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Good morning, San Diego ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- How the San Diego Community College District caught —and is still fighting — a sophisticated cyberattack.
- County Supervisors approved a proposal to use funding for arts and culture.
- And shoutout to reader T. Holland who was the first to correctly guess yesterday’s news quiz. If you guessed 20 percent or B, you we’re correct too! Check out the article we pulled that statistic from here. 😊
— Tessa Balc, audience engagement producer
Top story
Pacific Beach Chalcifica ADU project still alive despite default notice, resident opposition
Recently, Pacific Beach residents discovered public notices near a proposed ADU project, known as Chalcifica, that said the property was in default and will go up for auction if the developer, SDRE, doesn’t catch up on the payments owed.
Since SDRE revealed the scope of the Chalcifica project — [One] Single Family House with 125 ADUs, and later modifying that permit application to the construction of two homes and 134 ADUs — some Pacific Beach residents have offered significant pushback.
But those notices posted at the site are without merit, according the the president of the development company that now owns the site.
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Stories you should know about
🧑⚖️ Judge indicates willingness to grant county request to inspect Otay Mesa detention facility: Although, he said some of the county’s requests, like having local lawmakers join the inspection, will require more arguments in court.
🍣 One chef, two cultures, and an unexpected career twist for North Park resident: Almost immediately after earning a degree in fire science, Robert Cassidy ditched his intention of fighting flames in lieu of creating flavors and crafting sushi. The journey led him to become executive chef at Cloak & Petal in Little Italy.
🌳 New nonprofit begins effort to help complete Mission Bay Master Plan: The citizen-led initiative is looking to maintain city-owned structures that could be at risk of temporary closure under the proposed budget.
⚽️ Lozano telenovela? Frustrated fans wave ‘Free Chucky’ banner in flight over Snapdragon Stadium.
🚆 NCTD to pause all coastal rail service for maintenance May 16 and 17.
What else we’re reading
🚴 E-bike collisions have nearly quadrupled in the past five years across San Diego with injuries becoming more severe. (Axios)
🚨 New ICE data, released by former ICE director Todd Lyons days before his resignation, shows nearly 1,500 arrests in San Diego took place “in or near” sensitive locations like churches, hospitals and schools. (Union-Tribune)
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