Our Lisa Halverstadt dug into the fine print and discovered state law requires at least four votes to draw down county reserves outside the county\u2019s normal annual budget process.<\/p>\n
Neither of the Board\u2019s two Republicans responded to Halverstadt\u2019s requests for comment on how they might vote.<\/p>\n
Odds don\u2019t favor a yes. Desmond already expressed opposition to the reserves plan. And Anderson has shown no love either, though he\u2019s supported county efforts to assess the potential impacts of federal cuts.<\/p>\n
Democratic Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe, one of the plan\u2019s architects, said Dems will plow ahead despite the risk of Republican opposition.<\/p>\n
Read the full story here.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Podcast: Peters Dishes on Fletcher Scandal, Redistricting and La Jolla Secession<\/p>\n We had U.S. Rep. Scott Peters on the podcast Friday<\/a>. He had a lot to say about the case against former County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher that a judge recently dismissed. <\/p>\n \u201cI think he was really wronged by this woman,\u201d the congressman said of Fletcher and Fletcher\u2019s accuser, Grecia Figueroa. <\/p>\n On redistricting<\/strong>: Last week, the state Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to to ask voters to approve a new map for congressional districts, including the one Peters represents. For 20 years, California has let an independent commission do that job. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a terrible thing to do, and we absolutely have to do it,\u201d Peters said. It\u2019s important for Democrats, he said, to do everything they can to provide a check on Trump.<\/p>\n On La Jolla:<\/strong> Peters\u2019 longtime Chief of Staff MaryAnne Pintar was one of the people who signed the petition to push for independence for La Jolla from the city of San Diego. So where\u2019s he?<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not gonna get in the way of them making the case. I think they should do their study,\u201d Peters said. The petition provoked the Local Agency Formation Commission to commission a study of what the cost of secession would be and what \u201calimony\u201d La Jolla may have to pay to make it right for San Diego.<\/p>\n We discussed more: immigration enforcement, the future of the Democratic Party and more. You can listen to all the podcasts here<\/a>. <\/p>\n Related<\/strong>: Recent polling shows Californians are split over a ballot initiative authored by Democrats that would temporarily suspend the state\u2019s independent redistricting commission and redraw voting districts to put more Democrats in Congress. (KPBS<\/a>)<\/p>\n Can San Diego Prepare for Its Senior Population Boom?<\/strong><\/p>\n An existential challenge is barreling toward San Diego. And almost no one knows about it.<\/p>\n In the latest installment of our 20 Years of Impact series, reporter Will Huntsberry takes on San Diego\u2019s coming senior population boom.<\/p>\n Residents 65 and older are San Diego\u2019s fastest growing population group. In fact, they\u2019re the only growing group.<\/p>\n That\u2019s a problem.<\/p>\n San Diego is not ready to become a place with more old than young people. Already, the number of homeless seniors is rising, as is the number barely clinging to the housing they have..<\/p>\n One solution might be hiding in plain sight. What if we regarded seniors as a resource rather than a challenge, Huntsberry asks?<\/p>\n Creative answers to that question just might be the cultural shift San Diego needs to take advantage of its coming demographic transformation.<\/p>\n Read the full story here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Sacramento Report: State Leaders Scramble to Lower Gas Prices<\/strong><\/p>\n Get ready for sticker shock at the pump.<\/p>\n California has long been a leader in trying to reduce America\u2019s dependence on gas-powered cars.<\/p>\n With the Trump administration taking aim at the state\u2019s environmental policies, the full cost of those policies is about to be borne by California drivers.<\/p>\n Eight-dollar-a-gallon gas, anyone? That\u2019s the prediction from one expert.<\/p>\n Our Sacramento correspondent Deborah Sullivan reports legislators, including several from San Diego, are tackling the problem with a range of bills.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear, though, whether any of the proposals will pass. Or whether they\u2019ll make a dent in anticipated price surges.<\/p>\n Plus:<\/strong> California Democrats respond to aggressive gerrymandering in Texas by voting to bypass an independent commission and redraw electoral district boundaries to boost the number of Democrats in Congress.<\/p>\n Read the Sacramento Report here.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Politifest 2025: How Do We Solve the Child Care Crisis?<\/strong><\/p>\n Affordable, quality child care is challenging to find and staff are not paid enough to stay in the field. At this year\u2019s Politifest, community leaders will offer solutions to tackle the crisis in different ways.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Buy your tickets<\/a> to Politifest today.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n In Other News<\/strong><\/p>\n The Morning Report was written by Jim Hinch and Lisa Halverstadt. 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A Shell gas station on the corner of Governor Drive in University City on Sept. 23, 2022. \/ Photo by Ariana Drehsler<\/p>\n\n