Government
Mission Hills for the Holidays
By Jamaal Jackson, President, Mission Hills Business Improvement District and Assistant Vice President | Branch Manager U.S. Bank Mission Hills For the Mission Hills Business Improvement District (BID), it is an exciting time of year with the Saturday after Thanksgiving Small Business Saturday having kicked off the Shop Small holiday season, the continuing Toys for Tots […]
Everything Went Wrong at the Uptown Planning Group Vote, But Maybe That Was Intended
By Mat Wahlstrom If you’ve been following local news, you may be aware that two hours Tuesday night was the only time allowed for any of the 40,000 residents in Uptown to vote in person in the new Uptown Community Planning Group election. This election was already unprecedented as UpCPG’s intent has always been to conduct […]
Update on Proposed Kettner and Vine Mega Shelter for the Homeless
By Paul Krueger / Previously published in the OB Rag The future of Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed 1,000 homeless shelter won’t be known until the City Council returns from its summer break and resumes meeting in September. But there are rumblings at City Hall that the mayor has — or will — abandon his controversial “mega-shelter,” […]
Thanks to Our City Officials Chaos is the New Norm
If I was a current official (elected and chosen) for the City of San Diego, I would be truly embarrassed with the way the public at large, their constituents, are being treated and feel about their failures. Every day we see more chaos and failures happening around us, all because of the agendas of the […]
Hot Summer Nights
By Jamaal Jackson, President, Mission Hills BID As I am writing this, the weather is hot and humid, and yet, I think we will agree that an August spent in San Diego is the best August on earth. With hot on our minds, following are some “hot” and worthy mentions. Hot Event Save-the-Date: Each August […]
A Strong-Arm Mayor Who Works Against the Public at Large
By John Brady/Lived Advisors What happened the evening of Monday, August 22 at City Council is the outcome of the “Strong Arm Mayor” form of government. This got us the skydiving center, 101 Ash Street and looks to add the Kettner and Vine Street debacle as well. Any rational person would look at the […]
No On Kettner and Vine
No on Kettner and Vine wishes to issue the following statement regarding the Monday, July 22 City Council meeting and Kettner and Vine proposed lease agreement. We appreciate the no votes of council members Kent Lee and Vivian Moreno and appreciate the significant concerns voiced by council members Marni von Wilpert, Henry L. Foster III, […]
The Mayor Makes Plans to Add 50,000+ Residents and No Infrastructure to Uptown
Late last year I wrote an article about Todd Gloria’s plans via the Hillcrest Blueprint to add 50,000 residents to the Uptown community. I referred to it as creating “sardine town,” which will not be suitable for human habitation. It will also kill small businesses because the major arteries for entering and departing Uptown will […]
