County and City of San Diego California

  The City of San Diego faces significant infrastructure challenges, with a projected funding shortfall of $6.51 billion over the next five years. This gap has widened by 35% from the previous year's estimate of $4.81 billion.  Infrastructure Needs San Diego's infrastructure encompasses a wide range of assets, including roads, buildings, utility systems, and public facilities. Each city department responsible for these assets maintains a list of necessary projects, which may involve constructing new facilities, purchasing equipment, major renovations, land acquisition, or roadway improvements. Funding Requirements and Sources The city's Capital Improvements Program (CIP) outlines the long-term plan for infrastructure projects and their funding. However, the demand for infrastructure improvements often surpasses available funding. To finance these projects, San Diego employs several strategies: Bond Financing : The city utilizes long-term borrowing through bonds to ad...

Waymo Begins Autonomous Vehicle Testing in San Diego Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Google parent Alphabet Inc., has launched a testing program on San Diego streets, marking the city's inclusion in the company's ambitious expansion of self-driving technology testing across multiple U.S. cities. The company has deployed a small fleet of white, all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles equipped with Waymo's fifth-generation sensor technology. These test vehicles, currently operated by human drivers, have been spotted in several San Diego neighborhoods, including Bankers Hill, Mission Hills, Little Italy, Balboa Park, Cortez Hill, East Village, Marina District, and Sherman Heights. "The areas we plan to operate share a number of similarities to the areas we've been serving riders for years, including a high density of cyclists, pedestrians and other cars, as well as high-speed roads," a Waymo spokesperson said. The testing will also extend to major high...

Here's an interactive pie chart of budget increase drivers. The visualization breaks down the five main drivers of the approximately half a billion dollar increase: Capital Improvements Program at $167.8M, primarily for water and wastewater projects Special Revenue Funds at $141.7M, mainly due to Fire/EMS transport program changes Enterprise Funds at $82.5M for various utility operations General Fund at $65.8M for personnel costs and core services Homeless Strategies at $10.9M for shelter expansion and related programs The chart includes tooltips for detailed values and a legend for easy reference. The total budget increase shown is approximately $468.7M, with the visualization capturing the major categorical increases from the source document. You can hover over each segment to see the exact dollar amounts in millions. San Diego's 2025 Budget Sees Major Increases Across Key Sectors Only in government is a reduction from a planned increased budget considered a cut. The City ...