Tuesday - Quick Hits

City Salary Setting Commission releases list of over 3000 city employees who make more than city council members. UT

Solana Beach mayor leads effort to change the auto allowance law. UT

PB church is allowed to continue its food-for-the-needy program without permit. UT

Two more city council members say they will stop using the auto allowance. UT

MiraCosta college trustees agree to faculty group pay structure. UT

City of Oceanside sued over concrete plant expansion. UT NCTimes

Wednesday - Quick Hits

City Council tells residents of Kensington to "screw you," and approves development project. UT

Ethics commission rules that councilmember Brian Maienshein can use his remaining 2004 reelection funds for his race for City Attorney. UT

Non-profits who provide affordable housing and other services to the homeless will split $2.1 million in HUD grant. UT

Bob Filner and Sierra Club urge East County residents to register their complaints regarding Sunrise Project at upcoming public hearings. UT

Fines reduced for cities of Carlsbad and Vista regarding Buena Creek lagoon sewage spill. UT

Gregory Canyon landfill faces more delays. NCTimes

Monday - Quick Hits

City and unions are heading on a collision course on bargaining. UT

City council to decide on ballot measures for June election. UT

Advocates see a rise in homelessness among seniors. UT

City of Coronado to consider placing on the ballot a measure to raise room tax. UT

Monday - Quick Hits

Both Democratic and Republican state lawmakers vow to fight Governor's proposed closing of 48 State Parks. UT

Analysis by SDSU professor finds San Diego jury pools lacking in Latinos. UT

Homeowners who invest in new water conservation equipment can receive rebates from county water agencies. UT

City Council is planning on overhauling the HUD block grant program. UT

Homeless Shelter task force doesn't have anyone who works with the homeless on it. UT

Thursday - Quick Hits

NIMBYism at is finest, proposed Rose Canyon bridge continues to generate controversy. UT

The process to find a permanent homeless shelter downtown, begins this afternoon with city council committee hearing. UT

Chula Vista residents to decided in November on whether city attorney should become an elected office. UT

City of Oceanside advances plans for luxury beach front hotel. UT

Mayors from 10 Southrern California cities meet to discuss water problems, but fail to come to a consensus. NC Times

Monday - Quick Hits

Another sign of compassion here in San Diego. Important homeless shelter in East Village closes and it loses its lease. UT

Fired UCSD employee behind bomb scare last week. UT

SANDAG joins list of groups who are suing SDSU over expansion plans. UT

Halfway through completion coastal wetlands show signs of progress. UT

City can't keep track of its outside legal costs. VOSD

Another example of NIMBYism. Community rallies against freeway ramps. NCTimes

County's top administrator to get 10% pay raise. UT

School board weighs plan to keep failing student back. UT

Thursday - Quick Hits

More on Mike Aguirre failing to secure an early endorsement. VOSD

California Coastal Commission to weigh in on Carlsbad desalination plant. VOSD

Jan Goldsmith take first step toward running for City Attorney. VOSD

Who cares about the residents of Del Cero. CSU Trustees approve SDSU expansion. UT

Two weeks late in opening, but city's Winter Shelter finally set to open this weekend. UT

Encinitas bans smoking on city beaches. UT

Study recommends expanding State Route 76 to four lanes. NCTimes

Wednesday - Quick Hits

Year after City Council passes plan to end homelessness, still no movement on the plan. VOSD

Peters re-elected to another term as Council President. UT

CSU Trustees to meet to discuss SDSU expansion plans. UT

Long time in the making. Council makes recycling mandatory. UT

Kissing demonstrators at the border, arrested by Border Patrol agents. UT

Mayors of Poway and Vista both endorse Mitt Romney for the GOP presidential nomination. NCTimes

Friday - Quick Hits

From the arena of continued bad planning, city's homeless shelter set to open next week at Tailgate Park near Petco Park. Will close one month earlier than normal so as not to interfere with Padres. So much for compassion! UT

FEMA to deliver trailers to La Jolla and Rincon Indains who lost their homes during the fires. I hope they are not the left over trailers from Katrina that have been sitting in the mud in Arkansas for two year. UT

Councilman Peters seeking third term as council president. VOSD

Raising their children to be model citizens, Poway school trustees confronted over klan costume and noose. UT

Chula Vista postpones decision regarding budget cuts until December. UT

Failure in Leadership - Example XXIII

Yesterday, the City Council voted to move the emergency homeless shelter from Barrio Logan to of all places the East Village. The shelter is scheduled to open November 1st and is located on a vacant lot owned by the redevelopment agency "bounded by 11th Avenue, G Street, Market Street and Park Boulevard."[Link]

While I fully understand and agree with the council's decision to placate the concerns of Barrio Logan residents regarding the shelter, does the council really believe that the residents and business owners of East Village are not going to have the same concerns that their neighbors in Barrio Logan had? Once again, instead of trying to find a location that could eventually become a permanent site for a shelter, this council has decided to abdicated its responsibility.

The homeless situation in San Diego is a disgrace. The city needs a comprehensive solution that includes a permanent year-round facility, not some annual "emergency shelter" that is passed from one community to another like a hot potato. To arrive at a comprehensive solution, of course would require leadership from both the mayor and city council and that is something that is in short supply.