San Diego families are already being squeezed — by higher electricity bills, higher housing costs, and higher prices on just about everything. And now, there’s a new threat quietly emerging that could make it all even worse.
I want to give you a heads-up about something that’s happening quietly at the County — because once it’s out in the open, it may already be too late.
Right now, the average American household is already stretched to the limit. Families are carrying roughly $10,000 in credit card debt, nearly $60,000 in student loans, more than $240,000 in mortgage debt, and over $22,000 in auto loans.
At this week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, an item came forward authorizing $20 million in County employee bonuses — funded entirely out of one-time reserves. I voted NO, and I want to explain exactly why.
San Diego’s coastline is more than a postcard backdrop — it’s part of who we are. It’s where families gather, where tourists visit, where small businesses thrive, and where thousands of service members at Camp Pendleton train to protect our nation.
For more than a decade, 1,400 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel have sat on our coastline at the decommissioned San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The plant closed in 2013, but the waste has remained — with no national repository, no federal plan, and no progress from Washington. Temporary storage has quietly become permanent by default.
It sounds strange to say it, but I want to make selling a home affordable. At our upcoming Board of Supervisors meeting, I’m bringing forward an effort that I believe is long overdue — and absolutely essential if we want to give families, seniors, veterans, and young people a real shot at homeownership again.
Today, the County of San Diego had the privilege of recognizing Executive Director Perla Hurtado and the exceptional team at the Foundation for Senior Care in Fallbrook.
When I first took office, I made a commitment: we were going to stop leaving people on the streets to suffer and start getting them into treatment. Not with speeches or task forces — but with real infrastructure and real results.
San Diego is already one of the most expensive places to live in the entire country — and now, some of my colleagues are considering placing two new tax increases on your ballot.