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The goal part of a sweeping <u><a href="https://www.portofsandiego.org/mcas">Maritime Clean Air Strategy</a></u> comes five years ahead of a California state-mandated transition for heavy-duty trucks and exceeds efforts at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
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Some of San Diego’s most celebrated bayfront destinations Seaport Village and the Coronado Ferry Landing are governed by an unfamiliar entity with power that, in 2021, will prove more consequential than ever.
Formed by the state in 1962, the San Diego Unified Port District spans 34 miles of coastline from Shelter Island to the border. The land was granted to the agency to hold on behalf of the public; it includes tidelands in San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and Coronado. It’s a self-funded, non-taxing entity governed by a board of seven commissioners who are appointed by their member cities.
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The Port of San Diego’s long-running agreements for outsourced police and fire service within the district last week escalated from a routine matter of business to a charged discussion about fairness and the agency’s role in scrutinizing costs.
At the Dec. 8 board meeting, the port’s seven appointed commissioners were asked to approve 40-year emergency service contracts, known as municipal service agreements, with the cities of Chula Vista and Imperial Beach. But after nearly two hours of deliberation, with the central debate relating to whether the port was in a position to act on the unprecedented contracts, the items were pushed for additional review to the next scheduled meeting.