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San Diego has a new City Council this year with five Democrats and four Republicans, erasing the supermajority Democrats held for much of 2014. Republican Scott Sherman said he hopes this means the council will move away from agenda-driven politics and get back to government basics. -
The plan to fund capital projects for such things as streets and water and sewer pipelines would join a crowded 2016 ballot that likely will include measures to raise the minimum wage and build a stadium for the Chargers. -
The City Council's Infrastructure Committee was presented with a five-year plan that identifies $3.87 billion in needs. -
The San Diego City Council voted in favor of a package of amendments to medical marijuana regulations that, among other things, establishes a minimum fee for annual operating permits. -
An example of a contract that went bad involved the move of 450 municipal employees from leased office space in one downtown building to another two years ago, said City Auditor Eduardo Luna in a memo. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe State of the City speech was heavy on task forces — Chargers/convention center expansion, jobs' skills — and somewhat light on the details. Meanwhile the plan for an NFL stadium in LA moves forward. And the sheriff's department is using intelligence to target ex-offenders likely to commit crimes. -
The San Diego City Council's Charter Review Committee began its look at the city's charter on Thursday and hinted at potential major changes, including rewriting the entire document. -
KPBS Midday EditionKevin Faulconer made the announcement in his first State of the City speech -
Committee to undertake updates, but it's not yet clear what that means -
City leaders unanimously rejected a staff finding that permit applications to operate legal medical marijuana dispensaries in San Diego are exempt from environmental regulations.
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