unofficial results updated Friday. And supporters of ending free trash pickup also...
Title 42 is ending. What does that mean for San Diego and Tijuana?
A federal judge said Tuesday that a controversial pandemic-era policy known as Title 42 is unlawful and must end. The policy has been used widely by immigration officials during the pandemic – roughly 2.4 million times – to expel migrants from the United States amid a historic level of encounters in the U.S.-Mexico border.
Fishing comes to a halt at Sweetwater Authority’s Loveland Reservoir
Sweetwater Authority again is removing water from its Loveland Reservoir to meet customer needs during drought conditions, but the move will halt the lake’s free fishing program. The agency, which serves roughly 200,000 South County customers, began moving water downstream to its Sweetwater Reservoir this week. Officials said its...
A San Diego nonprofit’s historical antiques landed in Mississippi. A bitter conflict followed
The husband and wife team at the helm of a high-profile San Diego nonprofit ignited a bitter controversy by taking charitable donations valued at nearly $70,000 out of the state for their personal use. The conflict strained San Diego’s insular historic preservation community, led to a board member’s resignation, sparked retaliation concerns and prompted an overhaul of the institution’s policies.
San Diegans rejecting trash fees hold narrow lead as vote count continues
With votes still out, champions and opponents of Measure B — a ballot initiative that could give the city authority to charge for garbage pickup — are nearly split on the issue, according to votes tallied through Thursday evening. In unofficial results after Tuesday’s election, “no” votes held...
Too early to call Measure C initiative that seeks to raise Midway District to new heights
The battle over Midway development is so far undecided, but early returns show Measure C has a narrow margin for approval, according to the county’s Registrar of Voters. San Diego voters have given the initiative to remove the 30-foot height limit in the Midway District a slight edge with 50.24% of the vote, or just 1,190 more votes cast in favor. The county projects 400,000 ballots are remaining and scheduled the next update for Friday evening. The initiative requires a simple majority, or more than 50%.
Candidates declare victory in San Diego Unified school board races
Two union-backed San Diego Unified school board candidates have declared victory in races where they hold sizable leads, but one of their opponents isn’t giving up yet. Late Thursday, Shana Hazan, an organizational consultant and former teacher, and Cody Petterson, an environmental aide to a county supervisor, declared victory over their competitors in a conversation with inewsource. However, Becca Williams, a Texas charter school founder competing against Petterson, said votes are still outstanding and she’s not calling the race yet.
In San Diego’s diverse neighborhoods, poll workers don’t always speak voters’ languages
Despite blustery skies, poll workers at the Colina Del Sol Recreation Center greeted voters and passersby Tuesday morning with a warm smile and gesture toward the entrance of the vote center. The vote center is nestled in one of San Diego County’s most diverse neighborhoods, according to data from the...
Achievement, discipline: San Diego Unified candidates weigh in on Latino parents’ top concerns
As the San Diego Unified school board elections come to an end Tuesday, Latino parents are hopeful that the district’s next leaders will work hard to close the achievement gap and address discipline policies that have led to suspension rates that are higher for their children than others. They also want to know that children are being taught history in a culturally responsible way.
Who’s running for San Diego Unified school board?
On Tuesday, some San Diego Unified School District voters will decide who gets to fill two seats on the school board. Four candidates are seeking election to the school district’s northeastern Sub-District B, which includes neighborhoods from Hillcrest to the San Diego State University area north to Serra Mesa and Tierrasanta, and Sub-District C, which spans the district’s coastal communities, from Point Loma to La Jolla to University City.
Request denied: SANDAG board won’t hold emergency review of CEO’s job performance after scathing audits
After yet another scathing assessment of agency spending practices, a veteran board member of the San Diego Association of Governments wants an early review of CEO Hasan Ikhrata’s job performance. He’s not going to get it. Carlsbad Mayor Matt Hall asked for a closed-door session two days before...
San Diego struggles to hire bilingual poll workers — but voters need them
This November will be Martha Hernandez’s third time voting in an election since she became a U.S. citizen. Exercising that right is a priority for her. With a high-school aged son, she votes to advocate for neighborhood schools and improve her and her family’s quality of life. But...
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