Tag: Infrastructure

  • Mayor’s Revised Budget Calls for Spending on Streetlights

    By Liam Dillon San Diego Mayor Bob Filner answered the most persistent criticisms of his first budget with a $6.2 million boost in proposed spending for fixing streets, storm drains, facilities and other crumbling city infrastructure as part of his May budget revision released Tuesday. The planned funding increase will not stop streets, storm drains…

  • Emerald Calls for a ‘Frank Discussion’ on Park Shortage

    By Megan Burks Council President Todd Gloria has convened a new committee on infrastructure. It held its first meeting Monday. Committee Chairman and District 5 Councilman Mark Kersey laid out his plans for the committee last week; they center on assessing the weight of our infrastructure problem first. In a memo, District 9 Councilwoman Marti…

  • The Stumblr: New Photo Blog of City’s Worst Sidewalks

    Dan Shelley’s dog, Avery, stands on a cracked sidewalk at the 3500 block of Polk Avenue in City Heights in January 2013. | Photo Credit: Dan Shelley By Liam Dillon Dan Shelley takes Avery, his half-Pomeranian half-spaniel, on 20-minute walks around his City Heights neighborhood. Last week, he brought a camera with him, too. Shelley…

  • 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,…