Voice of San Diego
A Transit-Oriented Parking Reform Proposal in San Diego
Under a new plan proposed by the mayor of San Diego, new developments in transit-rich parts of the city would no longer require parking.
Momentum for Rewriting San Diego's Inclusionary Zoning Policy
Ineffective in more way than one, San Diego's inclusionary zoning policy is under the microscope.
Not All of San Diego's Inclusionary Zoning Funds Going to Affordable Housing
San Diego finds itself having to explain how its inclusionary zoning program spending diverged from expectations.
Transit Oriented Upzoning Can't Win Local Support in San Diego
Residents are shooting down plans that propose increased density and height in San Diego. The city had planned to cut its carbon footprint by encouraging transit oriented development.
Homeless Tents Missing the Permanent Housing Mark in San Diego
The occupants of homeless tents in San Diego haven't been moving to permanent housing in the numbers city officials had hoped.
New Surveillance Technology Gathers Plenty of Data, but Who Has Access?
As new technology for data collection becomes available to police departments around the country, concerns grow about what is being collected and who has access.
Can Water Supply Keep Up with the Need to Build More Housing?
Population growth creates a collision course in the American West.
After the Drought, San Diego Faces Lead and Sewage
In 2017, the Southern California city no longer had to be concerned about water quantity, but was plagued by issues of water quality.
Lessons From San Diego's Hepatitis A Outbreak
Voice of San Diego reports in detail about the months of warning San Diego officials had about the spread of Hepatitis A in public areas around the city. Still, prevention measures took a back seat to bureaucracy.
California Growth Shows an Exurban Pattern
The "back to the city" narrative might make for good headlines, but an analysis of California's growth patterns tell a different story. Take San Diego County as an example.
Bus Rapid Transit In Name Only
San Diego provides a case study for how bus rapid transit sometimes fails to meet the standards befitting its name.
Fear of Low-Income Housing Blocks Veterans' Housing Project Near San Diego
In November, the city of Poway, California rejected a veterans' housing project. The story is informative for the way communities rally to obstruct the addition of low-income housing.
Op-Ed: Transit Still Lacking in the Customer Service Department
An opinion piece says its time for transit agencies to start treating riders like valued customers.
A Case Study of California's Lowest-Ranked Transit Station
Build it and they will come hasn't worked out so well for the Gillespie Field station on the Green Line of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. A recent scorecard rated the station lowest among 489 competitors.
Who Will Pay to Fix San Diego's Broken Sidewalks?
San Diego quest to find solutions to repairing damaged city sidewalks continues, with home and business owners potentially facing liability for trip-and-fall accidents
Condition on San Diego's New Airport Parking Lot: Make Sure People Don't Use It
A deal between the San Diego International Airport and the California Coastal Commission will pave the way for a 3,000-space parking garage—in the hopes that people don’t use it.
Bus Rapid Transit Without Dedicated Lines—Finding Out the Hard Way
San Diego's bus rapid transit line, open for nine months, hasn't improved transit service along El Cajon Boulevard. Critics blame cuts to the original plan.
Debunking Myths about NFL Stadium Construction
Political leaders in San Diego have spent years characterizing the city's NFL team as a regional asset, requiring a new stadium to keep in place. A column debunks some of the logic behind how and why behind some of that reasoning.
Is Racism Behind the Density Debate in San Diego?
A high profile environmental attorney in San Diego called out neighborhood opposition to development that would add density for "selfishness and closet racism."
CEQA Crusader or CEQA Bounty Hunter?
Liam Dillon tells the story of Cory Briggs, a notorious lawyer in Southern California famous for opposing projects under the auspices of the California Environmental Quality Act.
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