Housing
Four Closed Door Sessions for the 1,000 Person Homeless Facility and Still No Community Input
Todd Gloria, the current mayor of San Diego has gone on record during a recent interview with the “Voice of San Diego” that there is no reason for community input on a 1,000-person homeless facility to serve a very diverse population with numerous mental health, physical and personal challenges. Obviously, he believes he doesn’t need […]
Mayoral Poll Results Show Change May Be Inevitable
A recent poll by Competitive Edge Research reveals a tightening race for San Diego Mayor. The incumbent Todd Gloria has captured only 40.4 percent of the vote, compared to 31.6 percent for challenger Larry Turner, until recently, an unknown who is gaining notoriety. Additionally, 27.9 percent of respondents remain undecided, suggesting significant potential for Turner’s […]
Uptown Planners Under Attack
The Uptown Planners board is a recognized Community Planning Group that has been serving six neighborhoods for the past 20 years in an advisory role to the City of San Diego on topics related to land-use, development, and discretionary projects in the six neighborhoods of Uptown. Uptown Planners is currently being challenged as not reflecting […]
Follow Brad Termini’s Money Trail
Thanks to “La Prensa,” a digital and print publication that has been doing some serious investigative reporting, the money trail to developer Brad Termini is becoming more visible. In fact, there are serious headlights shining on past contributions to further Todd Gloria’s career as mayor, and for Termini to receive the lead role as developer […]
Rival Groups Challenge Uptown and La Jolla CPGs
By Mat Wahlstrom This past month, the City Council’s Land Use and Housing Committee voted to recommend which community planning group (CPG) will better represent the planning areas of La Jolla and Uptown: those currently elected, or those vetted for appointment by the mayor. This represents the culmination of a years-long effort to paint elected […]
Nomination for Arnold and Choate’s Addition/North Florence Heights Historic District to be heard by State Commission
By Mission Hills Heritage Mission Hills Heritage has some exciting news to share about our nomination of the Arnold and Choate’s Addition/North Florence Heights Historic District (ACFH) for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. After two years of hard work and great expense researching and documenting this historic district and the more than […]
SOHO Receives Prestigious Governor’s Historic Preservation Award
The preservation group Save Our Heritage Organisation, SOHO, has received a prestigious 2023 Governor’s Historic Preservation Award. The awards, announced on December 29, recognize SOHO and five other organizations and projects for outstanding achievements in preserving and celebrating California’s richly diverse heritage. The Governor’s Historic Preservation Awards are California’s only state-sponsored awards program of its kind. […]
H Barracks – More Homeless Schemes That Make No Sense
This past February 26, hundreds of residents who reside in Point Loma and surrounding communities attended a town hall meeting to review the current mayor’s plans to bring upwards of 1,000 homeless individuals to the site of H-Barracks. The location is right next to the San Diego International Airport, across the street from Spanish Landing, […]
Gotta Have Heart Art Show
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and a local nonprofit is celebrating the season of love through a variety of artwork. St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is hosting theGotta Have Heart art show from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, February 9at the gallery in […]
So You’re Thinking About an ADU
With San Diego’s aggressive promotion of Auxiliary Dwelling Units (ADUs), the topic of owning rental properties has come up a lot recently. Besides the need for additional housing here (and just about every other major metropolitan area in the country), there are some key advantages to owning rental properties, namely: That said, owning and renting […]
