May 16, 2024
by Staff
It’s getting intense, this controversial confrontation between supporters of County Supervisor Nora Vargas and those who back Brigette Browning, the leader of the San Diego Labor Council. Even today’s U-T op-ed page was devoted to the controversy, with both sides sharing their view.
Now, we at the Rag and at the beach have our own problems with Brigette Browning — more on that at another time.
Part of the current flare-up is over the fact that Cindy Chavez has been passed over for the top job in the County, and the Labor Council supports her.
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May 16, 2024
by Source
By Colleen O’Connor
More resistance to the Mayor’s mega plans for neighborhoods is afoot. Not just North Park’s frustration over the high-rise, no parking, increased bicycle lanes and tone deaf “push on” responses from the Council and Mayor, but repeats in Point Loma, Ocean Beach, Mission Hills, Clairemont, etc.
Always the rush. The closed session meetings, the insistence on a major development will “improve” the obvious problems.
The latest “solution” to homelessness is a proposed 1,000 bed facility on Kettner & Vine. This in addition to the Tent City dwellings along near Balboa Park on Pershing Drive, the Barracks near the airport and now this.
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