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San Diego Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera has proposed a "Follow the Money" ordinance requiring 24-hour lobbying disclosure and a $1,000 reporting threshold, responding to a Voice of San Diego investigation that revealed Airbnb spent at least $672,198 to oppose a vacation rental tax.
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The La Jolla Shores Association meets Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Scripps Institution of Oceanography with four action items including a Fire Station Dip Site discussion and a speed abatement presentation tied to months of traffic-calming efforts in the Shores.
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A new report from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the California Ocean Science Trust offers eight recommendations for reforming how catastrophe models price flood risk in coastal counties, as a super El Niño and sea-level rise threaten La Jolla's shoreline.
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The La Jolla Shores Planned District Advisory Board will review three residential projects at its Wednesday, Sept. 16 meeting, including a Calle del Cielo demolition-and-rebuild that requires a Coastal Development Permit.
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Airbnb spent at least $672,198 to defeat a proposed San Diego vacation rental tax, a Voice of San Diego investigation found, with none of the spending disclosed until after the City Council Rules Committee killed the proposal in January.
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La Jolla's District 1 representative, Council President Joe LaCava, led a unanimous San Diego City Council vote on Sept. 1 to strike a 38-year-old bathhouse ordinance rooted in AIDS-era language that city leaders called outdated and offensive to the LGBTQ+ community.
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Proposition 38, an $8.4 billion immunology research bond on the November 2026 ballot, could direct competitive grant money to La Jolla institutions already reeling from federal funding cuts, though critics say the measure steers half its funds to a single UCLA-affiliated institute.
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Seven La Jolla civic bodies meet between Sept. 10 and Sept. 17, starting with the Town Council on Thursday and followed by four LJCPA committee sessions, the Shores PDO Advisory Board and the Shores Association.
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Federal SNAP cuts that removed more than 1 million children from food assistance could reduce federal meal reimbursements for San Diego Unified schools, threatening free breakfast and lunch access even in California, where state law funds universal school meals.
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San Diego County voters have less than six weeks to register before the Oct. 19 deadline for the Nov. 3 midterm election, with ballots mailing Oct. 5 and early voting expanding through Election Day.
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San Diego's Commission on Police Practices has recommended SDPD stop pulling over drivers solely for minor equipment or administrative violations like broken tail lights and expired registration, a policy change that would affect La Jolla patrols by the Northern Division.
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La Jolla planners unanimously approved The Pearl, a six-unit mixed-use building at Pearl Street and Girard Avenue, sending the project to the city of San Diego for the next round of review.