Arts Report: The Recession’s Impact on Art
The financial pinch in the years after the recession is prompting arts organizations to strategize new ways of balancing their artistic vision with what they can afford. The Museum of Contemporary...
View ArticleMorning Report: Mud-Slinging Doesn’t End With the Election
A local political consultant is appalled by strategist Tom Shepard’s switch from working with Republicans to helping a Democrat, Rep. Bob Filner, get elected to mayor. But our Scott Lewis thinks...
View ArticleThe Cost of Desalinated Water: San Diego Explained
The San Diego County Water Authority recently agreed to a big deal to buy desalinated water from a private company building a plant in Carlsbad. The Associated Press says it would be the biggest...
View ArticleMayors on Both Sides of the Border Want to Break Down Barriers
Mayor Bob Filner may be uniquely suited to fight San Diego and Tijuana’s border crossing woes. The former 10-term congressman and city councilman spent more than two decades representing border...
View ArticleMorning Report: City Pay Rises Despite Crackdown
We obtained a city memo that finds about half of San Diego’s 10,000 workers received raises even as the city touted its cuts to salaries and benefits. “The raises detailed in the report clashes with...
View ArticleMorning Report: Council Committee Slowed to a Crawl
If you are looking for a cushy new job, you might want to consider running for San Diego City Council. The workload for one committee has been so light this year that they canceled a regularly...
View ArticleMorning Report: Not Easy Getting 25 Homeless Off Streets
For almost two years now, something called Project 25 has been trying to help the region’s costliest homeless people get off the street. These are the transients whose repeated medical problems are a...
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