ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
The beaches and warm climate are great but "another day in paradise" has, sadly, changed from a friendly greeting into a tourism marketing slogan.
BEACH WATER HEALTH ALERT: Sewage from Tijuana, Mexico pollutes San Diego beaches, the high bacteria count at the ocean and Mission Bay poses a health issue.
4th of July '26 was hot! People cooled off in the ocean and Mission Bay.
The city waited until 7/07 to report water contamination. COUNTY CLOSED BEACHES 8/1/26. Full story: Backroom Deals
P.S. Even the Coronado beaches (it is its own city) were closed. Bad for the Hotel Del Coronado guests. Bad for the Navy Seals who train in the yuck water.
THE MAYOR BELIEVES WE CAN RIDE BIKES OR USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND DUMP OUR CARS
Mayor Gloria,
Do you expect your mother and other seniors, and families with children to ride a bicycle in traffic like this? No? To get on a bus at 6:30 a.m. for a one+ hour journey to go across town to work or school? No? Then why are you spending money we don't have on bike lanes and telling us to ride the bus?
1) there's no public bus service near us or its unavailable when we need it,
2) we don't have the time to use a bus,
3) we need to transport people or things, or go somewhere at odd hours.
4) MTS is losing millions and will get scaled back 30%, and soon we'll have fewer options.
Best,
Trudy G
Summer 2026
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Cars headed to the coast in tourist season, the I-8. Do you see a train, trolley, or public buses?
PROPOSED VELA PROJECT BY KALONYMUS aka CARMEL PARTNERS SFO/LA, RON & MAX ZEFF
Full story under Fight the Turquoise Tower, Save the Coast, Housing for Who, Only 10 Apartments, Backroom Deals, Sloppy Laws, Short Term Vacation Rentals
The sunshine and sunsets are nice
This politicians use the good weather and the coastline to come up with reasons to build more and raise taxes but they avoid the infrastructure
Why is the City of San Diego doing this? I don't know. Ask a city official: mayortoddgloria@sandiego.gov city council president: joelacava@sandiego.gov
Beware of grit and I'm not talking sand! No Taco Tuesday, or surf report, here.
Best,
Trudy G
@TootsTells is a local San Diego social media and community voice known for highlighting neighborhood issues, especially at the coast, such as short-term vacation rental (STVR) concerns, a proposed 240'h tower, ADUs, and public infrastructure and environmental conditions (like high bacteria counts and public restroom closures in Mission Bay).
Todd Gloria, Mayor of the City of San Diego, wants to increase "Complete Communities": build more 440 SQFT apartments and have locals give up cars, to use bikes or buses. No joke!
Famous Windn'Sea Surf Beach, La Jolla, contaminated water, October 2026. What about the surfers?
It's scary not knowing if the little house next door will become an apartment building or have its yard filled with ADUs. It can happen in 30 years, or next year. The purpose? $1,700-$2,500 ADUs, without parking, are affordable housing. Full story ADUBonus.org
It's sad that the city now allows wrecking balls to destroy vintage homes in historic neighborhoods under the misguided belief this is eliminating "housing segregation and discrimination." It's eliminating history.
Gritty, bohemian North Park and artsy, quirky Hillcrest with its Art Deco buildings (before & after) are now dense, trendy, high priced urban hubs of boxy apartments. Full story: Sloppy Laws, Housing for Who, and Only 10 Apartments
Mission Valley traffic 9 pm on a weekday in winter 2025, 6 miles east of Ocean Beach. Not tourist season.
Mission Bay 2026: top and bottom
Front door & LR of 440 sqft apt. Tiny furniture. No space for a bicycle, cooler chest, beach chairs, hobby and work equipment, family visits. 3-4 adults watching a football game on the TV?
Full story: 1) ADUBonus.org, 2) Sloppy Laws, 3) Backroom Deals
The one closet in a 440 sqft apt has to store everything you own. Hoodies, puffer coat, shirts, dresses, jeans, and shoes. Personal care, laundry and cleaning supplies, sheets, towels, blankets, toilet paper storage.
Families need more than a 440 sqft apartment and a bicycle or a bus pass. I spoke to folks who drove in from Chula Vista, Ramona and Julian for a day at Mission Beach; Airbnbs are not in their budget. A vehicle is a necessity for them. They need parking where they live.
CA STATE & CITY OF SAN DIEGO HOUSING LAWS HAVE CREATED A DANGEROUS PANDORA'S BOX
A developer has applied for a permit--in the coastal 30'h zone-- for a 240'h hotel & luxury apartments--no environmental review--based on including 5 very low income units and 5 moderate/ market rate units in the 215 total count.
TURQUOISE ST, PACIFIC BEACH COASTAL 30'H LIMIT
THE TOWER WILL BE TWICE THE HEIGHT OF THE TWO 12-STORY BUILDINGS IN PB, BUILT IN 1972
In '72 the locals protested. San Diego Prop D got passed to restrict the coast to 30'h. The state can override Prop D in 2026.
NEWS FLASH: San Diego is not flat! It has hills and valleys! Mayor Gloria is building bicycle lanes with the intent that we not own vehicles.
The one bedroom in a 440 sqft apt has room for a double bed, two small nightstands, no bureau. The closet is the laundry room/general storage area.
SOMETHING AIN'T RIGHT WHEN THE HOUSING FIX IS UGLIER THAN THE HOUSING WE HAD
Under the cry of "affordable housing, beautiful older and more affordable buildings are getting torn down to get replaced by massive warehouse-style "luxury" housing. Rents haven't decreased. Quaint neighborhoods are almost all gone.
