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Water treatment plant

The San Diego City Council is set to consider proposed water rate increases that are needed over the next three years to improve customer service technology, repair aging infrastructure and continue to provide safe, reliable drinking water. 

Why Water Rates are Increasing…

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O Lot progress

City crews are hard at work preparing a piece of City property called the “O” Lot, which will open this fall as a new Safe Sleeping site for hundreds of people. 

Located in the Balboa Park area, adjacent to the Naval Medical Center San Diego, the O Lot was previously used as an…

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public utilities department

Last week, I gave you a broad overview of the improvements happening at the City’s Public Utilities Department. This week, I wanted to pull out some of the success stories we’ve seen…

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five mattresses stacked being carried to truck

Disposing of unwanted mattresses and box springs is now as easy as 1-2-3, and it’s free! As part of the City of San Diego’s participation in the Mattress Recycling Council’s (MRC) Bye Bye Mattress program, San Diegans can drop off mattresses and box…

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SD logo reads: Welcoming San Diego

Immigrants and refugees across San Diego are invited to participate in the City’s first-ever informational career fair specifically tailored for newcomers to the city. The fair, which is sponsored and organized by the City’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA) in collaboration with the Personnel…

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sidewalk vendors san diego

In 2019, a state law decriminalized sidewalk vending and mandated that cities develop a regulatory program that allows micro-entrepreneurs to operate.  

The City of San Diego’s sidewalk vending regulations, passed last year, allow vendors to do business but also seeks to protect our…

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map that highlights where convoy will be resurfaced

The City of San Diego will begin resurfacing Convoy Street on Tuesday night, Sept. 12, following a recently completed water and wastewater pipe replacement project. During the length of the project, crews will be applying asphalt overlay resurfacing to approximately three miles of road on Convoy…

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before picture a pile of trash, after picture the pile of trash cleared

In less than a year since its launch, the City of San Diego’s Enhanced Hot Spot Program has reached a significant milestone: Hot Spot crews have removed more than 1,000 tons of waste from areas near and around homeless encampments. That amount adds up to nearly 4.5 times the weight of the Statue…

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Renderings of the three OB Pier designs.

On Saturday, Sept. 9, the City of San Diego hosted the third in a series of community workshops to share information about the Ocean Beach Pier Renewal project and gather input from San Diegans. City staff and…

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Welcome Week

On Sept. 8, the City of San Diego hosted a celebration to kick off Welcoming Week at the City Heights/Weingart Library. City leaders, staff and community members joined the opening event to launch a week of activities that will highlight the importance of inclusion and diversity in our city…

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