Politics

The deal announced Friday morning was characterized as a crucial precedent for collaborative arts funding moving forward.

June 30 is the last chance to participate in the program for more than 4,800 property owners who have received eligibility letters since fall 2023.

Regional water agency forges new rules to create markets for its surplus water to stabilize costs for county residents.

Many counties use electronic poll books, which allow election workers to confirm, in almost real time, whether someone has already voted.

With control of Congress on the line, the stakes may never have been higher in the newly-redrawn 48th Congressional District.

    Eeking by in budget season.Praise in some quarters for state, city, county praise slightly improved budget picture but big problems didn’t go away.  Timely revenue bumps, city, state. windfall?tapping reserves (county), not fully funding reserves (city), state rainy-day fund?Belt tightening. How big an increase though. 6% county, city? state?County tax increase… but will that even solve structural problem.City trash… efforts to repeal parking fees. but more fee proposals on the way. Second homes. Padres. force more from corps, fees. low taxes (David). Pension problems. county belt tightening sort of. eliminating jobs, many vacant.Not using pop growth to assess budget increase?Locals, state […]

A judge this month ordered the city to pay $16.5 million to nearly 177,000 people who got tickets between Feb. 22, 2022, and March 31, 2025.

The compromise proposal — which needs at least one more supporter on the nine-member council — would pay for a long list of budget restorations with new cuts to homeless services and police surveillance.

New campaign disclosures show many candidates and nearly all independent committees have prioritized mailers over other efforts.

The city avoided a devastating budget hole, while fee repeal advocates sidestepped their own political risks.