They spruced up their San Diego neighborhood, with the city’s blessing. Now they’re showing others how to do it, too.
‘It is doable and repeatable,’ said one community leader. ‘It’s not as bureaucratic as it seems.’
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He lied about his resume. Five ex-wives say he used them for their money. His next move? Running for Congress.
Jeff Belle’s past is littered with bogus check charges, unpaid debts and at least eight divorces. ‘With some of my challenges,’ he says, ‘most people wouldn’t have the courage to run, would they?’
Michael Smolens: Midway redevelopment moves forward on its long, bumpy road
Questionable maneuvers made to sidestep court rulings and clear other hurdles for the massive project.
Von Wilpert, Desmond locked in close race for Congress in North County, poll finds
Voters in the 48th Congressional District disapprove of President Trump and Congress by a wider margin, the poll finds.
County scuttles contract plans, after lobbying by just-departed county official draws scrutiny
Two days after a Union-Tribune report highlighted lax lobbying rules, San Diego County cancelled a procurement process in which the only bid was submitted by a firm pushed by a former county official.
San Diego loosened rules on child care centers, hoping to ease a shortage. The effort just hit a snag.
An airport agency rejected the plan, based on safety concerns in the event of an evacuation.
Michael Smolens: ‘Slow-moving avalanche’ of cuts in food, healthcare programs
San Diegans already have dropped out of SNAP programs and reduced or dropped healthcare coverage.
San Diego moves toward crackdown on dark money in elections, ‘shadow campaigns’
Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera notes one campaign in particular that the proposed new transparency rules would target.
Who should be guaranteed free parking at San Diego beaches? Only city residents, a council panel says
Council members had previously pitched an ordinance to fully ban paid parking, an effort that itself marked a retreat from a ballot measure.
City planners want nearly twice as many homes in a sprawling swath of San Diego. Neighborhood leaders aren’t so sure.
The plan would bring high-rise and mid-rise housing to major thoroughfares in City Heights, Normal Heights, Kensington and nearby areas.