Regional Governments

Part of Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to balance the state budget is to eliminate redevelopment agencies. If the legislature approves his proposal, millions of dollars worth of development, including a new Chargers stadium, could be at risk.

An incumbent San Diego city councilman is the first to file papers to run for mayor in 2012, although he said he has not decided whether to seek the office.

San Diegans will see plenty of construction on the freeways in 2011, but there’s even more planning going on behind the scenes.

Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner wants State Senator Christine Kehoe to amend her bill that paves the way to sell the Del Mar Fairgrounds to Del Mar.

The clouds have rolled out and now the praise is rolling in. San Diego leaders are lauding city workers for how they handled December’s record breaking rains.

One million more people are expected to call San Diego home in the next 40 years. What is being done to prepare for the population surge now? Local leaders have been at work updating the county general plan a bland title for an important blueprint for San Diego's future growth. KPBS Senior Metro reporter Alison St John explains what's in the works to accommodate a more crowded San Diego.

Kevin Faulconer was unanimously re-elected president pro-tem of the San Diego City Council today, putting him in the number two position behind council president Tony Young.

Why does the City of Del Mar want to buy the Del Mar Fairgrounds? Del Mar Mayor Richard Earnest held a press conference this week to answer questions about his city's interest in the site. KPBS Senior Metro Reporter Alison St. John gives us the latest info on the potential sale of the fairgrounds.

Del Mar City Council has officially resolved to pursue plans to buy the site of the Del Mar Fairgrounds from the State of California.

There’s a lot of lip service paid to the issue of homelessness around San Diego, but on Wednesday the United Way focused on organizations it supports that are actually working to help the homeless.