San Diego Unified Walks Back Majority of Teacher Layoffs
District officials announced Thursday that they had rescinded 96 percent of the layoff notices issued in March.
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Morning Report: A Tough Budget Tradeoff
Mayor Todd Gloria’s revised budget forces a hard call for the City Council – and councilmembers are already feeling uncomfortable about it. As our Lisa Halverstadt reports, Gloria’s updated budget dramatically reduces planned cuts to city homelessness programs included in…
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County CAO Search Controversy Escalates
Cindy Chavez, the Santa Clara County supervisor, who was offered the top management job at the county of San Diego before it was rescinded amid former County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher’s…
Wetland Expansion Prevails at San Diego City Council
San Diego’s City Council unanimously agreed to remove some Mission Bay campsites in exchange for restored wetland Tuesday afternoon. The changes to De Anza Cove are a result of eight…
Council Faces Tough Tradeoff with Housing Agency Budget
Mayor Todd Gloria’s revised budget will force the City Council to decide whether to forgo funding for housing projects that help combat homelessness to keep homeless service programs afloat.
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VOSD Podcast: County Boss Search Gets Mean
We’ve followed our share of fights, but one is turning into something we’ve never seen before. The fight over who will be the next boss of 18,000 San Diego County…
Sacramento Report: Newsom’s Big Cuts to Homeless Funding
The governor wants to slash spending on shelters and housing to help close the state budget gap.
San Diego Unified Is Slowly Embracing Science of Reading
The district has long relied on an approach to teaching kids to read that’s not back by science. Now, officials are working to change that – but it hasn’t been…
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Education
The Learning Curve: Literacy Bill Crumbles Under Union Pressure
While California has taken some steps toward embracing research-backed approaches to teaching kids to read, it hasn’t developed a comprehensive plan for all its schools. With AB 2222, it had…
The Learning Curve: A Crash Course on the ‘Science of Reading’
The science of reading isn’t a curriculum, it’s a body of research that gives us insight into how kids learn to read.
Softball Scandal Takes Down Poway Schools Boss
Marian Kim Phelps is out as Superintendent of the Poway Unified School District.
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ENVIRONMENT
Environment Report: SD City Council’s First Real Climate Vote
San Diego vies to restore coastal marshland lost to development in Mission Bay.
Boundary Refs Are Coming for Port
A city councilman from one of San Diego’s most polluted cities called for an investigation Tuesday night into San Diego’s waterfront landlords: The Port of San Diego. National City Councilman…
Fantasy or a New Reality? How This Group Plans to ‘Fire SDG&E’
What Power San Diego’s movement to create a publicly owned electric utility via a ballot measure this November looks like in real life.
NORTH COUNTY
North County Report: About That Homeless Org in a Bidding War for a Vista Ranch
Vista nonprofit Solutions for Change is looking forward to a potential expansion as they move forward from past conflicts with federal and state homeless policies.
Solutions for Change and County Enter Bidding War for Green Oak Ranch Property in Vista
Vista nonprofit Solutions for Change has been in negotiations to purchase Green Oak Ranch for several months and is close to reaching a final agreement.
Another City Could Be Ready to Ditch Housing First
The Vista City Council will consider a new homelessness policy that departs from Housing First, prioritizes Vista’s homeless residents and more.
opinion and commentary
We Can Have the City We Want
The city is considering major budget cuts affecting services to all residents after decades of underfunding, but we can choose long-term change.
San Diego Needs Affordable Housing Where it Does the Most Good
As we work to solve our housing shortage, let’s do so intelligently.
Rodeo Is a Showcase of Tradition and Heritage, San Diego Should Scrap Ban Efforts
Josh Muse is vice chairman of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. Raymond J. Welch is chairman of the Barona Band of Mission Indians. John Christman is chairman of…
POLITICS
Sacramento Report: UCSD Protests Test Limits of Campus Free Speech
Demonstrators protest the breakup of a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCSD, mirroring nationwide struggles over the war in Gaza, antisemitism and free speech.
Sacramento Report: Efforts Are Afoot to Rewrite LGBTQ Laws
One ballot measure asks voters to codify same sex marriage; another potential initiative would cut options for transgender students. Also, an update on key legislation.
What the ‘Historical Significance’ Review of the Sports Arena Misses
The city’s Historical Resources Board report glosses over the deeper history of the land.
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