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Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and his staff withheld information from the City Council and misrepresented facts about multiple properties acquired by the city in public reports or presentations, an independent audit released Thursday concludes.
The study issued by the City Auditor’s Office also found that the Faulconer administration failed to conduct proper due diligence before entering real estate deals worth more than $230 million.
“The prior city administration diminished City Council’s oversight capabilities on major real estate acquisitions by failing to provide complete and accurate information,” the audit found.
The report included many recommendations to prevent future real estate acquisitions from being mishandled. Senior aides to Mayor Todd Gloria accepted many of those suggestions but rejected some proposals aimed at improving oversight.
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San Diego’s efforts to fight climate change will shift from a set of ambitious goals to a more comprehensive and detailed blueprint in response to a new audit that criticizes the city’s previous efforts as relatively vague and weak.
City officials said Monday that a revised version of San Diego’s 6-year-old climate action plan will be far more robust, including a thorough “implementation” plan prioritizing key projects that reduce greenhouse gases.
The revised plan, expected to be ready in coming months, will require city officials to rate individual projects, decide how they fit the overall climate plan, estimate their costs, identify funding sources and explain possible funding gaps.
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