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‘Wild West of real estate.’ Encinitas mobile home park residents fight for rent protections
In California, 110 cities have a law protecting manufactured home residents from drastic rent increases. Encinitas could be next.
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A new name in Balboa Park
As the city of San Diego launches the process for updating the Balboa Park Master Plan, one of the park’s key institutions has a new name better reflecting its purpose and focus. Last month, Forever Balboa Park, the main partner with the city inside the 1,200-acre park, officially changed its name to Balboa Park Conservancy. The name echoes… Read more
We want the receipts!
Last week, I received an email from the Chula Vista Police Department that was at once familiar and frustrating. Familiar because its contents were essentially identical to the previous 43 emails I have received from the department in response to two requests for related public records. Those emails usually contain some version of: “Your… Read more
Expanding Solana Beach's single-use plastics ban
The city of Solana Beach may require all food service ware to be reusable or compostable. Documenter Sam Barney-Gibbs listened in as city council members introduced the proposal at a recent meeting. The change would take further steps to mitigate plastic waste, banning all recyclable straws, utensils, containers and other plastic food… Read more
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