Developers Are Lining Up to Build Housing on San Diego Unified Property
By Jakob McWhinney | Voice of San Diego
In March, San Diego Unified’s board issued a request for proposals from developers to turn five sites across the district into affordable housing. It was the latest, and largest, step toward fulfilling leaders’ pledge to build affordable housing for 10 percent of district staff.
Board President Cody Petterson estimated that if all five sites were developed, it could yield as many as 1,500 units of new affordable workforce housing.
The submission period ended last week, and district officials say they received a total of 15 proposals, including proposals for all five sites.
How focused is Gavin Newsom on his job? His official schedule remains a mystery
By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters
It’s a common refrain for critics of Gov. Gavin Newsom: Focus on your job.
The jabs have grown louder this year as Newsom launched a new weekly political podcastand traveled to other states that could be pivotal in a potential presidential campaign. A poll in May found that twice as many California voters believe the governor is devoting more attention to boosting his national profile than fixing the problems of the state.
“If he wants to prove to the United States that he would be a good president, why doesn’t he start by leading and actually running the state of California?” then-Republican Assemblymember Bill Essayli, who has since been appointed a U.S. attorney, said in a March appearance on Fox News.
Caltrans to shut I-5 south near Pacific Beach in first of multiple weekend closures
By Sophia Sleap | Times of San Diego
Caltrans will close all lanes of southbound Interstate 5 from State Route 52 to Mission Bay Drive starting Friday, Sept. 5, at 9 p.m. through Monday, Sept. 8, at 5 a.m.
Southbound drivers are advised to take southbound Interstate 805 at Sorrento Valley, connect to southbound State Route 163, then westbound Interstate 8 to return to I-5. The off-ramps for those traveling northbound in the area will remain open.
This is the first of several freeway closures for the I-5 Asset Management Project, which ensures that the southern segment of I-5 remains in a state of good repair by preserving and replacing existing infrastructure. This weekend’s closure includes replacing a corrugated steel pipe installed during the original construction of I-5 to prevent flooding.