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What should we do when people with behavioral health problems refuse treatment? Three local experts will debate the best approach at this year’s Politifest on Oct. 4. Buy your tickets now:
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The Escondido City Council rejects Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan, which would pave the way for the area's Republican representative to get ousted.
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North County Report: Escondido Council Opposes State’s Redistricting Measure
Escondido’s council majority voted to oppose Prop. 50, but residents say it’s none of their business.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/24/north-county-report-escondido-council-opposes-states-redistricting-measure/
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How do we give all children an excellent education? Join us at Politifest on Oct. 4 to hear three local leaders debate the best ways to support San Diego’s students. Buy your tickets now:
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As a big vote on water rate increases looms, San Diego officials are torn on who's to blame for the rising costs and how to proceed.
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City Staff Deflect Blame Away from Pure Water Before San Diego’s Big Water Rate Vote
City staff dropped updated costs of a huge wastewater-to-drinking water recycling project showing that its water would be cheaper than buying from the Water Authority.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/24/city-staff-deflect-blame-away-from-pure-water-before-san-diegos-big-water-rate-vote/
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Chula Vista police will soon begin using a suite of AI tools to generate near-instantaneous police reports and transcribe body camera footage.
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Chula Vista Becomes First in County to Embrace AI in Policing
The City Council voted Tuesday to begin using artificial intelligence in police officers’ body-worn cameras and police reports. Civil liberties advocates warn the technology is too new and…
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/24/chula-vista-becomes-first-in-county-to-embrace-ai-in-policing/
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Excited to moderate this discussion next Saturday at
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Two months ago, San Diego announced a crackdown on freeway encampments. But a lack of shelter beds has allowed encampments to persist, despite regular cleanups.
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Two Months Into a Crackdown, San Diego Struggles to Keep Freeways Clear of Encampments
Israel Elzy loaded an old wheelchair with all his belongings as a dozen workers, rakes and trash bags in hand, began sweeping an encampment along Interstate 5. The 67-year-old and […]
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/24/two-months-into-a-crackdown-san-diego-struggles-to-keep-freeways-clear-of-encampments/
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What should San Diego do about street homelessness? Join us at this year’s Solutions Showdown to hear three different perspectives on the best ways to support unhoused people. Buy your tickets now:
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Periodic closures at a local desalination plant have stopped it from processing water over the years. San Diego ratepayers are still on the hook for it.
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San Diegans Owe a Desal Company $35 million for Unmade Water
The plant had to shut down operations to make state-mandated upgrades, but the San Diego County Water Authority still must pay for the water it would have been making during that time.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/22/san-diegans-owe-a-desal-company-35-million-for-unmade-water/
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Researchers found the vast majority of people deported from the United States since the inception of the nation’s immigration system came from nonwhite-majority countries.
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Border Report: Mapping Racism in U.S. Immigration Laws
Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles published an interactive map and timeline that dive deep into the racist intentions of the U.S. immigration system, past and present.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/22/border-report-mapping-racism-in-u-s-immigration-laws/
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It’s been less than a year since a National City development dispute began. Since then, city hall has been plagued by a lurid saga of allegations involving everything from sexual harassment claims to the alleged mishandling of human remains.
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A Broken Friendship Is Breaking National City Hall
A development dispute has spiraled into a months-long saga of corruption accusations, lawsuits, allegations of mishandled human remains, shouting matches at City Council meetings, a sexual harassment…
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/23/a-broken-friendship-is-breaking-national-city-hall/
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In this week’s Sacramento Report, meet Voice of San Diego’s new Capitol correspondent and get caught up on San Diego lawmakers’ latest legislative wins.
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Sacramento Report: Eleventh-hour Bartering, Elevator Pitches and New Faces
It’s the day after Labor Day, and the California Capitol is humming with slick lobbyists and over-stimulated reporters. It hasn’t been more than 72 hours since I’ve been back in […]
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/19/sacramento-report-eleventh-hour-bartering-elevator-pitches-and-new-faces/
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Member Exclusive: For years, San Diego officials have spent money the city doesn’t have. Now it’s time for them to collect it, and residents aren’t going to be happy about it.
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Public access to joint-use parks at schools around San Diego could be at risk due to an excess of dog poo. “The fields are for kids – human kids.”
