City News Service

At the committee's 2 p.m. meeting, dozens are likely to protest the agenda item pushed by Council President Sean Elo-Rivera, which would remove the public commenting option through phone calls or internet streaming services.

Temperatures are expected between 110 and 116 in the San Diego County desert communities.

On Monday, the council voted to continue discussing the plan next Tuesday.

The heat advisory will be in effect in El Cajon, Escondido, Poway, Santee, La Mesa and San Marcos until 10 p.m. Thursday.

If the ballot measure passes in the November 2024 election, it would raise the city's sales tax rate from 7.75% to 8.75%.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria last week announced a tentative 30-year lease deal for Hope @ Vine at a cost of $1.95 per square foot with annual 3.5% rent increases and an estimated $12.5 million in facility maintenance costs over the term.

Cunningham served more than eight years in prison for accepting bribes before being released in 2013. President Donald Trump pardoned him in 2021.

All evacuation orders tied to the Springs Fire in eastern San Diego County have been lifted as containment improved Friday, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department announced.

The forward rate of spread for the Steele Fire in Rancho San Diego has been stopped and completely contained, according to Cal Fire. Evacuation orders and road closures have been lifted.