As part of an ongoing effort to recruit and retain a skilled workforce, the City of San Diego is adding new educational opportunities for its employees to further their career growth and development. Today the San Diego City Council approved agreements with National University, San Diego College of… Read more about New Opportunities for Employees to Seek Higher Education
Mayor Todd Gloria announced today the opening of the fourth annual “Mayor for a Day” contest, inviting San Diego Unified School District students in grades K-12 across to submit essays or videos about what they would do if they were the City’s mayor for a day. Read more about Mayor Gloria Invites Students to Apply to become “Mayor for a Day”
This morning, Mayor Todd Gloria joined the Downtown San Diego Partnership and IKE Smart City to unveil the first of several new digital interactive, wayfinding kiosks called IKE (Interactive Kiosk Experience) at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. At least 50 interactive kiosks designed to help visitors and… Read more about New Interactive Kiosks Unveiled Downtown
To protect San Diego’s valuable coastline and to prepare for the effects of rising sea levels, the City of San Diego recently released a draft Coastal Resilience Master Plan for public review. The City is asking community members for input on coastal resilience projects to help shape the coast’s… Read more about City of San Diego Plans for Impacts of Rising Sea Levels to Protect Coastal Access
A new program created by employees within the City of San Diego’s Transportation Department is peer support at its finest! In response to difficulties attracting and retaining skilled equipment operators, staff in the Transportation Department took it upon themselves to revive a career building… Read more about Innovative Pilot Training Program Provides Opportunity for City Workers
In advance of rising tides and rain, the City of San Diego has completed a four-month effort to provide temporary and long-term housing options to people experiencing homelessness and remove encampments from the San Diego River. Approximately 78 tons (156,000 pounds) of trash and debris were… Read more about San Diego River Encampment Removal Project Complete
Mayor Todd Gloria joined City Council President Pro Tem Joe LaCava, City staff and hundreds of community members today to celebrate the grand opening of the Pacific Highlands Ranch Library. The library is the 37th location in the San Diego Public Library (SDPL) system and will serve the growing… Read more about New Neighborhood Library Opens in Pacific Highlands Ranch
Today the City of San Diego held a tree planting event to celebrate the launch of Ready, Set, Grow San Diego, a $10 million tree planting project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program, made possible by the Inflation Reduction… Read more about New Trees Planted on Kate Sessions Day
In order to improve safety on our roads, the City of San Diego is educating San Diegans about a new state law that aims to protect people crossing the street. The so-called “daylighting” law prohibits vehicle parking within 20 feet of any marked or unmarked crosswalk to improve the range of vision… Read more about City of San Diego to Begin Educating Drivers on State ‘Daylighting’ Law
