Today’s newsletter is presented by Kaiser Permanente.
Good morning, San Diego ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- A look at the ongoing response to the Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis
- Bill that would keep some high-speed rail records confidential passes Assembly
- And a look into how much money is going into police overtime
Brooke Binkowski
News editor
Top story
One officer collected $1.28 million in overtime over five years: A look at SDPD’s massive OT payouts
You can really clean up working overtime — if you’re in law enforcement.
San Diego’s police are taking home enormous amounts of taxpayer-funded overtime pay, some topping $100k in extra cash each year. One officer collected $1.28 million in overtime over the course of five years.
Nice work, if you can get it. You can check out the details in Dorian Hargrove’s story, which gets right down to the nitty-gritty of who is pulling in all that cash, when and how.
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Stories you should know about
🗑️ City Council will consider settlement in trash fee case: The council’s closed session will come a day before opening statements were scheduled in a lawsuit brought forth by local homeowners.
🇺🇸 Hiring, overtime, and AI: VA is Processing veterans’ disability claims faster than ever: It’s helping put a dent in the agency’s years-long disability claims backlog, but it isn’t always correct leaving some vets with conflicting feelings.
💐 Opinion: Mother’s Day and the cultural memory we risk losing: From San Diego-based cultural policy strategist, scholar and advisor Linda Caballero Sotelo
💵 Opinion: Lincoln Club seeks to repeal trash fee, but bill will come due: From Del Cerro resident Mat Kostrinsky.
What else we’re reading
🛳️ Hantavirus misinformation and disinformation are running rampant as the geopolitical dramas continue to swirl around a stricken cruise ship. (The Guardian)
🗞️ A close look at the lives of my old colleagues, Tijuana journalists. (KPBS)
🖋️ A woman held in immigration custody for months at the Otay Mesa Detention Center recalls her experience (Daylight San Diego)
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