Fantasy or a New Reality? How This Group Plans to ‘Fire SDG&E’
What Power San Diego’s movement to create a publicly owned electric utility via a ballot measure this November looks like in real life.
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Morning Report: The Group That Wants to Do Away with SDG&E
Proponents of a citizen’s initiative to create a publicly owned electric utility via a ballot measure say it’s time to fire San Diego Gas & Electric. The group, called Power San Diego, wants San Diego to use a public power…
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Sacramento Report: Ballot Measures Take on Housing Crunch
Two initiatives would pave the way for home construction by easing the threshold to fund new public housing and infrastructure, and deleting part of the state constitution that requires a…
Another City Could Be Ready to Ditch Housing First
The Vista City Council will consider a new homelessness policy that departs from Housing First, prioritizes Vista’s homeless residents and more.
How a Cold Email Turned into a Mega Shelter Pitch
It all started with an email. Real estate investor and developer Douglas Hamm had been in escrow for about a year to buy a 65,000-square foot warehouse near the airport…
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Education
The Learning Curve: A Crash Course on the ‘Science of Reading’
The science of reading isn’t a curriculum, it’s a body of research that gives us insight into how kids learn to read.
Softball Scandal Takes Down Poway Schools Boss
Marian Kim Phelps is out as Superintendent of the Poway Unified School District.
The Progress Report: How 4 Schools Are Teaching Kids to Read – and Seeing Success
Over the years, schools have embraced different methods to teach kids to read. But one group helping four schools in southeastern San Diego has embraced research backed methods, and it’s…
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ENVIRONMENT
Environment Report: Mayor Gloria Wants to Empty Public Power Piggy Bank
A fund set up to collect SDG&E shareholder money and put it toward studying a public takeover of the grid is out under the mayor’s proposed budget.
What We Know About the Pollution Below Mayor Gloria’s Mega-Shelter Site
The city will have to deal with cancer-causing gases leaking through the soil from a neighboring industrial facility and other unknowns.
City Ballot Picks: Stormwater In, Public Power Out
An effort to raise taxes to fix San Diego’s crumbling and clogged stormwater system took a step toward the November ballot Thursday. The city of San Diego’s Rules Committee unanimously…
NORTH COUNTY
North County Report: Cash to Clear Encampments Comes with Strings Attached
The state awarded Oceanside and Carlsbad $11.4 million to move homeless people from encampments into shelter and housing. The money comes with increased reporting requirements as the state tries to…
Escondido Arts Center Could Be Getting New Management
The Escondido City Council is considering searching for a more ‘cost-effective’ manager for the California Center for the Arts, Escondido.
Del Mar Council Censures Councilmember Dan Quirk for Second Time
An independent investigation found that Councilmember Dan Quirk violated multiple city policies and public meeting rules and had a pattern of misconduct.
opinion and commentary
San Diego Needs Affordable Housing Where it Does the Most Good
As we work to solve our housing shortage, let’s do so intelligently.
The January Storms Prove We Can’t Put Off Funding Stormwater Infrastructure Anymore
Sean Elo-Rivera is right to push stormwater infrastructure funding.
Rodeo Is a Showcase of Tradition and Heritage, San Diego Should Scrap Ban Efforts
Josh Muse is vice chairman of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. Raymond J. Welch is chairman of the Barona Band of Mission Indians. John Christman is chairman of…
POLITICS
Sacramento Report: Efforts Are Afoot to Rewrite LGBTQ Laws
One ballot measure asks voters to codify same sex marriage; another potential initiative would cut options for transgender students. Also, an update on key legislation.
What the ‘Historical Significance’ Review of the Sports Arena Misses
The city’s Historical Resources Board report glosses over the deeper history of the land.
Unions Busted Public Power, Stormwater Fix is Nigh
The ongoing war between public power proponents and San Diego Gas & Electric looked more like a battle between the municipalization advocates and union labor Thursday.
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