The Chula Vista City Council approved its largest budget in recent memory, with a $661 million operating and capital improvement budget for fiscal year 2026-27, a $43.8 million increase over the prior year’s spending plan.
A collectable coin issued by the U.S. Mint this year to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, was designed by San Diego area artist Chris Polentz
Transit district has no service expansions planned for the next five years
Local environmental organizations participate in the International Plastic Pellet Count through the end of the month to document the issue of plastic pellet pollution
Measure A, on the June ballot, seeks to tax San Diego second homes without a full-time resident up to $10,000 a year. Corporate-owned dwellings would face an even higher levy.
The city avoided a devastating budget hole, while fee repeal advocates sidestepped their own political risks.
The deal simultaneously resolves two of the most fiercely controversial issues facing the city, eliminates the push for a ballot measure that could have posed a major threat to city finances and could help rebuild many San Diegans’ trust in City Hall.
The BlowUp Jubilee features 24 inflatable artworks in parks, on buildings and even in a train station.
The Iowa’s immersive “Life of A Sailor” display, the product of two years’ research and work, is laid out amid several areas below the ship’s main deck and aims to bring to life the U.S. Navy, its sailors and its storied history through 250 years.
Ahead of Memorial Day, 550 volunteers place American flags at each headstone.