ALT: Iconic Hollywood Sign on a Hill

Mayor calls it an ‘unbelievably sneaky’ move. Sen. Blakespear says it protects public safety amid a political shift in council majority.

Lots of updates on state legislation.

Council authorized staff to apply for SANDAG ATP (Trail 82, a shovel‑ready $6M DG trail along Rancho Santa Fe Road) and multiple Caltrans HSIP projects (citywide pedestrian safety enhancements, Leucadia and Nardo sidewalk infill, guardrail upgrades), committing nominal local matches and directing interagency review and mobility commission input.

Council introduced amendments to short‑term rental and transient‑occupancy tax chapters to implement SB 346 facilitator reporting, move permit renewals to three years, require visible permit signs, and expand enforcement and audit capacity; staff reported 285 unpermitted listings identified over the summer (reduced to 117 as of Sept. 22).

City staff outlined pre‑storm, during‑storm and post‑storm actions for an anticipated El Niño, urging residents to sign up for Alert San Diego, secure property drains and use city sandbags; staff emphasized pump staging, mutual aid and grant‑funding for capital projects such as the North Coast Highway 101 mainline and the South Vulcan storm drain project.

A grandfather and rideshare driver left his SUV to help crash victims — and lost his life doing it. Hundreds gathered to honor Berhane Woldemicael.

A drone view shows a for sale sign next to a newly built single-family home in a small costal development in Encinitas, California, USA Mike Blake Reuters Mortgage rates rose to their highest level since 2024 last week, causing loan demand to fall again and more borrowers opting for safer loans. Total application volume fell 1.5% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index.

A drone view shows a for sale sign next to a newly built single-family home in a small costal development in Encinitas, California, USA Mike Blake Reuters Mortgage rates rose to their highest level since 2024 last week, causing loan demand to fall again and more borrowers opting for safer loans. Total application volume fell 1.5% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index.

A drone view shows a for sale sign next to a newly built single-family home in a small costal development in Encinitas, California, USA Mike Blake Reuters Mortgage rates rose to their highest level since 2024 last week, causing loan demand to fall again and more borrowers opting for safer loans. Total application volume fell 1.5% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index.