Community Pulse
What residents are talking about in San Diego public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
23 topics in water utilities
Water rates
Items 607 and 610
Pump Station 2 loan
Data center and energy grid
El Monte Pipeline loan
LGBTQ+ History Month and water rates
Water rate continuance
La Jolla pipe lawsuit and city clerk evaluation
La Jolla pipe lawsuit and stormwater infrastructure
Shelltown flood survivors
Stormwater funding gap
Chollas Creek / Beta Street flooding
Flood survivor anger / Midway Rising
2024 flood trauma
Water billing problems
Water rates and elections
Water rate adjustment (S506)
Sewer rates
Public power feasibility study
Flood preparedness / development code fees
Water plan
Water plan / Mission Bay
Water plan / Mission Bay EIR
In the News
12 articlesRecent coverage of San Diego from local and regional media.
Three new faces are set to join the City Council. All are Democrats, but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote in lockstep
With 40% of the votes counted, three new faces in San Diego's Districts 2, 4 and 8 are on their way to claiming victory.
Nov 6, 2026Blue Wave in South County? More Like a Ripple
Amid Democratic infighting, South County election results stood in sharp contrast to a countywide leftward shift. The post Blue Wave in South County? More Like a Ripple appeared first on Voice of San Diego.
Nov 6, 2026How North County Races Are Shaping Out So Far
Tuesday's blue wave appears to have impacted some North County races. The post How North County Races Are Shaping Out So Far appeared first on Voice of San Diego.
Nov 5, 2026Fashion Valley owner returns with plans to tear down JCPenney and build large mixed-use project
The owner of Fashion Valley Mall wants to demolish JCPenney building to build 410 housing units and new retail space.
Nov 5, 2026Leads Widen for County Sales Tax, Reform Measures
This post has been updated. Measures A and B, which together would enact a major overhaul of county government and raise a countywide sales tax, strengthened their leads Wednesday amid […] The post Leads Widen for County Sales Tax, Reform Measures ap...
Nov 5, 2026Lo que sabemos sobre los resultados de las 14 proposiciones en la boleta de California
Esta historia fue publicada originalmente por CalMatters. Puede suscribirse a sus boletines informativos en CalMatters. Los votantes decidieron el destino de 14 proposiciones estatales, incluida la polémica propuesta para crear un impuesto a los mult...
Nov 5, 2026Democrat Patricia Dillard takes early lead in race to be La Mesa’s next mayor
La Mesa Democratic Councilmember Patricia Dillard holds an early lead in the race to become the city’s next mayor. Dillard leads by 4.2 points among the first 12,466 votes counted over Republican Councilmember Laura Lothian. At her watch party Tuesda...
Nov 4, 2026National City Businesses Propose Sharply Lower Tax Increase
Business leaders tasked with crafting an alternative to a failed city business tax increase proposed a smaller increase that would raise $2.75 million annually in new revenue instead of $7.5 million. The post National City Businesses Propose Sharply ...
Nov 4, 2026California housing bonds: What passage of Prop. 37, Prop. 1 means for state
Prop. 1 carries a historic price tag, but is otherwise a conventional approach. There are open questions about how Prop. 37 will be administered and how many will benefit.
Nov 4, 2026San Diego Election Central, Literally
This post has been updated. Tuesday night was a blue wave of epic proportions nationally. But big things also happened at the local level including the revival of a San […] The post San Diego Election Central, Literally appeared first on Voice of San...
Nov 4, 2026Pro-housing group says San Diego is breaking state law by delaying Pacific Beach tower
A pro-housing advocacy group says San Diego officials are violating housing laws by requiring special approval of a 23-story tower on Turquoise Street.
Nov 3, 2026Election Day Is Here
That’s right people, today is the last day to vote. It also marks the end of all those mailers filling up your mailboxes and pesky text messages from campaigns. Our […] The post Election Day Is Here appeared first on Voice of San Diego.
Nov 3, 2026