🔥 The San Diego County Board of Supervisors rejected a proposal to ban new renewable energy battery storage projects, instead directing the county's fire chief to develop new standards for how far they need to be from homes. (Voice of San Diego)
The county was reacting to resident opposition to the projects after battery storage facilities caused fires in recent years.
💰 San Diego received a $240 million loan from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair the Lake Hodges Dam, an over 100-year-old facility. (City News Service)
🏗️ City officials are considering three proposals to convert the scandal-plagued 101 Ash Street downtown high rise, which the city purchased in 2022 for about $86 million, into low-income housing. (Union-Tribune)
