Community Coalition Bulletin: This Week at City Hall
The San Diego Community Coalition publishes this email bulletin to keep our members informed about important Council and Planning Commission hearings and other city public meetings.
Monday, April 20: City Council, 10 am Closed Session
Agenda:
https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/cs-4-20-2026.pdf
Item CS-3: Class action case alleges the City violated Proposition 218 by charging tiered water rates to single family residential water customers and seeks refunds. City Attorney’s Office will update Mayor and City Council on status and seek direction.
Why it matters: “Recent court rulings on tiered water rates are creating confusion and uncertainty at water agencies across California, including in San Diego, where one ruling will mean rate hikes for most single-family homes.” [Union-Tribune, March 13]
Item CS-4: The Council will meet with its negotiator on price and payment terms for potential long-term ground leases with Midway Rising, LLC, to redevelop the City-owned real property.
Why it matters: The state Court of Appeal ruled that the city failed to perform an adequate environmental review of the Midway-Pacific Highway area around the proposed project. The Supreme Court agreed and declined to hear the city’s appeal.
So why is the city moving ahead to negotiate price and payment terms for the project without analyzing the environmental impacts and the scope of the court’s ruling?
Tuesday, April 21: City Council 10 am
Items 104/105: Settlements of Edward Fields/Jacob Triska vs. City of San Diego
Why it matters: These settlements are for personal injuries from a bicycle accident caused by raised asphalt and a skateboard accident caused by cracked concrete. The two payouts total $400,000.
[When will the city learn that deferred maintenance is more costly than regular maintenance?]
Wednesday, April 22: Rules Committee, 9 am.
Agenda: https://sandiego.hylandcloud.com/211agendaonlinecomm/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=6969&doctype=1&site=comm
Item 3: Initial Committee Review of a Ballot Measure proposed by Council President Pro Tem Kent Lee to Advance a Large-Portfolio Homeownership Speculation Tax.
Why it matters: “The speculative investment activities of Large-Portfolio Owners prevent residents from buying homes, as they are often forced to compete with Large-Portfolio Owners’ cash offers. When Large-Portfolio Owners are allowed to dominate the market in this way, the already constrained inventory of homes available for purchase is even further reduced.”
Thursday, April 23: Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, 1 pm
Agenda: https://sandiego.hylandcloud.com/211agendaonlinecomm/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=6946&doctype=1&site=comm
Item 6: Amendment to the Municipal Code to Increase the Work Limit by City Forces on Public Works Projects to be consistent with current requirements for private contracting.
Why it matters: This ordinance would hike the cost threshold for use of City Forces on public works projects with Council approval from $500,000 to $30 million. That’s an increase of 5,900% or 60 times. The rationale is “cost savings and greater efficiency over contracting.”
In-person: City Council Chambers, 202 C St. Downtown San Diego.
To participate via Zoom and submit written comments, click on the meeting agenda and look for the links.
