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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 »
Infrastructure
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 »
Fire risks tied to homelessness in San Diego’s canyons leave residents on edge
Brush and overgrown vegetation have long created fire risks in San Diego and at all times of the year, but the situation has been exacerbated as the city grapples with a large, unsheltered homeless population, some of whom use the canyons as their home. Read More »
A San Diego street repaved — big hole not included
Drivers heading north or south on Brant Street in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighborhood could see something wasn’t right. The newly paved road, a smooth black surface free of the city’s notorious potholes and cracks, had a Jeep-sized hole. Read More »
San Diego voters promised billions in infrastructure fixes, but money running dry
Three years after San Diego voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to boost money to fix roads, sidewalks and storm drains, funding is falling far short of projections and is expected to run out by the summer of 2022. When voters approved the Rebuild San Diego measure by a 30-point margin in June 2016, they did it on promises from ... Read More »