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In San Diego County, more than 400 lives have been lost to the new coronavirus since the pandemic struck the region in March. Read More »
Author Archives: Mary Plummer
Another San Diego budget problem: $11.2 million in rent losses
By the end of June, San Diego estimates it will have lost $11.2 million in deferred rent payments on city-owned properties because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the number is expected to continue to grow. Read More »
How will next mayor fix San Diego’s infrastructure? We asked Bry and Gloria.
One of many pressing challenges facing the city’s next leader is San Diego’s growing infrastructure funding gap – likely to worsen due to the economic fallout tied to the coronavirus pandemic. Read More »
San Diego’s infrastructure backlog could surge as COVID-19 shakes city finances
As Mayor Kevin Faulconer enters the last eight months of his term, COVID-19 has thrown city finances off track and slowed his ability to tackle a long to-do list. Read More »
Malaria drug Trump touted as COVID-19 treatment runs low in San Diego
Hospitals in San Diego are taking a scattered approach to patient access for an anti-malaria drug President Donald Trump has touted as a potential treatment for COVID-19, despite warnings from county health officials and some national experts against using it. Read More »
Living in isolation with coronavirus: A San Diego military wife’s story
Lindsay Hartmann is an active 38-year-old who lives with her Marine husband and two toddler sons. So when she started having chest pains on March 18, she knew something was off. Read More »
Budget fears mount for local governments and schools facing massive COVID-19 unknowns
Leaders of local governments and school districts across San Diego County and the state are bracing for budget challenges as coronavirus takes hold. Read More »
San Diego Convention Center expansion measure leaves many details unknown
Measure C has been pitched to San Diego voters as a key to reducing homelessness, a boost for local roads and a necessary investment in the downtown convention center to maintain valuable tourism dollars. Read More »
Millions in gas tax funds for San Diego area roads sit unspent
A key part of the state’s 2017 gas tax increase aimed at fixing local roads has generated more than $125 million for the San Diego region, but most of the money remains unspent. Records obtained by inewsource show only about $50 million of the gas tax money from the Local Streets and Roads program had been spent through the middle ... Read More »
San Diego’s homeless tied to nearly 13% of all fire dispatch calls
Fire incident calls tied to homelessness are on the rise in San Diego. Last year, they made up nearly 13% of all fire-related calls. Read More »