Tag: Neighborhoods

  • Faulconer Seizes the Neighborhoods Baton

    Kevin Faulconer was sworn in as San Diego’s mayor on Monday, March 3, 2014, at the Jacobs Center For Neighborhood Innovation. This is the full video of Faulconer taking the oath of office and giving his inauguration speech. | Video Credit: Katie Schoolov, KPBS By Lisa Halverstadt Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s new-found neighborhood obsession dominated his…

  • Meet San Diego’s New Neighborhoods Chief

    By Liam Dillon In October, the city of San Diego’s top managers made a startling admission. The city had become, “a reactive organization lacking proper oversight to ensure that taxpayer dollars were being appropriately and effectively managed,” a report to the City Council said. To remedy that, the Council approved a dramatic City Hall reorganization…

  • Filner’s Out, but Neighborhoods Stay In

    By Liam Dillon Republican City Councilman Kevin Faulconer spoke Spanish Wednesday morning when he announced his run for mayor of San Diego. He also emphasized neighborhoods. “We will heal our city and create a community where every neighborhood is strong, and every San Diegan has the opportunity to reach their full potential,” Faulconer said. Both…

  • Filner’s Exit Complicates Plan for Planning

    Filner hired one of the country’s most highly respected urban planners, Bill Fulton, to head an empowered planning department, a move that provided a glimpse at what Filner’s vision might look like if all the stars aligned. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Andrew Keatts Bob Filner campaigned on a promise to put the city’s…

  • The 5 Best Ways Communities Can Lobby for Infrastructure

    Ryan Jackson, 19, took two buses and his skateboard to a community planning training hosted by the Community Budget Alliance. He says he wanted to find out how to bring more transportation options to his Skyline Hills neighborhood. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks The new fiscal year started about a month ago,…