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School District Closes PB Park Because of Dog Poop and Holes
San Diego Unified has ended public access to the park at Crown Point Junior Music Academy, one of dozens of school fields the city negotiated access to for public use. Others may follow.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/18/school-district-closes-pb-park-because-of-dog-poop-and-holes/
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County officials want El Cajon police to walk back a policy that halts automatic law enforcement responses to some mental health calls.
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County Urges El Cajon PD to Change Mental Health Call Policy
A top county bureaucrat last week sent a letter to El Cajon’s city manager imploring the city’s police department to resume responses to ‘all high-risk mental health crises.’
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/18/county-urges-el-cajon-pd-to-change-mental-health-call-policy/
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In National City this week, a small but determined group of locals showed it’s still possible for ordinary people to bring about political change.
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South County Report: Democracy Is Dying? Not in National City
There’s lots of talk these days about the death of democracy. In National City this week, a small but determined group of local residents showed it’s still possible for ordinary […]
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/18/south-county-report-democracy-is-dying-not-in-national-city/
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Opinion: The county’s decision to open up its reserves serves the supervisors’ political interests, not constituent needs.
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Opinion: County Reserve Fund Decision Serves the Supes, Not Constituents
Bob Stonebrook is a small business owner in Carlsbad. County voters should mark their calendars for May 15, 2026. That Friday morning, as you sip your coffee, take a moment to […]
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/18/opinion-county-reserve-fund-decision-serves-the-supes-not-constituents/
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Environment Report: Information about the Tijuana River sewage crisis is harder to get under Trump's pick to lead the @usibwc. That's frustrating and further obfuscates an already "turbid" issue.
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Environment Report: Where Oh Where Are My Tijuana River Sewage Updates
The agency that used to tell us what the heck was happening with the Tijuana River sewage crisis has scaled back public information under new leadership.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/15/environment-report-where-oh-where-are-my-tijuana-river-sewage-updates/
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Following backlash to a plan to nix middle school classes at four local K-8 schools, San Diego Unified officials may walk back one.
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The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified May Reverse One K-8 Closure
News the district would axe middle school grades from four K-8 schools elicited push back from families. Officials may walk back one closure.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/17/the-learning-curve-san-diego-unified-may-reverse-one-k-8-closure/
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Under the Trump Administration, updates on the Tijuana River sewage crisis have been few and far between.
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Environment Report: Where Oh Where Are My Tijuana River Sewage Updates
The agency that used to tell us what the heck was happening with the Tijuana River sewage crisis has scaled back public information under new leadership.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/15/environment-report-where-oh-where-are-my-tijuana-river-sewage-updates/
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Throwback: Meet the Poway Superintendent who got the district into a terrible bond deal and was later outed for misappropriating public money.
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20 Years of Impact: The Long Fall of a Poway Superintendent
A terrible bond deal exposed by Voice of San Diego was the first crack in John Collin's tenure as Poway superintendent.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/17/20-years-of-impact-the-long-fall-of-a-poway-superintendent/
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National City environmentalists successfully killed a proposal to build a fuel depot near a residential area.
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Environmentalists Win Round One in Battle Over National City Fuel Depot
A Texas company wants to build a 7.5-acre fuel depot in National City. Residents are opposed. Debate over the project highlights growing tensions in California between economic development and…
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/16/environmentalists-win-round-one-in-battle-over-national-city-fuel-depot/
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California’s redistricting election is right around the corner. Here are the major players:
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Sacramento Report: Countdown to California’s Redistricting Election
Democrats and Republicans gear up for battle over voting maps.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/12/sacramento-report-countdown-to-californias-redistricting-election/
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San Diego County officials had the option to offload $5.2 million worth of expiring, Covid-era PPE to medical schools in Mexico. Instead, much of it could be in a landfill.
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County Spent $5.2 Million Letting Covid-Era PPE Sit in a Warehouse Until It Expired
A local foundation said the county contacted them to reuse most of it at medical schools in Baja California but then pulled out of their contract.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/15/county-spent-5-2-million-letting-covid-era-ppe-sit-in-a-warehouse-until-it-expired/
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Threatened with federal funding cuts, Rady Children’s Hospital has hidden its transgender medicine program from public view, but hasn’t killed it entirely.
