City of San Diego

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<p>The San Diego City Council today passed a vaccinate mandate as a condition of employment to take effect on December 1st, while still allowing for case-by-case religious or medical exemptions.</p>

<p>All but one Councilmember voted to approve the mandate put forward by Mayor Todd Gloria to help protect employees and the public from the COVID virus that caused a worldwide pandemic over the past year and a half. Councilman Chris Cate, the sole Republican on the Council, voted against the mandate.</p>

<p>Photo by: Mike Damron&nbsp;– KPBS San Diego</p>
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<p>A local governmental committee that has distributed over $200 million in tactical and surveillance equipment to police and fire agencies without public meetings and disclosures has now amended its charter to require itself to comply with state open meeting laws after a lawsuit filed by La Prensa San Diego exposed their secret meetings in December 2020.</p>

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<p>A proposed ordinance that aims to reduce the number of tractor-trailers in Barrio Logan was unanimously approved and is set to be evaluated by City staff before it appears before the City Council.</p>
<p>The City of San Diego Environment Committee approved the Barrio Logan Clean Air Safe Streets Ordinance on April 12.</p>