Council leaders debated tweaks to a settlement that lowers future trash bills and ends paid Balboa Park parking; the deal averts litigation but creates budget trade‑offs. The council pressed staff for firm timelines and refund rules as budget votes approach.

San Diego property owners have until June 30 to pay 2025–26 taxes without extra fees. After July 1 unpaid bills move to default and can pick up steep penalties.

City leaders began reviewing a Phase II feasibility study on forming a municipal energy utility that could replace SDG&E; the report flags billions in acquisition costs and long regulatory hurdles.

City Council unanimously approved new rules targeting illegal cannabis delivery, raising fines and giving licensed dispensaries new tools to sue unlicensed operators.

Six companies won CalCompetes awards that the state says will bring $1.3B in private investment and create more than 2,000 jobs across California.

Sen. Lena Gonzalez introduced SB 423 to force the release of 911 audio and video from private immigration detention centers after a state DOJ report flagged poor care and deaths.

National City’s council unanimously named Douglas Schulze city manager and Heidi Skinner city attorney on Wednesday, a bid to end years of leadership churn. The hires come as the city wrestles with tight budgets.

Council members pushed back on the Parks Department's proposed distribution of a growing Opportunity Fund, leaving some low‑income rec centers with less than they expected.

SDG&E asked the CPUC to allow an 8.6% average bill increase in 2028, seeking about $3.8B while consumer advocates prepare to fight the request.

City Council will consider a $4.84M Orange Ave purchase and how to allocate roughly $1.2M in community grants at Tuesday’s meeting. Decisions also touch EMS equipment and a Caulerpa emergency.

A San Diego immigration judge entered 50 in‑absentia deportation orders at a mass "mega" hearing; lawyers warn the fast dockets could cause missed notice and default removals.

A newly released state inventory shows six in‑use “high‑risk” automated decision systems — from COMPAS to a fraud‑detection tool — reversing an earlier report. The list raises fresh transparency and oversight questions.

Sheriff Kelly Martinez will host a second community forum in Encinitas as San Diego advances a master plan to replace the aging Vista Detention Facility. County and state filings lay out demolition-and-rebuild scenarios and a timeline into 2027–28.