San Diego City Council

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria joins Politically Speaking host Joey Safchik for his first post-election sit-down interview. The incumbent Democratic mayor won reelection by more than 10 points. His priorities for a second term include increasing affordable housing supply and shelter beds.

Community leaders are calling on the San Diego City Council to create a city-wide ordinance banning this type of software

San Diego leaders and housing advocates say price-fixing software is making it harder for renters. Algorithms of AI-powered rent prices allow landlords to align their prices and avoid competition that would otherwise keep rents down, NBC 7’s Audra Stafford reports. Community leaders are calling on the San Diego City Council to create a city-wide ordinance banning this type of software. 

San Diego City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera is running for re-election against Terry Hoskins in the 9th District.

San Diego City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera faces challenger Terry Hoskins in his bid for re-election, reports NBC 7’s Joey Safchik

Following 31 years of consecutive extensions of a local state of emergency regarding sewage outflow in the Tijuana River Valley, the San Diego City Council Tuesday approved a resolution asking for a national emergency.

The San Diego City Council unanimously passed a resolution that it hopes will result in safer streets. NBC 7’s Joey Safchik reports on the council’s push to make safety the top transportation priority.

The San Diego City Council president said they will be bringing the item back before the council ‘as soon as possible’

Critics pointed out that the council meets during the workday, which allows some people to attend more than others

Mayor Todd Gloria signed off on the plan, which would allow for thousands of new housing units, reports NBC 7’s Joey Safchik

Two San Diego neighborhoods will look significantly different in the coming years, as the city gave the green light to a new vision for housing.  NBC7’s Omari Fleming shows us why not everyone agrees with the plan.

The San Diego City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved plans to add more housing to Hillcrest and University City.

City leaders passed an amendment to a community plan in the Hillcrest neighborhood. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry spoke to people who are not fans of the changes.

The San Diego City Council could approve the “Hillcrest Focused Plan Amendment” on Tuesday. This would pave the way for 17,000 new housing units in Hillcrest, helping to more than double the population in the Uptown area from about 40,000 to 100,000 by the year 2050.

Public comments by Zoom or the phone have been options for citizens since the pandemic, but city leaders are considering getting rid of them. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea explains why critics say the move would unfairly silence some voices.

Critics point out that the council meets during the workday, which allows some people to attend more than others

The San Diego City Council could decide the fate of a proposed shelter in Middletown as soon as next week. NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer reports on July 23, 2024.

After months of closed-door meetings, the San Diego City Council is publicly discussing the controversial proposed shelter at Kettner and Vine. NBC 7’s Joey Safchik reports on July 22, 2024.

The San Diego City Council will discuss on Monday a proposed 30-year lease for a 65,000-square-foot commercial building and its potential transformation into a massive homeless shelter and resource campus, the first time the plan has been discussed publicly.

NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry shows how the community and the City Council are taking action to clean up the area.