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Under Pressure, Rady Children’s Hospital Strikes Shaky Middle Ground on Trans Care
Gender-transition clinic is lying low amid ‘existential’ Trump threats.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/11/under-pressure-rady-childrens-hospital-strikes-shaky-middle-ground-on-trans-care/
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Member Exclusive: Big actors in the city’s discussions about a minimum wage increase for hospitality workers have backed off threats to fight the proposal.
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Nobody will say whether 43 shipping containers of expired COVID-era PPE the county spent millions to store is sitting in a landfill. One non-profit says it was supposed to transport it for reuse in Mexico.
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County Spent $5.2 Million Letting Covid-Era PPE Sit in a Warehouse Until It Expired
A local foundation said the county contacted them to reuse most of it at medical schools in Baja California but then pulled out of their contract.
http://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/15/county-spent-5-2-million-letting-covid-era-ppe-sit-in-a-warehouse-until-it-expired/
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In this week’s Cup of Chisme: A check in with former Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and a discussion about the role of AI in newsrooms.
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Cup of Chisme: How Should We Use AI?
The first time I used ChatGPT was after a friend told me it could create a trip itinerary. As much as I love planning, I hate planning what to do […]
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/14/cup-of-chisme-how-should-we-use-ai/
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San Diego Unified will begin phasing out middle school classes on K-8 campuses in the coming years. Most of the schools facing cuts are in southeastern San Diego.
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San Diego Unified Is Getting Rid of Some K-8 Middle Schools
While the middle school grades will close, the elementary school portions of the schools will remain open.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/12/san-diego-unified-is-getting-rid-of-some-k-8-middle-schools/
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There’s more news happening in South County these days than one person could possibly follow! Here are some stories you may have missed 🗞️ 👀
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South County Report: Busy Week, As Always
South County’s two main representatives in Sacramento – Assemblymember David Alvarez and State Sen. Steve Padilla – are nearing victory on a few major proposals.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/11/south-county-report-busy-week-as-always/
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Throwback time! Do you remember this insane Poway bond deal that ended up making national news? We certainly do.
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20 Years of Impact: An Insane Poway Bond Deal that Led to a New State Law
Poway Unified School District borrowed $105 million. It would have to pay back roughly $1 billion.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/11/20-years-of-impact-an-insane-poway-bond-deal-that-led-to-a-new-state-law/
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In a bonus episode of the VOSD Podcast, our hosts navigate the complex world of AI and how it should (and shouldn’t) be used in newsrooms. What do you think? Let us know as we work to craft our own AI policy.
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Bonus: How Should Newsrooms Approach AI?
We’ve written about how educators and local institutions are grappling with artificial intelligence. The Voice of San Diego team is embarking on an ambitious pursuit: Developing a public policy for…
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/11/bonus-how-should-newsrooms-approach-ai/
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San Diego’s city attorney has paused conservatorship filings intended to support people who face significant physical and behavioral health challenges.
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City Attorney Halts Conservatorship Filings – and Looks to the County to Step Up
San Diego City Attorney Heather Ferbert abruptly reassigned an attorney helping the city push for conservatorships.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/11/city-attorney-halts-conservatorship-filings-and-looks-to-the-county-to-step-up/
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Opinion: San Diego’s recreation facilities are unable to meet public recreation needs under the city’s outdated permitting system. We must do better.
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Opinion: San Diego Parks Fail to Meet Public Needs Under Outdated Permitting System
Thirteen nonprofits control access to public sports land—without competition or review. It’s time for a more open and equitable approach.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/10/san-diego-special-use-permit-parks-tennis-pickleball/
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This summer, a Republican school board member in Escondido came out as trans. Calls for her resignation quickly followed, but were soon overshadowed by a torrent of supporters.
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A Republican School Board Member Came out as Trans. Then Came the Calls for Resignation
One North County school board member’s journey to self-acceptance brought her face to face with vicious attacks. Those attacks unleashed a torrent of support.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/10/a-republican-school-board-member-came-out-as-trans-then-came-the-calls-for-resignation/
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Encinitas Councilmember Luke Shaffer, who’s been charged with assault following an alleged hit-and-run, entered a not guilty plea Tuesday.
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What Led to Encinitas Councilmember’s Assault Charge? A Dispute Over Parking
Encinitas Councilmember Luke Shaffer pleaded not guilty during a packed arraignment hearing.
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Dismantling San Diego’s biggest water broker could be what local boundary referees recommend later this year in the face of ever-rising water rates.
