David Grant Garrick

San Diego Union-Tribune Reporter David Garrick covers San Diego government and politics from all possible angles and then some.

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Protestors ruin Rancho Penasquitos library’s Pride exhibit by checking out nearly all the books. Library officials, local gay leaders condemn effort, praise Pride for promoting inclusiveness, diversity, tolerance, intellectual freedom. https://t.co/kJuEHZhn8o

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Maienschein, top Elliott lieutenant eye San Diego city attorney race.https://t.co/ONw5gEhjjU

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In-N-Out Burger opening new location Friday near U.S.-Mexico border, Imperial Beach. The new restaurant in #SanDiego's Palm City will be the eighth in the city and the 21st in the county. https://t.co/3RfbIhY8Ah

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More repaving, fewer patches: #SanDiego cracks down on road trenching to boost street quality and safety. The proposal would sharply increase fees paid by utility companies and would require faster and more comprehensive fixes to city streets https://t.co/8vshMEMbQ1

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#SanDiego police disproportionately tow low-income people’s cars, audit finds. Over the last five years, more than a quarter of all tows led to owners giving up their car instead of paying the fines https://t.co/Gg2c5O5B67

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On election nights, #SanDiego's Golden Hall buzzed with the nonpartisan ‘energy of democracy.’ There aren’t a lot of unifying places in partisan politics, but everybody went to Golden Hall,’ said Christine Kehoe https://t.co/S5Qj2ijcCi

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#SanDiego’s price tag to unwind Proposition B pension cuts climbs to nearly $200 million. But the city may get more time to pay under a new proposal from the pension system actuary. https://t.co/5LGPs0pZJl

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What’s fair? What makes trash pickup free? Those questions are driving the battle over San Diego’s Measure B. Supporters call two-tiered system egregiously unfair, both sides say "free" is wrong word to describe inequities. https://t.co/8oGxHUf7y3

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Long-awaited #SanDiego polystyrene foam ban expected to take effect in April after litigation delay. Restaurants would have to stop using foam food containers, and retailers wouldn’t be allowed to sell foam pool toys or coolers https://t.co/WSpxLG6FNr

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Easy win or huge upset? Incumbent Democrat Campbell seen as heavy favorite for San Diego City Council re-election. Only two incumbents have lost San Diego City Council races since 1992, but one of those was ousted by Campbell herself just four years ago https://t.co/DVUqt12zFF

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Work will start in April on long-awaited widening of state Route 56. The western part of State Route 56 will get 2 HOV lanes — expanding freeway from 4 lanes to 6 lanes — which will ease congestion from nearby employment centers. https://t.co/1VWHWgbS7E

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More voters support #SanDiego trash measure than oppose it, but even more are undecided, new poll shows. Support for Measure B drops after possible fees for single-family homes are mentioned. The ballot language doesn’t mention fees.https://t.co/rH3uGNStoD

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New audit says #SanDiego’s Get it Done! app often gives inaccurate, incomplete or confusing information. City agrees to boost accuracy, but rejects proposal to join other big cities with 3-1-1 systems. https://t.co/vwRxtUHmSP

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In #SanDiego battle over ban on union-friendly pacts, both sides have $1M to spend on campaigns. And in the city’s hottest council runoff, Lee continues to dominate Hough in fundraising. https://t.co/Geq8CSAfsz

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$500 a month, no strings attached: Guaranteed income comes to #SanDiego with three experimental programs. The goal is to boost poor families with cash for food, rent and the child care needed to work. https://t.co/dgit7WUXDZ

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Housing crisis prompts first joint #SanDiego county-city meeting in decades. Goal is new era of cooperation; agencies aim for 10,000 subsidized units built on government land. https://t.co/ba9f1DrNzb

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San Diego apologizes, formally rescinds its World War II-era support for incarceration of Japanese Americans. Council members call 80-year-old resolution racist, unjust and a form of hate. https://t.co/Gg39aWpkaX

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#SanDiego OKs new policies to accelerate infrastructure projects but reduce City Council scrutiny. With the city facing a $4 billion project backlog, supporters call the streamlining key, but critics stress the loss of oversight. https://t.co/CcZLVNLD4M

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#SanDiego’s new ambulance provider, facing steep fines, revamps policy to improve response times. Falck USA is mandating overtime for paramedics and revamping border responses, as the city studies taking service in-house. https://t.co/Z5GYTVikDz