Tag: Land-Use
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Landlord Got $500K in Public Subsidies While Maintaining Substandard Conditions
Brian O’Shea has made his City Heights apartment a home. A large Chargers flag covers its main wall. Framed scriptures remind him of the strength he mustered several years back to kick his drinking habit. Cowboy hats hang on the wall like plaques, commemorating his time as a bull rider at local rodeos. But the apartment…
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Problem Landlord to Unload 30 Apartment Buildings
Bankim Shah’s apartment building in Barrio Logan. | Photo Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks San Diego landlord Bankim Shah put 30 of his apartment buildings up for sale late this week. Shah came under scrutiny in a Voice of San Diego and KPBS investigation showing a history of housing…
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Mayor Pledges More Funds to Help Tenants
City Inspectors to Get Certified to Handle Infestations Sherry Godat reveals a plywood board in her window frame Nov. 20, 2014. Bankim Shah promised to replace the missing window before she moved in. A friend installed the plywood after months passed with no repairs. | Photo Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By…
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Whack-A-Mole City Enforcement Keeps Problem Landlords In Business
The city’s code compliance team knocks out thousands of isolated complaints a year, but does little to hold repeat offenders accountable. Residents and city staff have lodged complaints against one landlord for years, but roaches and mold still fester in his apartments. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks…
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San Diego Council Members to Mayor: Make Our Neighborhoods a Budget Priority
And so it begins. The city of San Diego kicked off its six-month-long budget process Wednesday, and council members representing neighborhoods south of Interstate 8 were first up at the podium. Each budget season starts with the city’s nine council members finding consensus on what to fund and then forwarding their recommendations to the mayor.…