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Here’s what we have for you today:
- Sheriff’s officials are investigating a Poway High School teacher for alleged misconduct.
- The local Registrar of Voters is still counting ballots from the election, with the next update set for Monday.
- A gunshot victim found inside his car in Escondido died after being hospitalized.
Jennifer Vigil
News editor
Top story
Future of Midway District at stake as City Council considers $4.2 billion Midway Rising housing project
Midway Rising may do just that tomorrow.
Well, the City Council isn’t Harry Potter. The whole transformative development won’t just rise with one wave of a wand, er, council vote.
But the long road to seeing the proposal, for a massive housing, entertainment and retail complex, come to fruition may enter a new phase if the council gives the development team the green light to proceed on the Sports Arena site.
The project has a long history, dating back to 2021, that includes administrative review, community protest, ballot measures, legal challenges and, most recently, legislative intervention.
Our Dorian Hargrove is here to set the table ahead of Monday’s key council meeting, exploring some of the financial aspects of the $4 billion plan and the new environmental fronts that opponents may open in their fight against Midway Rising
The Sports Arena property unquestionably looks worn around the edges. And the city continues its push for new units in a housing-starved market. Midway Rising, though, has been a lightning rod for years, both for those who long for more home construction in San Diego, and its expected economic benefits, and those who think the city is moving too fast on development and fear how new projects will affect their quality of life.
Many people would like to wave a wand and make Midway Rising happen. Others would like to make it disappear. On Monday, it’s the council’s turn to try and make magic in the Midway.
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Stories you should know about
➗ As schools face new math standards, state lawmaker vows ‘We need to do more’: “What prompted me to introduce SB 1067 was the recognition that too many students are falling behind in math at an early age,” says state Sen. Dr. Akilah Weber Pierson.
🐟 San Diego’s cannery coast: Who drove the tuna boom?: Between 16th and 28th streets in the 1930s, one could find a wide variety of canneries, with the Van Camp Seafood Co. among the more famous.
🎓1 in 3 California community college students don’t return the following term: Most students attend part time, making them less likely to persist, while others enroll to gain new skills rather than to earn an associate’s degree.
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In case you missed it…
Weekdays get busy—we know. And with so much from Times of San Diego, good stories can slip by. Here are a few worth your time:
🫏 How Democrats took over San Diego’s congressional delegation, one seat at a time. Read it here.
🏗️ Pro-housing group says San Diego is breaking state law by delaying Pacific Beach tower. Read it here.
🏳️⚧️ Long-time bar SRO Lounge closes after 44 years of serving as ‘safe haven’ for trans community. Read it here.
🗳️ Three new faces are set to join the City Council. All are Democrats, but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote in lockstep. Read it here.
🎸 Five questions with Anthony Cullins: From Fallbrook, all over California, then the world. Read it here.
🛍️ Fashion Valley owner returns with plans to tear down JCPenney and build large mixed-use project. Read it here.