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Good morning, San Diego ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- Rejoice! Las Cuatro Milpas reopens its doors today.
- Palomar College softball heads to state championship.
- And shoutout to reader Mat Wahlstrom, who correctly guessed what year a photo of the U.S. Grant Hotel was taken. Scroll to the bottom to see if you got it right. 🥳
Tessa Balc
Audience engagement producer
Top story
San Diego tries again on its Civic Center redevelopment dream, this time with Community College District’s help
It all starts with a memorandum of understanding at city hall, and that’s what the revitalization of Golden Hall just got.
Yesterday the city of San Diego and the San Diego Community College District, alongside the Prebys Foundation and Downtown Partnership, announced and signed the MOU. It’s part of a larger effort to breathe new life into the city’s civic center, which has been ongoing for years without much traction.
Granted, the players involved at the moment have no details, or even nebulous ideas to offer on how much the project will cost, what the scale will be, who is going to pay for it or how it will be managed. But, as our Drew Sitton points out, that’s what the MOU is for: to get started on making those decisions.
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Stories you should know about
🌮 Las Cuatro Milpas, once feared lost, re-opens, starting new chapter for Barrio Logan icon: The new National Avenue location will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
👾 Canvas owners identify vulnerability exploited by hackers: The group gained access through the system’s “Free for Teacher” support tickets.
⚾️ Nick Castellanos, after past tiff with former manager, is settling in with the Padres: He hit a game tying two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth Sunday, helping to defeat the Cardinals.
📝 Opinion: When it comes to charter reform, sunlight still matters: From District 2 Supervisor Joel Anderson
What else we’re reading
🚲 La Mesa councilmembers now are split on whether to ban e-bikes for children 11 and under after the ordinance passed a first vote. (NBC 7)
The city of San Diego is looking to put more paving investments into “Communities with Equity Needs,” but it’s also lowering the goals for overall street conditions (KPBS)
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Step back in time…
This photo of the U.S. Grant Hotel was taken in 1910. Did you guess correct? Want to read more, check out this article.
