Four False Claims About the Convention Center Expansion
Four False Claims About the Convention Center ExpansionThe upcoming vote of the California Coastal Commission Thursday has thrust the Phase III expansion of the convention center back into the news....
View ArticleSan Diego Explained: Emergency Response Changing Hands
San Diego Explained: Emergency Response Changing Hands Emergency calls in San Diego have jumped to 120,000 a year in the last 18 months, a hefty load for the private company that controls the city’s...
View ArticleKevin Faulconer’s Bipartisan Bona Fides Have Helped Ocean Beach
Kevin Faulconer's Bipartisan Bona Fides Have Helped Ocean BeachAs a councilman, Kevin Faulconer has been very knowledgeable and in tune with Ocean Beach. Many of our neighborhood leaders meet with his...
View ArticleCity Employee Pension Contributions, Same as They Ever Were
City Employee Pension Contributions, Same as They Ever WereCity Attorney Jan Goldsmith’s big gamble on pensions looks to have amounted to nothing. The San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System –...
View ArticleVOSD Radio: Give Thanks for Startups
VOSD Radio: Give Thanks for Startups‘Tis the season to show gratitude and, if you’re feeling especially warm and fuzzy, pay it forward. To that end, we revisited the blood pact (editor’s note: We...
View ArticleSan Diego Explained: The Battle Over Pensions
San Diego Explained: The Battle Over PensionsCity Attorney Jan Goldsmith lost a significant fight over the city’s pensions system last week, but before we tuck into the details, you really only need to...
View ArticleRe-examining San Diego’s Big Civic Priorities
Re-examining San Diego's Big Civic PrioritiesSay you snagged an invitation to the lunch held Monday by the U-T’s CEO John Lynch and publisher Doug Manchester. What would you tell them are the most...
View ArticleWhere the City’s Extra $43 Million Came From
Where the City's Extra $43 Million Came From This spring, city leaders were dealt a budget deficit, or so they thought. Former Mayor Bob Filner and his staff worked through May to close a $38.4 million...
View ArticleChargers Blackouts: the Ultimate Insult to San Diego Taxpayers
Chargers Blackouts: the Ultimate Insult to San Diego TaxpayersThe owners of the San Diego Chargers occasionally like to remind us how much money they have spent hunting for a new stadium in San Diego....
View ArticleActually, Managed Competition Does Work for Taxpayers
Actually, Managed Competition Does Work for TaxpayersContrary to the opinion expressed last week by Peter Brownell, managed competition works in San Diego. In the short two years the city has been...
View ArticleShort Cuts: Where the Candidates Landed on Cutting – and Restoring – City...
Short Cuts: Where the Candidates Landed on Cutting – and Restoring – City ServicesDavid Alvarez really wants you to know he’s the mayoral candidate who will fight for neighborhoods over business and...
View ArticleFact Check: Alvarez’s $47 Million Budget Fix
Fact Check: Alvarez's $47 Million Budget FixStatement: “On the City Council, David Alvarez solved a $47 million budget deficit,” the Alvarez mayoral campaign wrote in a candidate statement sent to...
View ArticleWe Read the Mayoral Plans So You Don’t Have To
We Read the Mayoral Plans So You Don't Have ToMayoral contenders David Alvarez and Kevin Faulconer have released a series of wonky plans to tackle city problems in hopes of earning your vote. Each...
View ArticleSan Diego Explained: The Price Tag on a Special Election
San Diego Explained: The Price Tag on a Special ElectionSan Diego will drop an estimated $4 million to elect its new mayor next week. A hefty price tag is pretty standard for special elections, it...
View ArticleConvention Center Fix-It List: Carpet, Sprinklers — and the Repairs Budget...
Convention Center Fix-It List: Carpet, Sprinklers — and the Repairs Budget ItselfThe San Diego Convention Center has $36 million in maintenance needs and no clear way to pay for it. When the city...
View ArticleFact Check: (Still) Not-So-Instant Pension Savings
Fact Check: (Still) Not-So-Instant Pension SavingsStatement: “As vice president of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, Chris Cate was one of the leading drafters of Proposition B, the...
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When in Doubt, Form a Chargers Task Force
In June 2002, the L.A. Times’ Tony Perry wrote that San Diego seemed like it was “rising to the challenge of preventing the Chargers football team from moving to Los Angeles.” The big development was...
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Meet San Diego Governments’ $10 Million Man
More than three years ago, a jury ordered the city of San Diego to pay former lifeguard Alison Terry $100,000 because the city discriminated against her for being a woman. Last month, the city finally...
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Zombie Lawsuit Is Still Haunting the City
This post has been updated to reflect new numbers provided by the city attorney’s office. It’s elderly, yes, but it’s apparently not dead yet. The legal dispute between the city and South Bay...
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Taxpayers Group: Drop the Free (for Some) City Trash Law
The board of directors of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association voted to recommend removing or amending the People’s Ordinance — a unique law embedded in the City Charter that mandates the city...
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