In this week’s "From the Mayor’s Desk" newsletter, Mayor Todd Gloria highlights strong public participation in the City’s Resident Budget Survey as San Diego prepares for a projected budget shortfall, with early feedback emphasizing priorities like fixing roads and keeping communities safe. The update also outlines a City and County partnership to keep a 164-bed domestic violence shelter operating, nearly 500 new homes advancing through projects supported by City programs like Bridge to Home and Complete Communities, a bipartisan call from the United States Conference of Mayors for immigration enforcement reforms, and San Diego’s selection as a FIFA World Cup 2026 Team Base Camp for Switzerland and New Zealand.

 

In this week’s "From the Mayor’s Desk" newsletter, Mayor Todd Gloria shares the launch of the City’s Resident Budget Survey as San Diego begins developing the next fiscal year’s budget amid a projected $120 million shortfall driven by rising costs, aging infrastructure, and softening revenues such as visitor taxes. The update also highlights expanded free parking for City residents at Balboa Park, a visitor-funded modernization plan for the San Diego Convention Center, and reforms to historic preservation rules that protect historic resources while making it easier to build more homes that everyday San Diegans can afford. 

 

In this week’s “From the Mayor’s Desk,” Mayor Todd Gloria highlights a $5 million state investment to expand the Peacemaker Project, which has already served more than 1,000 young people and families and focuses on preventing gun and gang violence in Districts 4, 8 and 9. The newsletter also spotlights long-overdue upgrades to Police Plaza funded through philanthropic and state support (not City funds), activation of the City’s Inclement Weather Shelter Program during recent storms to ensure no one seeking a bed was turned away in the rain, and up to $50,000 in assistance to help middle-income families achieve homeownership and put down roots in San Diego.