County and City of San Diego California

San Diego Housing Crisis:  Executive Summary San Diego's housing crisis represents a complex convergence of geographic limitations, demographic growth pressures, and entrenched political resistance that continues to prevent the construction of desperately needed homes. Our analysis reveals that despite modest recent reforms, the region remains fundamentally constrained by century-old zoning laws, powerful NIMBY opposition, and unique geographic barriers that limit development options to building "east or up." Bottom Line : More than three-quarters of San Diego's residential land remains zoned exclusively for single-family homes, while only 13 percent allows multi-family housing, creating an artificial scarcity that drives prices beyond reach for working families. Geographic Reality: Hemmed In on All Sides Unlike sprawling cities such as Phoenix, San Diego cannot simply build outward due to Mexico to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Camp ...

San Diego to Host Historic 250th Anniversary Celebration for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps BOTTOM LINE: San Diego will host the largest West Coast celebration marking the 250th anniversaries of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps on November 6, 2025, featuring aerial flyovers, drone shows, and ship tours as part of Fleet Week San Diego. SAN DIEGO — America's finest city is preparing to honor its deep military roots with what organizers are calling the largest celebration on the West Coast commemorating the 250th anniversaries of both the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The semiquincentennial celebration, scheduled for November 6, 2025, from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Broadway Pier, will be led by veteran organizations in collaboration with community partners and civic leaders, according to officials who gathered Thursday on the Embarcadero to announce the historic event. A Once-in-a-Lifetime Military Milestone Phil Kendro of the Soledad National Veterans Memorial Association c...

San Diego County's top attorney Claudia Silva San Diego County's Top Lawyer Ousted in First Major Shakeup Under New Democratic Majority Claudia Silva's sudden departure marks fourth turnover in county counsel position since 2020 By Staff Reporter July 23, 2025 San Diego County's top attorney Claudia Silva was forced out Wednesday following a hastily called performance evaluation, marking the first major personnel move by the Board of Supervisors' newly formed Democratic majority. Silva's departure came just hours after a special closed-door session—announced only one day prior—where supervisors discussed her performance evaluation. The meeting culminated with Silva sending an email to her staff announcing Wednesday was her last day and that she was "headed into retirement." "I can say without hesitation, my service to you and this county over the past three years have been the highlight of my career," Silva wrote to her staff....

Scientists will set fire to a 10-story building at UC San Diego’s outdoor shake table in Scripps Ranch. (Erik Jepsen / UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering) UCSD Postpones Groundbreaking Fire Experiment on 10-Story Building in Scripps Ranch University delays pioneering post-earthquake fire research due to fire department staffing shortage July 16, 2025 - San Diego, CA UC San Diego has temporarily postponed plans to set a 10-story building on fire in a controlled scientific experiment that was scheduled for Wednesday morning, marking a delay in what would be groundbreaking research into how fires spread through tall structures after earthquakes. The university announced Tuesday that it made the decision to postpone after learning that a San Diego Fire Department unit would not be available to provide emergency standby support during the experiment, which was set to begin shortly before 9 a.m. at UCSD's outdoor earthquake shake table facility in Scripps Ranch. ...

City Audit Calls San Diego's Flood Recovery Response "Chaotic" and "Disjointed" Poor planning, communication failures, and delays hampered response to unprecedented January 2024 disaster that displaced 1,200 residents San Diego's response to devastating flooding that struck southeastern neighborhoods in January 2024 was plagued by "improvised and disjointed decision-making," delayed infrastructure management, and "poor public communication planning," according to a scathing 79-page city audit released this month. The audit, conducted by City Auditor Andy Hanau and four other auditors, assessed the city's effectiveness in responding to what officials called a historic rainfall event that dumped over 3 inches of rain in just hours, causing catastrophic flooding along Chollas Creek and displacing more than 1,200 residents. The Storm and Its Impact On January 22, 2024, an atmospheric river stalled over southeastern San Di...