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Council members chose Mitch McKay to replace former Mayor Paloma Aguirre, who was elected to the county Board of Supervisors last month. Some residents said they had little chance to weigh in on the decision.
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“We want to seem like a bridge, to rethink what the border means, so the bicycles are really just an excuse to say that the border will not be sold or separated. Tijuana is the point of this.” -
San Diego's long-awaited plan to address homelessness recommends a surge in shelter beds and thousands of homes with subsidized rents and social services. The plan says its goals cannot be achieved without new taxes. -
Utility companies across the state enact preventative power outages amid an escalating risk for wildfires. San Diego State University negotiates with the city council over the purchase price for the Mission Valley stadium site. And, an analysis of crime data from the San Diego Police Department reveals a small percentage of vehicle break-ins result in arrests. -
Single-family home sales fell 14.3% from 2,094 in August to 1,795 in September while attached-property sales fell even more, 16.5% from 1,061 in August to 886 in September. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom is touting a number of new laws that he hopes will slow rent increases and spur more affordable housing. In San Diego Wednesday, he highlighted a bill that provides more than $300 million to protect renters and homeowners. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe law will cap rent increases at 5% each year plus inflation. The bill also bans landlords from evicting tenants without just cause. -
The bill proposed by Democratic Congressman Scott Peters would require state and local governments applying for federal transit money to show that housing will be located near planned mass transit stops. -
San Diego was slow to implement scooter regulations. As a result, reckless scooter riders filled city sidewalks, according to a recent San Diego County Grand Jury report. But the report is in many respects outdated, according to the city. -
Mayor Faulconer says potholes are being fixed in the city at a record rate. Some residents aren't so sure.
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