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Opinion: For taxpayers, the cost of San Diego's botched trash fee kept climbing
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (685+ words) The Aug. 26 conclusion of the lawsuit challenging San Diego’s inflated trash fee has prompted the release of new details about the cost to taxpayers of a divisive and unnecessary legal dispute. The lawsuit was sparked by a City Council vote…...
San Diego Council on Literacy leader Jose Cruz reflects on 40 years of expanding access to books and education
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (38+ words) San Diego Council on Literacy leader Jose Cruz reflects on 40 years of expanding access to books and education...
San Diego Taxpayers Association Endorses 5 Propositions, Opposes 4, Including Wealth Tax
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (673+ words) SAN DIEGO, CA — The San Diego County Taxpayers Association has announced support for five of nine statewide propositions -- including one focused on middle-class home ownership -- on the Nov. 3 ballot. The group announced that it is supporting: -- Proposition 37, the Middle-Class Homeownership…...
Airbnb’s Spending Against One Tax Made Up a Quarter of San Diego Expenditure Lobbying Since 2019
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (1743+ words) Airbnb spent at least $672,198 to fund the opposition of a single tax in four months — roughly a quarter of all expenditure lobbying spending reported in the city since 2019. But the spending was not visible until after the San Diego City…...
Opinion: Diversity in college is really about expanding students' understanding
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (730+ words) As students return to colleges across the country, two are missing at Brown University: Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov. Dual victims of a campus shooting in December, they appeared to share little beyond a rigorous work ethic. Ella, a sophomore…...
Shrinking unemployment, slow wage growth: San Diego’s jobs economy in 6 charts
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (15+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune...
Opinion: We can design San Diego's economy for equitable, shared prosperity
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (459+ words) Leaving a neighborhood restaurant in South Park, one of us carried leftovers we planned to enjoy the next day. Just outside the restaurant was an elderly woman sitting on the sidewalk, clearly homeless and hungry. We handed her the leftovers....
Don Blythe: San Diego School Speech Buffer Zone Challenge Filed | Briefly
1+ week, 1+ day ago (140+ words) Let Briefly track courts, regulators,gazettes and legal news in real-time and deliver to your email Source: Original reporting via CN How does this affect you? Get an AI analysis of this article grounded in your jurisdictions, practice areas, and…...
Endorsement: Vote yes on Prop. 43 to preserve intent of state tax laws
1+ week, 1+ day ago (568+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune Proposition 43, sponsored by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, may seem pretty basic. It is a constitutional amendment that would restore the two-thirds vote requirement to enact all local “special taxes” intended to fund a specific, designated purpose,…...
San Diego Restored Arts Funding???But the Crisis Isn???t Over
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1787+ words) The city’s cultural sector regained millions after a proposed 85 percent cut, yet nonprofits, youth programs and major institutions still face painful losses Every spring, Christine Martinez reaches out to the arts community to explain what’s on the line, hoping they’ll…...