Saturday, October 24, 2026
County
Chula Vista mayor touts 25% drop in street homelessness; total count rose as runoff nears
Regional figures show fewer people sleeping outside in Chula Vista but more in shelters, as McCann outraises Tamayo by about 30 to 1.
County
Supervisors weigh $20.4M Medi-Cal gap pilot, $5M sheriff biometric system and no-bid jail work
Most of the health pilot money would come from reserves, and the sheriff's new fingerprint platform could later handle facial images.
City
San Diego's low-water users would pay more under flat rate forced by lawsuit; council votes Tuesday
A single $11.09 rate would replace tiered pricing for homes Jan. 1, raising bills for small users while ratepayers' water fund covers a $40 million settlement.
Commentary
San Diego's power bill was written in Sacramento, and the state's own reports say so
SDG&E customers pay about 45 cents a kilowatt-hour, two and a half times the national average, for costs set by state law and by a utility commission Gov. Newsom appointed.
County
San Diego inflation hits 4.7%, highest since 2023, as gasoline prices jump 29.5% in a year
Federal data show local prices rising a point faster than the nation, and a San Diego fill-up now costs $24 more than one in Phoenix.