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Blowing Up the Water Authority Isn’t Off the Table at LAFCO
The group that rubber stamped a divorce from the agency plans to look at getting rid of the agency altogether.
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Amid mounting scrutiny of the Water Authority, officials are exploring options for breaking up the agency or scraping it altogether.
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Blowing Up the Water Authority Isn’t Off the Table at LAFCO
The group that rubber stamped a divorce from the agency plans to look at getting rid of the agency altogether.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/09/blowing-up-the-water-authority-isnt-off-the-table-at-lafco/
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Business leaders say a key environmental law could make housing projects that are further from the urban core more expensive.
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Sacramento Report: This Law Aimed to Cut Housing Prices. A Hidden Fee Could Raise Them
Home-builders object to a section buried in the lengthy, last-minute bill to reform CEQA.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/05/sacramento-report-this-law-aimed-to-cut-housing-prices-a-hidden-fee-could-raise-them/
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An Encinitas Councilmember will appear in court today for charges connected to an alleged hit-and-run. Here’s his backstory ⬇️
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About the Encinitas Councilmember Charged with Felony Assault
A closer look at the sitting councilmember charged with felony assault and two misdemeanors.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/08/about-the-encinitas-councilmember-charged-with-felony-assault/
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Meet the two Democrats plotting to unseat Rep. Darrell Issa as part of the governor’s redistricting scheme.
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The Dems Who Want to Take on Issa
Two candidates, Ammar Campa-Najjar and San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert have decided to run against U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa in the 48th Congressional District.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/08/the-dems-who-want-to-take-on-issa/
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San Diego Unified’s pitch to build affordable, workforce housing on district property has caught the eye of developers.
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Developers Are Lining Up to Build Housing on San Diego Unified Property
San Diego Unified officials say they received a total of 15 proposals.
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Just weeks after stepping into her new role on the Board of Supervisors, Paloma Aguirre is thinking big on how to end the Tijuana River sewage crisis.
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South County Report: Aguirre Wields New Powers Against Sewage Crisis
Recently elected San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre took office in July promising to wield the full powers of her new job against the sewage crisis in the Tijuana River.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/04/south-county-report-aguirre-wields-new-powers-against-sewage-crisis/
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More teachers are observing misogynistic behavior among young men as algorithms increasingly push “manosphere” content. How did we get here?
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The Learning Curve: Is the ‘Manosphere’ Gobbling Up Young Men?
As social media continues to play an outsized role in young peoples’ lives, its toxic influence ripples into the classroom.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/03/the-learning-curve-is-the-manosphere-gobbling-up-young-men/
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Prepare for more election mailers in the coming weeks as California embarks on an expensive fight over redistricting.
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Why Election Mailers Are Suddenly Filling San Diego Mailboxes
A fall that was supposed to be free of elections has turned into a big and expensive political fight centered on redistricting.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/03/why-election-mailers-are-suddenly-filling-san-diego-mailboxes/
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Encinitas has built more housing per capita than any other city in the region, but many residents aren’t happy about it.
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The Places in San Diego Meeting Their Housing Goals Will Blow Your Mind
Encinitas, shockingly, is closer to meeting its housing goals than any other city in San Diego County.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/07/31/the-places-in-san-diego-meeting-their-housing-goals-will-blow-your-mind/
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Member Exclusive: The zoo has been exempt from a proposal to raise San Diego’s minimum wage for the tourism industry.
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San Diego business leaders say recent reforms to state environmental law intended to ease housing production are a start, but don’t go far enough.
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Sacramento Report: CEQA Reform Is a First Step, Not a Gamechanger
San Diego leaders say carve-outs to the environmental law will help small housing projects.
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/08/29/sacramento-report-ceqa-reform-is-a-first-step-not-a-gamechanger/
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For this week’s Cup of Chisme, our editor reacts to a congressman’s take on the scandal that brought down one of San Diego’s most powerful politicians.
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Cup of Chisme: A Congressman's Hot Take
Last week, Congressmember Scott Peters joined the VOSD Podcast to talk about California’s redistricting efforts and federal issues. He also weighed in on the scandal that brought down one of […]
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/08/31/cup-of-chisme-a-congressmans-hot-take/
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Two North County cities with Republican-majority City Councils are calling for federal immigration reform.
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North County Report: An Unexpected Push for Federal Immigration Reform
Encinitas and Escondido both call for immigration reform after recent ICE actions but take different approaches.
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