Deal allowing developer to keep $13.7 million in tax revenue ends next year. After that, the money goes to Oceanside.
City expects to begin collecting TOT money in about a year after developer’s incentive is fulfilled
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San Diego County finances teetering toward structural deficit, watchdog study finds
Days before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to adopt its multibillion-dollar budget for the year that begins July 1, a government watchdog group is ringing alarm bells over the fiscal health of the nation’s fifth-largest county. Most concerning, according to an analysis by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, is a 2026-27 spending plan that is balanced on paper but drifting steadily toward a structural deficit like the one that haunts the city of San Diego. The driving force behind the worsening budget scenario is a 28% increase in the number of employees over the past […]
Inside the revolving door: At San Diego County, staff turn to lobbying for private clients amid lax rules and limited bans
A San Diego Union-Tribune review of county lobbying disclosures found at least 10 former county employees are currently registered with the county as lobbyists.
Michael Smolens: Top San Diego GOP goals drift farther away as vote count continues
The hill gets steeper to keep a lone congressional seat and gain a toehold on the City Council.
James Burrows, director of classic TV comedies including ‘Cheers’ and ‘Friends,’ dies at 85
Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies.
‘It’s for all of us’: Juneteenth celebration connects San Diegans through history and music
The national holiday was honored this year in San Diego County with music festivals, poetry readings, genealogy workshops and community gatherings.
Photos: Cooper Family Foundation’s Juneteenth celebration
Read more ‘These vacancies cause havoc.’ Lemon Grove approves staffing changes. Read more America 250: One hour in Trenton changed the course of the American Revolution Read more Lederer on Language: Learn from American history according to student bloopers
‘These vacancies cause havoc.’ Lemon Grove approves staffing changes.
City to hire a full-time code enforcement officer and fill a senior management analyst position.
America 250: One hour in Trenton changed the course of the American Revolution
Only a few American soldiers were injured in the short fight that lasted slightly longer than one hour. Laden with captured supplies and prisoners, Washington’s troops re-crossed the icy river.
Lederer on Language: Learn from American history according to student bloopers
Two weeks from now, July 4th, marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. I have pasted together a fractured chronicle of U.S. “history” from student bloopers collected by teachers from 8th grade through college level. Read carefully, and you will learn a lot. Christopher Columbus was a great nagivator who discovered America while cursing about the Atlantic Ocean on the Nina, the Pinta Colada, and the Santa Fe. Later, Jamestown was discovered by King James the One and named after him. The Pilgrims drove the Mayflower across the ocean and arrived in hardships. This was called the Pill’s […]