At a committee meeting on Wednesday, several councilmembers criticized Mayor Todd Gloria for failing to deliver on his promises to stop the city’s ongoing budget issues. Councilmembers expressed frustration at Gloria’s failure to implement a hiring freeze and tighten spending, despite facing a budget shortfall next year. The general manager for the city employee’s union also called out the mayor’s office for lack of action. In response, Gloria’s spokesperson defended the mayor’s focus on revenue increases rather than cuts as directed by councilmembers, and stated that spending cuts have been implemented as promised.
In other news, Poway’s City Council censured Councilmember Tony Blain for harassing behavior, attempted vote trading, and insistence on calling the police on residents who criticized him. Emails revealed Blain’s escalating harassment towards other councilmembers and threats to remove them. The San Diego Teachers Union is pushing for increased education funding, joining a statewide campaign for better pay, staffing, and resources for families. Despite the challenges in education funding, the hope is that coordinated efforts will make a difference.
Other headlines include City Heights business owners experiencing sales drops due to road repair delays, the county providing funds for internet access in rural school districts, and a former National City teacher pleading guilty to multiple felony counts for inappropriate relationships with students. Additionally, community members fearing deportation shared concerns about their belongings, San Diego is expecting rain, and China blacklisted local gene sequencing company Illumina.
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