Tag: Todd Gloria

  • Georgette Gomez Has Nearly Locked Down the Council Presidency

    Councilwoman Georgette Gomez attends a Voice of San Diego Brews and News event. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz Everything is lining up for Councilwoman Georgette Gomez to be San Diego’s next Council president. If that happens, she would suddenly find herself as one of the region’s most powerful elected officials. Gomez, who represents the Council…

  • Activists Push For Environmental Justice In San Diego Neighborhoods

    Activists Push For Environmental Justice In San Diego Neighborhoods

    Environmental activists push for benefits to San Diego’s low-income neighborhoods as the city advances plans to meet tough climate action plan goals.

  • With Filner Out, City Spins Its Wheels On Taxi Reform

    By Megan Burks Former Mayor Bob Filner put the wheels in motion for the city to take over the taxicab industry and improve oversight. But a proposal by interim mayor Todd Gloria to enter into a long-term contract with current taxi regulator MTS could bring that work to a halt. Taxi drivers rallied at the Metropolitan…

  • City Heights ‘Can Live With’ Transportation Committee Assignment

    By Megan Burks City Council voted last week to approve Mayor Bob Filner and Council President Todd Gloria’s SANDAG committee recommendations. At stake in the vote were assignments to the regional planning agency’s committees on everything from the border to the region’s airports. Of particular interest to City Heights was the representative selected to serve…

  • City Heights Stuck in the Middle of Filner-Gloria Spat

    By Megan Burks Tuesday’s uncomfortable row between Mayor Bob Filner and Council President Todd Gloria over SANDAG committee assignments left observers reeling. The power tussle over who gets to hand down the recommendations and how turned into an early snapshot of what many are expecting to be a colorful and rowdy transition from Capitol Hill…