SAN DIEGO
The city of San Diego decided not to renew a management contract with a local nonprofit after months of complaints from some Logan Heights property owners about poor service and resistance to public criticism during meetings.
The Central Commercial District Revitalization Corp. will no longer manage sidewalk sweeping, trash collection, tree trimming and graffiti removal for the maintenance assessment district that includes Logan Heights, Sherman Heights, Grant Hill and Stockton, officials said.
The nonprofit had managed the district for more than 20 years, with an annual budget of more than $200,000. In fiscal 2020 the nonprofit received $259,217 in revenues and spent $252,271. For fiscal 2021-2022, it was projected to receive about $273,500 and to spend $266,106.
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San Diego’s grand experiment to temporarily allow restaurants and other businesses to take over streets and sidewalks during the pandemic will be extended for one more year as city planners mull how to make expanded outdoor dining a permanent fixture in the city.
The City Council on Tuesday agreed in an 8-0 vote to extend what are still temporary regulations, first enacted last July, through July 13 of next year. That extension will give the city’s planning department time to craft permanent rules governing how restaurants and other businesses like shops and gyms will be legally allowed to take over public rights-of-way. The new “Spaces as Places” program, as it is being called, is expected to return to the council in the fall.