Gloria continues to ignore questions about two thorny issues facing the City despite repeated requests for comments and numerous opportunities to address the growing scandals.
San Diego City Council committee delays actions on ambulance contract
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and last updated 2021-02-11 20:24:17-05
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego City Council s Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee sidestepped making a recommendation on a proposed ambulance services contract, instead voting to put the bid before the full council as the city awaits a report from the Office of the Independent Budget Analyst on the financial outlook for the presumptive winning bidder, Falck USA. It s hard to know what to do as someone who cares deeply about the workers when the workers are asking us to do different things, said City Councilman Stephen Whitburn, who made the motion to request an independent financial report on Falck.
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By Arturo Castañares
Editor-at-Large
A secret committee of local fire and police chiefs postponed its December meeting just minutes before it was to start after La Prensa San Diego filed a lawsuit claiming the group’s meetings violate state open meeting laws.
The group, called the Urban Area Working Group (UAWG), is the “Approving Authority” recognized by the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to distribute funding to local law enforcement and fire agencies to prepare for and respond to terrorist threats.
UAWG is a permanent subcommittee of the Unified San Diego County Emergency Services Organization (USDCESO), a local Joint Powers Authority (JPA) agency comprised of the County Office of Emergency Services (OES) and representatives from each of the 18 cities in the region, including local fire and police chiefs.
City Wants to Turn Motel Into Temp Housing for Low-Level Offenders
By Alberto Garcia
A proposal by San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer could turn a local South Bay motel into a temporary housing complex for homeless low-level misdemeanor violators.
This Wednesday, the City Council’s Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee voted to approve a plan for the City to purchase a Super 8 Motel on Palm Avenue near Imperial Beach and convert it into a transitional housing complex.
The motel could house up to 84 low-level offenders, consistent with the City’s San Diego Misdemeanants At-Risk Track (SMART) Program that seeks to provide housing, case management, job training, and other supportive services to homeless low-level misdemeanor offenders.