The San Diego Community Coalition publishes this email bulletin to keep our members and the general San Diego public informed about important Council and Planning Commission hearings and other city public meetings.
Monday, April 13: City Council, 2:00 p.m.
Item 200: Performance Audit of the Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, FY2024.
Why it matters: City audits should be performed in a timely manner. This item was heard at the Audit Committee meeting on November 12, 2025, and the City Auditor reported they “could not confirm that all Mission Bay Lease Revenue payments in FY2024 have been applied appropriately and the correct amount of funds were transferred…” There does not appear to be any updated information since then.
Item 251: Propositions for the November 3, 2026 Ballot Forwarded for 2nd Committee Review
Why it matters: Two of the five measures under review seek changes related to how the Transient Occupancy Tax applies to online travel companies. The other three would establish free parking at city beaches and bays (Campillo), remove term limits for the City Auditor (Lee), and reform campaign finance and ethics laws (Elo-Rivera).
Tuesday, April 14: City Council, 10:00 a.m.
Item 101: Resolution in Support of AB 2525 to Exempt Mission Bay Park from the Surplus Land Act
Why it matters: Mission Bay Park is dedicated public parkland with 25 percent allowed for leases. Under the State Surplus Land Act, if the city wants to renew the leases for a term longer than 15 years, they first must offer it to housing developers. But the City Charter does not allow housing in Mission Bay Park. AB 2525 would exempt all of Mission Bay Park from the Surplus Land Act and eliminate the conflict between the city and state law. [ See Donna Frye’s call for action here.]
Tuesday, April 14: City Council, 2:00 p.m.
Item S503: Amendments to Council Rules for Consistency with Senate Bill 707
Why it matters: This item addresses how the City will execute changes to the State’s Brown Act and specifically how the public can participate and make group presentations. The Community Planners Committee (CPC) will again submit its “Seat at the Table” request that recognized community groups be given time to report their positions; the CPC will need time ceders.**
Thursday, April 16: Planning Commission, 9:00 a.m.
Item 6: Senate Bill 79 Phased Implementation and Exempting Specified Areas
Why it matters: San Diego must begin implementing the density-on-steroids SB79. In the proposed ordinance, “phased implementation would occur in areas with Very High Fire Severity, areas subject to one foot of sea level rise, low resources areas, and sites with designated historic resources.” Neighbors For A Better San Diego (NFABSD) will make a presentation; NFABSD will need time ceders.**
**Unlike city staff and project developers, public speakers are given very limited time to comment. So it’s helpful when people can attend meetings in person to cede time to community presenters.
In-person: Council, 202 C St.,
Commission, 7650 Mission Valley Rd.
To participate via Zoom and submit written comments, click on the meeting agenda and look for the links.
Thursday 04/16/2026 at 1 pm is the Environmental Committee has 3 big issues on the Agenda.
Item-8 Mission Bay Park Improvement Program and EIR.
Item-9 San Diego Public Power Feasibility II Report.
Item-10 SDG&E Franchise Agreement Independent Audit Committee Report.
In 2021 SDG&E promised to train Electricians and ditch diggers that live within the City of San Diego and San Diego County on how to do the construction work to underground our electric lines.
As of 06/30/2025, the hoarded SDG&E Underground Surcharge fund balance was $454 million in Cash.
Currently, because no one is San Diego has the expertise, SDG&E is still using the Electric Unions from Los Angeles and Orange County to perform all the undergrounding work in San Diego 5 years later.
Each LA and Orange County Union utility under grounding worker gets paid $200/night per diem to stay in a hotel room during the week. Instead, the La and Orange County Union workers keep the $200/night, and drive back and forth along Interstate I-5 every day. With San Diego taxpayers paying premium rates, when by City Council Policy, San Diegans are suppose to be trained and hired to replace them. So that we can keep our money in San Diego.