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Good morning, San Diego ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- Mountain View Park’s The Black Family statue has finally been reinstalled.
- The coastal commission gave the green light to install a suicide prevention barrier on the Coronado Bridge, which could be completed in 2028.
Tessa Balc
Audience engagement producer
Top story
Groundbreaking set for 147-unit affordable housing project in La Mesa
Just seven days after the “Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act” will become law, a 147-unit affordable housing project is set to break ground near La Mesa’s Spring Street trolley station.
The project will be comprised entirely of affordable units.
Construction won’t disrupt the trolley and bus routes, but you won’t be able to park at the station’s parking lot during that time. Starting June 24, for about two years the parking lot will only have a limited number of ADA spots.
While it’s likely the law will encourage more developments near transit centers, this particular build has been in the works for a few years and was helped along by different state law aimed at streamlining affordable developments. This will be one of several redevelopments MTS and the San Diego-based developer, Affirmed Housing, have collaborated on near transit stations.
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Stories you should know about
🔎 Days after search along Lake Poway, authorities ask for help finding man missing since March: The nearly 80 search and rescue volunteers were unable to find any item of significance.
🕯️ 10 years later, Center holds ofrenda to remember Pulse Nightclub mass shooting victims: The mass shooting in Orlando was at the time the deadliest in U.S. history, claiming 49 lives.
🇺🇸 Three San Diego congressional Democrats present united front on economy, immigration, housing: Reps. Mike Levin, Sara Jacobs and Scott Peters all came to the discussion, hosted by the Chamber, with different priorities, but stressed that they must maintain a united front.
🎸 Some old, some new; Live music this week: The Lemon Twigs, Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams and Greg Douglass are all in town this week.
🏘️ Shoreline Community Services opens workforce housing for those experiencing homelessness: Housing will be available for Community Care Crew members, who perform street cleaning, graffiti removal, landscaping and an array of community services.
🧩 Opinion: California’s childcare funding shouldn’t stigmatize the subsidized kids
What else we’re reading
📝 50 people were ordered to be deported, after the first “mega” master hearing in San Diego — a trend popping up in other cities where an immigration judge’s calendar is filled with nearly 100 cases in a day. (Daylight San Diego)
💵 SDG&E has filed a rate request to increase average monthly electricity and natural gas bills by 8.6% in 2028. (Union-Tribune)
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🧐 What $70 million redevelopment effort recently broke ground?
A) Golden Hall
B) Harbor Island West
C) Seaport Village
D) East Village Green
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