Housing
Mission Hills Faces a 12-Story Disaster — and City Hall Is Letting It Happen
By Doug Poole, Mission Hills resident The proposed 12-story project at 820 Fort Stockton Drive is nothing short of a looming disaster for Mission Hills. This isn’t smart growth or thoughtful planning — it’s a reckless gamble that will scar our neighborhood for decades. The design is physically ugly, completely out of scale, and wildly […]
City of San Diego Trash Fee Unconstitutional? – Decision Forthcoming
At 1:30 p.m., Friday, October 10, the plaintiffs and residents of the City of San Diego who have expressed strong opposition to the Environmental Services Department trash fee, sighting that it is unconstitutional, will learn the outcome of their lawsuit. The judge presiding over the case will hear from attorneys, Michael Aguirre and Maria Severson, […]
Act Now: 820 Fort Stockton Factory-Built Tower Bypassing Community Review
We need to act quickly. The proposed development at 820 Fort Stockton Drive is moving forward under the City’s Complete Communities program, confirmed this week by Councilmember Stephen Whitburn’s office. Permits are already being processed, with excavation expected to begin as soon as September 18. This project’s history shows just how far City Hall has […]
Mission Hills Heritage Presents “Home Tour Weekend” ~ Spanish Architectural Styles of Mission Hills
Mission Hills Heritage (MHH) is beyond pleased to present its 18th Annual Historic Home Tour, featuring for the first time ever a gala soiree the evening before the tour to kick off the festivities, to be held on Friday and Saturday, September 26 and 27, respectively. This year’s theme is Spanish Architectural Styles of Mission […]
‘40th Floor Affair Spotlights San Diego’s Emerging Fashion Designers
Downtown San Diego’s skyline will transform into a fashion runway from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, July 26, as 800 Broadway hosts the 40th Floor Affair: A Runway Above it All, an exclusive fashion event celebrating the city’s rising design talent. Set against the panoramic backdrop of San Diego’s tallest rooftop lounge, this sky-high runway event will […]
Haute with Heart Fashion Show on Saturday, August 2nd
St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center (SMSC), a nonprofit organization that serves adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will host the 47th Annual Haute with Heart Fashion Show on Saturday, August 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in Downtown (1 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101). This year’s theme, “London […]
Mission Hills Heritage to Nominate the Marine View Historic District
By Barry Hager Mission Hills Heritage (MHH) is pleased to announce the upcoming nomination of another National Register historic district in Mission Hills: the Marine View Historic District. The focus of this effort is on portions of South Mission Hills, unlike prior national register districts MHH nominated that centered on North Mission Hills (Inspiration Heights […]
San Diego Housing Push Driven by Greed and Power
In US History, tenement housing referred to multi-family dwellings, often poorly constructed and overcrowded, that housed working-class families, particularly immigrants, in late 19th and early 20th century urban areas. These buildings were characterized by cramped living conditions, inadequate ventilation, and contributing to urban poverty. Though the “affordable housing” structures that are being built today in San Diego […]
Density Driven Agenda Outside the Uptown Community Plan Update
According to residents of Uptown who are monitoring development in the Uptown Community, that includes University Heights, Hillcrest, Bankers Hill, the Medical Complex, Mission Hills and Middletown, the 2024 Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment (Uptown Community Plan update) resulted in a huge number of additional, allowable housing units, 17,000 in fact. In total, there is […]
The YIMBY Alternative Universe: Great Transit, Affordable ADUs, Easy Fixes
By Kate Callen San Diegans who feel the strain of overdevelopment in older neighborhoods won’t recognize the halcyon city in Wesley Morgan’s May 31 Times of San Diego commentary, “Opinion: Privileged Homeowners Like Me Shouldn’t Resist New Housing.” Morgan, treasurer of YIMBY Democrats of San Diego, describes how he and his wife bought a Mission Hills home […]
