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County Funds up to 70 Sleeping Cabins for Homeless
The new proposed site for the sleeping cabins is located at the intersection of Troy Street and Sweetwater Road (2800 Sweetwater Road, Lemon Grove, CA 91945)...Read more
Susan Heavilin
May 272 min read


A Dream Come True
There is almost no place in South San Diego County where you cannot see Chula Vista’s new monument to civic pride and ambition...Read more
Media
May 215 min read


Neighbors for a Better San Diego Meets Today at 1PM
This is an urgent Call to Action for the meeting today, May 15, 2025. This meeting will try to right the wrongs of the Bonus ADU Program...Read more
Public Announcement
May 152 min read


Supervisors Asked to Approve Bonita Utility Undergrounding
The Department of Public Works (DPW) recommends forming a Underground Utility District (UUD) in Sweetwater on Bonita Road between 400 feet southwest of Frisbie Street and San Miguel Road to complete the fourth and final phase of undergrounding on Bonita Road...Read more
Public Announcement
May 52 min read


Keep On (Electric) Truckin’
How to make a National City resident mad: Tell them you’ve selected their city as the site of a new industrial development that wealthier, more powerful cities would never allow....Read more
Media
May 13 min read


Community's Argument Against Secure Self Storage Facility Fell On Deaf Ears
On April 9, 2025, three members of the Board of Supervisors "listened" as resident after resident gave one valid argument after another why the Supervisors should throw out the Secure Self Storage plan. I wrote about the meeting in detail the day after in "Supervisors Support Developer Over Bonita Residents."...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Apr 253 min read


Supervisors Support Developer Over Bonita Residents
Thank you to all of you who got up early yesterday and starting driving at 7:30AM to arrive at the Board of Supervisors' meeting to speak against the proposed Secure Self-Storage...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Apr 103 min read


Don't Suffer the Consequences
Wednesday, April 9th is the day the Board of Supervisors—not representing our District 1—will decide if they should allow...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Apr 83 min read


STOP Commercial Storage in Rural Residential Area of Bonita-Sunnyside NOW
Attention all Bonita residents! Your help is needed NOW to "STOP" Self-Storage on Quarry Road in Bonita!...Read more
Public Announcement
Apr 71 min read


SCPG Appeals Storage Facility Without the Benefit of a District 1 Supervisor
On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, the Sweetwater Community Planning Group will be going before the Board of Supervisors to appeal...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Apr 37 min read


Speaking at a Board of Supervisors' Meeting Can Be Done in Two Ways
If you are interested in putting in your two cents about the proposed storage facility on Quarry Road, there are two ways...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Apr 31 min read


Phase Four Utility Undergrounding in the Works for Bonita Road
At the Sweetwater Community Planning Group (SCPG) meeting held on February 4, 2025, agenda action items included Phase Four...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Feb 71 min read
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