Kinsee Morlan

Geriatric millennial mom of dudes. Working hard (for @MayorToddGloria), playing hard (volleyball), singing (karaoke), dancing (when I can) and running (5ks).

[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

In this week’s "From the Mayor’s Desk":

▪️Homelessness down for second year in a row
▪️Independent audit shows progress on reducing encampments
▪️Your draft budget questions, answered—and more!

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[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

You may be hearing about the draft budget as City Council begins Budget Review Committee hearings this week.

Let’s clear up a few myths:

[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

In this week’s "From the Mayor’s Desk":

▪️Affordable Housing Permit Now is building more homes
▪️Rents decline as housing supply increases
▪️Midway Rising will bring 4,000 new homes and revitalize a key neighborhood

Read: https://t.co/qe1sK9oLlM

[Saad Asad @realsaadasad]

Great work to @MayorToddGloria, the Development Services team (@elyse_sd), and City Planning.

9-day avg permit review cycle is excellent news. Need this speed for market-rate homes too!

[Kinsee Morlan @Kinsee]

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[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

We’re building more homes, faster. The City’s ‘Affordable Housing Permit Now’ program has:

▪️ Permitted 6,746 affordable homes
▪️ Opened 2,148 homes to residents
▪️ Cut permit review times to just 9 days

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[Todd Gloria @ToddGloria]

@DKThomp @hanlonbt San Diego is building more homes. Local reforms like permit expediting, ministerial review, and code updates have increased production and lowered costs for residents. Here’s to more cities following our lead. https://t.co/USPA2SK1BC

[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

Today in Logan Heights, @USPS unveiled the new Lowriders Forever stamp! This honors Chicano and Mexican American heritage and the creativity that has shaped San Diego for generations. Proud San Diego gets to help share this story nationwide. #ForAllofUs #Lowriders #2026Stamps

[Kinsee Morlan @Kinsee]

@MayorToddGloria @Olympics @SnapdragonStdm @LA28 San Diego showing off again. Love it!

[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

It’s official: San Diego has been chosen to host @Olympics soccer at @SnapdragonStdm as part of the @LA28 Games!

This is San Diego stepping onto the global stage once again — and another proof point of big, global events choosing our city again and again. #ForAllofUs

[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

The City’s 2025 Annual Report on Homes is out: San Diego permitted 8,782 new homes in 2024 and 31,458 since 2021! We continue to lead California’s big cities in housing production—proving we can #BuildMoreHousing near jobs, schools, and transit. #Forward #ForAllofUs

[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

In this week’s "From the Mayor’s Desk":

▪️8,782 homes permitted in 2024—double long-term average
▪️Midway Rising advances with 4,000+ homes, half affordable
▪️State funds support 380 more affordable homes—and more!

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[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

The curtain has opened on "The Joan" in #LibertyStation. This project will welcome 50,000 theater-goers a year, create jobs, and expand access to the arts. It's proof that when civic vision, public investment, and private generosity come together, we can do big things.

[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

The new Terminal 1 at @SanDiegoAirport is finally set to open – and it’s everything we’ve been waiting for. With 19 new gates, 30+ dining and shopping spots, art installations, and a ton of natural light, this terminal is built to represent the very best of America’s Finest City.

[Kinsee Morlan @Kinsee]

@canva Where in the world are your 9/11 templates!!!

[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

This week’s update:

▪️ The Joan opens at #LibertyStation
▪️ #SanCarlos eighth grader Is 'Mayor for a Day'
▪️ Southeastern Connect launches zero-emission rides in #MountHope #ChollasView #EmeraldHills — and more!

Read: https://t.co/gXpY8QHw4s
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[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

#SanCarlos' Landry Gage was 'Mayor for a Day' after winning this year’s contest with her vision for more housing, protecting our environment and empowering youth. From staff meetings to touring key City facilities, Mayor Gage got the full public service experience. #ForAllofUs

[Kinsee Morlan @Kinsee]

😍😍😍😍😍

[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center is open in #LibertyStation! This $43.5M project will bring 50,000 theatre-goers a year, support jobs, and expand arts access across our region. Honored to proclaim today as “The Joan Day” in commemoration. #ForAllofUs

[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

In this week’s "From the Mayor’s Desk" newsletter:

▪️ 16 people moved from unsafe freeway encampments
▪️ A new hub to help people end their homelessness
▪️ New Housing Protection Unit—and more!

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[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

Here’s the latest from my weekly update:

▪️ How we’re preparing for wildfires
▪️ New Development Services Department office opens in #MissionValley
▪️ Share your housing story with me—and more!

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[San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria @MayorToddGloria]

I know San Diego’s housing crisis is deeply personal—and I want to hear your story. We’re launching a new video series to share real experiences of San Diegans working to stay housed—and highlight the prohousing policies that are helping to #BuildMoreHousing.