Category: Land Use

  • City Heights ‘Can Live With’ Transportation Committee Assignment

    By Megan Burks City Council voted last week to approve Mayor Bob Filner and Council President Todd Gloria’s SANDAG committee recommendations. At stake in the vote were assignments to the regional planning agency’s committees on everything from the border to the region’s airports. Of particular interest to City Heights was the representative selected to serve…

  • Filner Reiterates ‘Neighborhoods First’ Message

    By Lisa Halverstadt On the campaign trail, Mayor Bob Filner pledged to prioritize neighborhood and community needs over downtown development. That message was also the backbone of Filner’s first State of the City address, an expansive speech that touched on both the city’s potential financial woes and Filner’s broad, ambitious agenda. The word “neighborhood” appeared…

  • San Diego’s Nonsensical Sidewalk Rules

    By Liam Dillon San Diego has enough miles of sidewalk to stretch from Ocean Beach to New York City then back again. You might not know it, but it’s your responsibility to take care of them. Homeowners and business owners must repair and maintain the sidewalks outside their properties, according to state law. The city,…

  • SANDAG Agrees to Negotiate

    By Tom Fudge This week a judge struck down SANDAG’s 40-year transportation plan. Friday morning, the planning agency’s board met in closed session, then released a statement saying SANDAG would seek a settlement with plaintiffs. But they did not rule out the possibility of a court appeal. The agency’s Regional Transportation Plan outlines construction projects…

  • Video: SANDAG Plan Derailed

    Jack Shu, a member of the board of directors for the Cleveland National Forest Foundation, talks to KPBS about his organization’s lawsuit against SANDAG’s regional transportation plan. By Maureen Cavanaugh, Megan Burke and Peggy Pico Click here to listen to the KPBS Midday Edition segment Earlier this week, a San Diego Superior Court judge ruled…