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Blood on the Road: How SANDAG's $125 Billion Transit Ideology Killed Highway Projects—and People

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Breaking down SANDAG’s $125 billion spending plan | KPBS Public Media Blood on the Road: How SANDAG's $125 Billion Transit Ideology Killed Highway Projects—and People Twenty-one years after San Diego voters approved $14 billion for highways and transit, the region's transportation agency has abandoned promised road safety improvements, diverted billions to urban rail projects serving 3% of commuters, and rigged governance to silence suburban communities—while dangerous rural highways continue claiming lives at an appalling rate. By [Staff Writer] San Diego County, CA — February 10, 2026 Five people died in flames on State Route 67 on July 18, 2025, when a wrong-way driver's Chevrolet Silverado crossed into oncoming traffic at high speed near Iron Mountain Drive in Poway. Roberto Martinez Oros, 68, of Ramona was killed instantly along with Marcial Rivera, his son Emmanuel Rivera, and two others when the three-vehicle collision sparked a brush fire. Twelve hours later,...
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San Diego Police Cut Overtime Costs

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San Diego police hail decreased overtime costs Ignore Systemic Failures That Drive Them BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front): San Diego Police Department projects $48.6 million in overtime costs for fiscal year 2025, down $6.5 million from the previous year—but the reduction comes from better expense tracking rather than fixing the structural problems that make overtime a permanent necessity. Operating 195 officers below authorized strength in a housing market where median home prices exceed $900,000, SDPD treats chronic understaffing as a staffing problem rather than a system design failure. The department's approach exemplifies what management expert W. Edwards Deming called "managing by inspection"—controlling symptoms while leaving root causes unaddressed. SAN DIEGO—When Police Chief Scott Wahl told the City Council's Budget & Government Efficiency Committee on Wednesday that his department would likely end the fiscal year within $3.3 million of its $45.3 million o...
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