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San Diego City Council approves changes to surveillance technology ordinance – NBC 7 San Diego | #citycouncil

The San Diego City Council has approved more than a dozen amendments to a city ordinance intended to provide oversight on technologies used by city employees. The council voted 6-2 in favor of the amendments to the Transparent and Responsible Use of Surveillance Technology Ordinance during a lengthy meeting Tuesday night. Some of the amendments, […]

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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria set to speak at mayors meeting in Washington on opioid epidemic – NBC 7 San Diego

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria is scheduled to speak on the opioid epidemic Wednesday as the three-day U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting begins in Washington. Gloria will deliver remarks during a panel discussion titled, “Opioid Epidemic: Evidence-Informed Mayoral Strategies,” sharing his actions to attempt to combat the proliferation of that drug in the city. […]

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San Diego Mayor delivers State of the City address despite interruption by protestors – NBC 7 San Diego

While hot issues like homelessness and housing took center stage Wednesday night during Mayor Todd Gloria’s 4th State of the City address, he was upstaged for a moment at the Balboa Theater by protesters chanting “ceasefire” in support of Palestine. During his roughly 38-minute speech, Mayor Gloria applauded his administration for improving roads, a decrease […]

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San Diego Mayor delivers State of the City address despite interruption by protestors – NBC 7 San Diego

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San Diego City Council votes down plan for large-scale church in Del Cerro | #citycouncil

The San Diego City Council voted 6-2 to deny a plan that would pave the way for All Peoples Church to build a large-scale church in Del Cerro on a portion of land just north of I-8 and College Avenue Tuesday night. “We were very hopeful. We thought we had done our due diligence and […]

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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, opponents speak to NBC 7 about 2024 election – NBC 7 San Diego

Mayor Todd Gloria is seeking a second term as San Diego’s leader. Two of his more recognizable challengers are former public defender Geneviéve Jones-Wright and police community relations officer Larry Turner. Housing and homelessness are, thus far, tentpoles of all three campaigns. Mayor Gloria wants to stay in office to finish what he began, including […]

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Mahan Gets Opponent, as 17 Qualify for City Council Ballots | #citycouncil

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan now has a primary opponent, Tyrone Wade, but past elections provide strong evidence the two-year incumbent will sail to an early victory for a full four-year term in the March 5 primary. Wade, a former marriage and family counselor and homeless advocate, polled less than 3% – 4,406 votes – […]

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San Diego City Council reduces permit fees, process time for damaged sidewalks – NBC 7 San Diego | #citycouncil

The San Diego City Council Monday voted to allow a permit fee waiver and expedited permit process for sidewalk repair permits through Fiscal Year 2026. The action was intended to make sidewalk repairs easier for residents to “address (and) reduce the overall backlog of sidewalk repair locations and enhance public safety.” It authorizes use of […]

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Larry Turner challenges Todd Cloria – NBC 7 San Diego

Larry Turner, who has been a San Diego police officer for the past eight years, is challenging Mayor Todd Gloria in the city of San Diego’s mayoral race in 2024. He currently serves as a community relations officer, but he also served on the department’s SWAT team. Prior to that, Turner was an intelligence officer […]

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San Diego Mayor Gloria mourns death of Israel sister city mayor in Hamas attack – NBC 7 San Diego

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and the city’s Jewish leaders expressed sorrow Saturday over the death of Ofir Liebstein, the mayor of Shar’ar Hanegev, San Diego’s sister city in Israel, after news of Liebstein’s death in the Hamas attack. “This morning I learned of the death of Mayor Ofir Liebstein. He led Shar’ar Hanegev in […]