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Planning for Balboa Park Centennial Celebration Kicks into High Gear

Veteran special-event exec Mark Germyn hired to oversee planning, fundraising and logistics for year-long community event … Full Story

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Mayor, Bill Walton Kick Off Plaza de Panama Walking Tours

Monthly guided tours of the proposed restoration project will give public a chance to learn more about Balboa Park's history and future. … Full Story

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Electric Vehicles Get a Charge Out of San Diego

The San Diego region will be one of the first in the nation to have a charging infrastructure to support electric vehicles. … Full Story

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Historic Agreement on Retiree Health Care Will Save $714 Million

The mayor has reached tentative agreements with city unions on a plan that will save taxpayers $714 million over the next 25 years. … Full Story

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Council Vote Officially Launches City’s Managed Competition Program

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Construction Set to Start on Long-awaited Mercado del Barrio Project

Mayor Jerry Sanders announced today that escrow has closed on the Mercado del Barrio project, and construction is expected to begin next week on the long-awaited redevelopment project in San Diego’s Barrio Logan neighborhood.… Full Story

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Rule Changes Will Help Community Gardens Flourish

No permits or fees would be required for urban farmers to turn vacant lots into productive gardens.… Full Story

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Convention Center expansion design features 5-acre waterfront park, environmental sustainability

The team selected by the San Diego Convention Center Corp. to design the center’s expansion envisions a public park with panoramic views of downtown and the bay.… Full Story

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Grand Vision for the Heart of Balboa Park

Civic leaders are launching an effort to reclaim the Plaza de Panama and adjacent areas for pedestrian use in time for the Centennial celebration of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition.… Full Story

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Money-saving Civic Center proposal would direct more funds to police, fire, libraries and street repair

San Diego taxpayers will reap millions in immediate and long-term savings if the city redevelops the Civic Center instead of continuing to lease expensive downtown office space and making costly band-aid repairs to the existing City Administration Building, according to Mayor Jerry Sanders… Full Story

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Arts Provide a Major Economic Boost for San Diego

San Diego's vibrant arts and culture scene has a $181 million impact on the local economy and supports more than 7,000 jobs… Full Story

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San Diego Cleantech Innovators Get Boost through Public-Private Grant Program

Three local university research teams will receive grants and business mentoring to help further develop and commercialize clean technology research projects through a partnership between the city of San Diego, local universities and private companies… Full Story

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New Program to Help Local Small Business Takes Effect July 1

Mayor Jerry Sanders and representatives from the city's administrative office have been reaching out to local small businesses to encourage them to become certified for the city of San Diego's Small Local Business Enterprise Program, which begins July 1… Full Story
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