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Past articles by David:

Reporter's Notebook: How adopting 84 policy changes with one vote can stifle debate

Last month, the City Council approved scores of changes to the municipal code with a single vote, limiting opportunities for the public to evaluate each. → Read More

Aiming to reduce disparities between rich and poor areas, San Diego injects social equity into budget process

The city is adding equity-centered coaches, new software, training for decision-makers and a 40-page equity guide. → Read More

Digital ad displays are closer to coming to downtown, after kiosk proposal clears key hurdle

Councilmember Raul Campillo said the benefits outweigh the legal risks of amending the city’s carefully crafted sign ordinance to allow the kiosks. → Read More

San Diego paying out $5M to settle 7 suits, including $2.1M to bicyclist badly injured on Torrey Pines Road

Other payouts include $1 million to two women hit by a police car downtown and more in flooding damage from city pipes. → Read More

San Diego reveals new plans for De Anza Cove in Mission Bay

San Diego completes key analysis needed for redevelopment of Mission Bay's northeast corner. Officials also revise latest proposal, boosting land for active recreation and adding a third public beach → Read More

New Pacific Beach shuttle aims to make it more convenient to take mass transit to the beach

Parking meter revenue will help fund the new shuttle connecting the Balboa Avenue trolley station to the shore. → Read More

San Diego awarded $880K cannabis equity grant to boost local access to legal cannabis industry

The city plans to use its first equity grant to help people adversely affected by the war on drugs with money for permits, site searches and other hurdles. → Read More

Rash of civilian vacancies at SDPD swelling overtime, forcing uniformed officers to do low-level work

Chief Nisleit says he wants 'civilianize' the department, as labor leaders say large raises are needed to fill those jobs. → Read More

San Diego's new housing policies aim to boost racial integration, reverse lingering effects of redlining

San Diego's new housing policies aim to boost racial integration, reverse lingering effects of redlining. City encouraging high-rise, mid-rise housing with subsidized units in wealthy, White areas → Read More

San Diego may raise fines in prostitution diversion program

City officials want to triple the fees for the diversion program, which is open only to first-time offenders, and to focus it more on human trafficking and its victims. → Read More

In major setback, proposed San Diego parcel tax for libraries, parks falls short of signatures for 2024 ballot

Supporters are undecided about making a second try, after a signature campaign that cost about $1 million. → Read More

To boost their political power, San Diego's beach neighborhoods band together in a 'coastal coalition'

The group is focused on street vendors, beach crime, bonfires and getting a fair shake from City Hall for hosting millions of tourists. → Read More

Frustrated with ambulance response times, San Diego plans to take over staffing, billing from Falck

Fire Chief Colin Stowell says fundamental changes are necessary to cut ambulance response times, and plans to shift the city to an alliance model used in the Bay Area. → Read More

San Diego loosens transit priority areas for dense housing

The San Diego City Council voted 5-4 to soften existing rules governing where high-rise apartment buildings and additional backyard units can be built. → Read More

As San Diego's cannabis tax revenue plummets, officials blame illegal market, new competition

Inflation may be driving customers to illegal delivery services, which can charge less because of lower overhead, fewer regulations. → Read More

Two vehicles destroyed in suspicious Normal Heights carport blaze

The Metro Arson Strike Team is investigating the fire, which was reported just before 6:30 p.m. on Wilson Avenue near El Cajon Boulevard → Read More

San Diego tax revenue has fully recovered from the pandemic. Thank inflation, tourism and the housing market

Revenues are so strong compared with projections that the city is now projected to end the budget year with $104 million in excess cash — but officials caution that inflation is skewing the numbers. → Read More

A new ruling could thwart high-rise housing development in San Diego by complicating approvals

Environmental impact reviews must consider nearby projects even if they haven't finalized their plans, a judge tentatively ruled. The city worries that could 'grind development to a halt.' → Read More

San Diego plans to create pact with labor unions for construction projects that would apply citywide

A project labor agreement sets wages and rules for contractors on city projects. Some cities work out PLAs on a project-by-project basis, but Mayor Todd Gloria wants one consistent set of rules. → Read More

Heather Ferbert running for San Diego city attorney in 2024

Heather Ferbert has expertise in preventing evictions and opening homeless shelters. One of her top competitors is expected to be Assemblymember Brian Maienschein. → Read More