This week’s newsletter highlights strong momentum across San Diego — with new national data showing residents among the most satisfied in any major U.S. city and local crime dropping thanks to focused police work and technology that’s delivering results. The City is rolling out new trash and recycling bins to more than 225,000 households and recycling old bins into new products, while ALPR technology helped detectives close a dangerous robbery case in Mira Mesa. San Diego is also preparing to host WWE’s Survivor Series at Petco Park and inviting K–12 students to apply for this year’s Mayor for a Day contest.

Building More Housing, Strengthening Safety Tools, and Fixing the Damn Roads

November 20, 2025 - From the Mayor's Desk

This week’s "From the Mayor's Desk" newsletter highlights new affordable housing milestones in Grantville, Little Italy, and City Heights; real cases showing how Automated License Plate Recognition helps detectives solve serious crimes; early results from the City’s freeway-cleanup partnership with Caltrans that reduced encampment fires by 48 percent; and new pothole repair trucks that will help crews fix the damn roads faster.

Honoring Peter Seidler’s Legacy, Advancing Public Safety, and Investing in San Diego’s Neighborhoods

November 10, 2025 - From the Mayor's Desk

In this week’s “From the Mayor’s Desk,” Mayor Todd Gloria reflects on the dedication of “Peter Seidler Way” outside Petco Park, honoring the late Padres owner’s lasting impact on compassion and community in San Diego. The newsletter also highlights how Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology is delivering measurable results in crime prevention, the completion of long-awaited upgrades at Scripps Ranch’s Jerabek Park, and the planting of 30 new trees with local students for Kate Sessions Day in Oak Park — part of the City’s ongoing work to create a cleaner, greener, and safer San Diego for all of us.