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A preview of City Council and committee action
The People's Business: May 8, 2020
Happy Friday!By the end of the day today, the City Council -- moonlighting as the Budget Review Committee -- will have survived its week-long deep dive into the proposed budgets of every City… Read More about The People's Business: May 8, 2020
The People's Business: April 28, 2020: Budget Review!
Adopting the annual budget for the municipal corporation that is the City of San Diego is the most important thing the City Council does. It determines how core essential services like police,… Read More about The People's Business: April 28, 2020: Budget Review!
The People's Business: April 20, 2020
Hi there, public-policy nerds! Congratulations for surviving one full month of isolation, home-schooling, no pants, no makeup, and developing some serious Zoom-etiquette pet peeves!We have… Read More about The People's Business: April 20, 2020
The People's Business: April 10, 2020
Happy Friday, everyone! Question for you: Do Fridays even matter anymore?As you ponder and explore the depths of that existential query, we'll remind you that earlier this week, the City Council… Read More about The People's Business: April 10, 2020
The People's Business: April 6, 2020
Hello and welcome back to "The People's Business," coming to you once again in the age of COVID-19 from isolation at the dining table. After a couple of weeks with an emergency meeting (March 17… Read More about The People's Business: April 6, 2020
The People's Business: March 24, 2020
Hello and welcome to Day 5 of the Governor Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home order. Resplendent in a t-shirt, pajama bottoms, and slippers, "The People's Business" is coming to you straight from the… Read More about The People's Business: March 24, 2020
The People's Business: March 17, 2020
How you holding up, San Diego? Last week, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the City Council cancelled all of its scheduled policy committee meetings, as well as the meetings of the full… Read More about The People's Business: March 17, 2020
The People's Business: March 10, 2020
Just as the full Council returned from legislative recess this week, so have its policy committees. The Budget and Government Efficiency Committee and the Rules Committee both meet on Wednesday,… Read More about The People's Business: March 10, 2020
The People's Business: March 6, 2020
Aaaaaand... we're back. Did you miss us?Wowzers! Next week is jam-packed with legislative action -- two loaded Council meetings on Monday and Tuesday, and three committee meetings on Wednesday and… Read More about The People's Business: March 6, 2020
The People's Business: Feb. 21, 2020
There is very little on the schedule during the next two weeks, and it's leaving us at "The People's Business" feeling rather empty inside. Like, if there are no ideas to uplift the quality of life… Read More about The People's Business: Feb. 21, 2020