In this week’s “From the Mayor’s Desk” newsletter, Mayor Todd Gloria discusses San Diego’s national leadership on housing after traveling to Washington, D.C. to represent the City at a national housing conference and meet with federal partners about building more homes and lowering costs. The update also includes the installation of the new Chicano Park Boulevard signs in Barrio Logan, a record-setting year for the City’s in-house street resurfacing program, progress on new affordable homes in San Carlos, Hillcrest and City Heights, a permitted remote work meetup at Law Street Beach in Pacific Beach, and the City’s transition to new gray trash bins.
In this week’s “From the Mayor’s Desk” newsletter, Mayor Todd Gloria discusses his new role as President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and what it means for San Diego’s work to build more homes, keep neighborhoods safe, reduce costs and invest in infrastructure. The update also includes a fact check on the temporary Mission Beach lifeguard tower, new federal data recognizing San Diego for one of the nation’s largest drops in unsheltered homelessness, the reopening of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Swimming Pool in South Encanto after major renovations, and the opening of The Bel, bringing 80 new affordable homes to Hillcrest.
In this week’s "From the Mayor's Desk" newsletter, Mayor Todd Gloria discusses San Diego’s role in the national conversation on housing as he joins mayors from across the country at the U.S. Conference of Mayors and prepares to become the organization's president. He also answers a budget question about the role of philanthropy and public-private partnerships, highlights the return of Parks After Dark for free summer family fun and celebrates the groundbreaking of Bruce Brown Memorial Park, a new 24-acre public park coming to Mira Mesa.