San Diego Community Coalition Bulletin: This Week at City Hall — July 13–17, 2026

Monday & Tuesday: Last Chance to Speak Out Against Mission Bay Bathroom Closures

The San Diego Community Coalition publishes this email bulletin to keep our members and the general public informed about important Council hearings and other city public meetings.

Tuesday, July 13: City Council, 10:00 a.m.

Agenda:

Item 52: Sixth Amendment to Increase Expenditure Authority for the Procurement Contract Between the City of San Diego and Rehrig Pacific Company for Waste Carts, Recycling Cars, Cart Parts, Bins and Related Products

Why it matters: This consent item reveals that the City’s haphazard effort to close its budget gap by charging for trash collection has so far cost a whopping $106,526,000. That expenditure is roughly *200* times the $546,000 the city will save by closing 13 (nearly half) of the 28 bathrooms at Mission Bay.

Speaking of which…

Last Chance to Speak Out Against “Petty Assault” of Mission Bay Bathroom Closures

In a scathing July 10 editorial against the bathroom closures, the Union-Tribune said elected officials “should be asked at council meetings and at every public event why they aren’t fighting this stupid stunt. … It’s time for residents to rise up and demand elected leaders end their petty assault on their own constituents.”

After this week’s Monday and Tuesday meetings, the Council goes into recess until August 19. This is our last chance for nearly 5 weeks to challenge these purely spiteful closures.

Please add your voice by commenting on the Mission Bay bathroom closures during non-agenda public comment on Monday and Tuesday. Non-agenda comments come at the end of Monday’s 2:00 p.m. session and Tuesday’s 10:00 a.m. session. To participate remotely, click on the agendas below and look for the virtual links.

Monday’s agenda:

Tuesday’s agenda:

“This Week at City Hall” resumes in August. Have a great summer.