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Jake Gotta

Reporter · US

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Jake Gotta

    Local ACLU Foundation sues city of San Diego, police department over use of Flock cameras (opens the original)

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    The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties announced a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of San Diego and the San Diego Police Department over the use of Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology. The local ACLU group is representing the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans, or PANA. Leaders from these groups held a press conference outside the Hall of Justice Courthouse in downtown San Diego on Wednesday to announce the laws

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Jake Gotta

    The Encinitas City Council wants to remove a protected bike lane. A state senator is trying to save it. (opens the original)

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    The Encinitas City Council voted in February to remove a protected bike lane on Santa Fe Drive in front of San Dieguito Academy High School. But language included in the state’s budget implementation bill would prevent the city from modifying this bike lane for five years. It would also make the city return more than $3 million in state funds if they choose to remove the bike lane for 10 years after that. Now, the city is asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to line-item veto that piece of the budget bill.

  3. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Jake Gotta

    Beach parking is free in San Diego. Should it stay that way? (opens the original)

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    If you're heading to the beach in San Diego, you can count on a few things: beautiful views, lots of sun and free parking. And it doesn’t take long to find folks who feel it should stay that way. “Come on, dude, you shouldn’t pay to park down here,” said Pyper Vargas, who was hanging out in Pacific Beach on Wednesday. “This is why we pay the big bucks down here.” Kevin Reeves, another PB beachgoer, was even more specific. “I believe that parking should be free at the beach,” Reeves said. “I don'

  4. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Jake Gotta

    SANDAG breaks ground on street safety projects for Orange, Central Avenues (opens the original)

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    The San Diego Association of Governments, or SANDAG, broke ground on two “Complete Streets” projects Thursday on Orange Avenue and Central Avenue as part of the larger North Park | Mid-City Complete Streets project. The projects on Orange and Central will add 3.3 miles of new bike lanes and routes, along with traffic-calming measures and other safety improvements, in the North Park and Mid-City areas at a total cost of $21.6 million. They’ll also connect to other regional bikeways like those on

  5. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Jake Gotta

    Yes, e-bikes can be dangerous. But experts say San Diego County streets need to be safer (opens the original)

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    Twelve-year-old Sinjin Ferma enjoys the independence he gets from his e-bike — he no longer needs to depend on his parents to get around. KC Gupta, 18, sees it as a form of mobility: He has long used it to pick groceries for his family, and at 11 year, rode to pick up medicine when his mom was sick. Kyran Tandberg, 15, is making friends he might not otherwise have as a home schooler. “I like riding my bike because it's made me so many friends,” the Carlsbad teenager said. “Since I'm homeschooled

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