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San Diego City Council will consider Item 201 on September 14, a proposed resolution seeking more local authority over autonomous passenger services and stronger protections for workers and public safety.
AB 1903 would tighten construction-defect claim procedures and allow releases after qualifying repairs, while San Diego builders and consumer advocates dispute its potential effect on for-sale housing.
Thirteen Mission Bay Park restrooms began reopening Friday, Aug. 14, after early-July budget reductions closed them. The current funding arrangement runs through December 2026, with longer-term service still under review.
A new California law now shapes housing rules near San Diego trolley stops and qualifying Rapid bus corridors, with different development tiers.
San Diego Unified is urging the city to address traffic and pedestrian-safety concerns on city-controlled routes before students return August 10.
A new California rent-cap schedule limits increases for covered San Diego County units to 8.2% during a 12-month period, with exemptions and notice rules still requiring review.
San Diego’s City Clerk will hold a public random drawing Aug. 5 to set ballot order for November City Council contests in Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8.
San Diego’s City Clerk will hold a public random drawing Aug. 5 to set ballot order for City Council races in districts 2, 4, 6 and 8 ahead of the Nov. 3 general municipal election.
The City of San Diego announced July 27 that it had secured nearly $12 million for a green-infrastructure project in the Oak Park neighborhood. The available announcement does not yet specify the project’s design, construction schedule or funding source.
The San Diego City Clerk will conduct a random drawing Aug. 5 to determine candidate name order for the November general municipal election ballot.
San Diego County issued a July 13 health alert reporting its first identified locally acquired Chagas disease case and a chronic Chagas disease case, urging clinical and public-health awareness.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors adopted zoning amendments establishing an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance for new residential development in the county’s unincorporated areas.
San Diego’s Commission on Police Practices updated its public dataset on complaints and evaluated allegations involving the San Diego Police Department on July 16, 2026.
San Diego’s City Clerk has opened a public-examination period for municipal election materials through Aug. 7, the same date candidate filing closes for county-administered offices in the Nov. 3 general election.
San Diego began installing lower-speed signs in San Ysidro and Otay Mesa school zones on July 21, launching a phased rollout expected to add about 3,000 signs by mid-2027.
San Diego secured an $11.98 million disaster-recovery award for Oak Park stormwater improvements tied to the January 2024 floods and Chollas Creek.
SB 79 starts July 1, 2026, but San Diego’s upzoning is phased: about 24% of eligible areas take effect immediately. Here’s how to check yours.
On Monday, July 6, 2026 at 2 p.m., San Diego’s City Council will hold a public hearing on the Southwest Village Specific Plan in Otay Mesa—an approximately 490-acre plan that would allow up to 5,130 homes and include CEQA certification for the project’s Subsequent Environmental Impact Report.
Starting July 1, 2026, San Diego will stop collecting trash from black bins and collect only from City-provided gray carts on scheduled pickup days.
San Diego’s SB 79 rollout began July 1, but only about 24% of eligible areas are active now. The city is using maps and a Transit Village Plan to decide where the law applies next.
San Diego CA – San Diego Unified approved new student-device limits that start Aug. 10, including blocking YouTube and gaming on 1:1 devices and removing TK computer carts.
San Diego’s Housing Authority approved a $5.9 million Neighborhood Enhancement Fee transfer to launch a fund aimed at keeping older apartments affordable.
