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Supervisors Miss Opportunity to Actually  Do Something About Housing Affordability

Once again, Supervisors choose developer convenience over the chance to increase affordability of housing in the County…

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2018

How San Diego is waiving fire code in high fire risk areas

California’s fires are only getting worse, yet San Diego County is giving high density developments multiple exceptions to fire code regulations meant to ensure safe evacuation.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2018

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Behind the San Diego Democrats' vote against Measure A Does the surprise move by San Diego Democrats to endorse a “No” vote on Measure A signal a sea change for the party that has long stood up to developers? Or does it say that certain members of the San Diego County Democratic Central Committee can be moved into the pro-developer column by financial incentives provided by the BIA (Building

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Measure A Would Dramatically Change How Rural Land Is Developed In San Diego County San Diego County voters will decide in March whether they should get a say in deciding the fate of backcountry housing projects… J.P. Theberge is in charge of the group Grow the San Diego Way. He stood next to a busy construction site in Valley Center.

DECEMBER 18, 2019

What You Need to Know About Two Contentious 2020 Housing Measures  When County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher appeared on the VOSD Podcast in October, he said he opposes Measure A, the March 2020 ballot initiative that would require voters to sign off on housing developments that don’t comply with the county’s general plan.

AUGUST 8, 2019

Campaign dollars for supervisor race come from developers, out of district Semi-annual campaign finance disclosure data is in for San Diego County races. And it shows that over half a million dollars in campaign funds went to the three leading candidates for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 3 race during the first half of 2019.

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