Tag: Todd Gloria
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Public Transit is Having a Moment
By Andrew Keatts It’s been a good couple weeks for San Diego public transit advocates. In addition to their big win over the San Diego Association of Government’s 40-year transportation plan, two like-minded leaders have ascended to the top of city leadership: Mayor Bob Filner and City Council President Todd Gloria, respectively. “It does all…
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Residents Call for More Efficient, Affordable Transit
But blame for bus deficiencies didn’t rest squarely on the Metropolitan Transit System, which maintains the buses and sets fares. Instead, attendees criticized planning authorities and elected officials who say there just isn’t enough money to better fund MTS and back new transit projects. The forum attracted many from City Heights’ refugee and immgrant communities.…
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City Heights Candidate, Council Reps Get Labor Report Card
By Maureen Cavanaugh, Pat Finn, Peggy Pico and Claire Trageser Five of the eight members of the San Diego City Council were given failing grades by the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council yesterday for their stances on 24 key issues. City Heights representative Tony Young received one of them. Young, Carl DeMaio, Kevin Faulconer, Sherri Lightner and…
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Tweet City Heights: La Maestra to Build ‘Generations’ Center
By Megan Burks Gloria Heads to Sacramento to Protect Local Canyons Current City Heights Councilman Todd Gloria headed to Sacramento Tuesday to testify before the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water. He advocated for the approval of Senate Bill 1169, which was written by Senator Christine Kehoe to add a layer of protection to…
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Video: New Council Districts Explained
By Adrian Florido [Editor’s Note: San Diego Explained is a video series produced by voiceofsandiego.org and NBC7 San Diego. You can see more of the series here.] The lines have been drawn. Late last month the San Diego Redistricting Commission adopted a map that establishes new City Council district boundaries. That means that starting next…