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By Robert Welsh Here is a quote from the City's Clairemont Community Plan, dated 1989: "In summary, Clairemont Mesa is an urbanized community and for the most part is built out." It must be said, that Clairemont has not gotten less "built out" in the 37 years since then. Recently I was in a discussion about excessive apartment building development in Clairemont Mesa, noting 8 locations where…
By Angelo Haynes The San Diego County Board of Supervisors convened a meeting at the County Administration Center to discuss ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and CBP (Customs and Border Protection) use of county property and facilities for firearms training. A period of public comment was held on Agenda discussion item #24, which drew 57 public comments with 38 being in person. Many…
Bailey says the city should ‘return to 2015 staffing levels’ by cutting 1,054 employees and the services they provide. By Michael Zucchet City Council candidate Richard Bailey continues to promise budget fantasyland to San Diegans. He says the answer to San Diego’s persistent budget shortfalls includes no new fees, no increased taxes, and no service cuts whatsoever – in fact he claims that somehow…
By Darryl She is alone. Her family now restricted. Her visitors, of days long since gone, no longer come for her, but for others. Vacant of purpose, she is seen as a relic, an eyesore harboring forgotten memories, a throwback to an era long since gone. For her five decades of contributions to her community and those that love her, segregation, isolation, and deterioration are now all that is…
Trump Calls Reports of Bad Conditions on Board Carrier "Fake News" On Monday, August 17, members of San Diego’s congressional delegation expressed their view that an independent investigation into the monthslong deployment of the locally based USS Abraham Lincoln is warranted given all the reports of deplorable conditions and a few suicide attempts on board the carrier. The sailors and marines on…
Editordude : Thanks to reporter Dave Schwab and the Times of San Diego, we have an update on what's happening with the OB Pier replacement project. It's been nearly a decade since the Rag broke the story that the pier had reached the end of its service life. (They call it the OB Pier "Renewal Project", but that sounds like the current pier will simply be "renewed." Not so, as the current pier…
From ACLU The ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLU-SDIC) has launched a petition calling on the San Diego City Council and Mayor Todd Gloria to “Get the Flock Out” and cancel all of San Diego’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) contracts, including those with Flock Safety, the company that owns and operates the city’s ALPR system. The City of San Diego is currently using taxpayer funds…
DOJ Claims Some State Election Officials Knowingly Allowed Non-Citizens to Vote But Offers No Evidence By Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket / August 17, 2026 The Trump administration plans to deploy approximately 1,000 Department of Justice election monitors across the country in November, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said Monday, August 17. In an interview on Bloomberg’s Balance of…
Good news! After just one week of fundraising, the Rag has exceeded our goal by $3,000! Our goal was $3,500 but we've now reached over $6,600 in donations from readers, friends and supporters. This means the Rag can continue the quality and quantity of our writings and reports. We can keep our lights on. This is crucial because the country is about to enter one of the most turbulent periods in…
by Nadia Lathan / Voice of San Diego / August 18, 2026 They’re going for the wholesale workaround. San Diego lawmakers are weighing new legislation to allow San Diego’s Midway Rising project to bypass state environmental review — a pivot from earlier proposals that sought to exempt parts of the project from certain environmental rules. The Midway Rising plan involves a 16,0000-seat arena and…
