The civil lawsuit was filed in San Diego Superior Court on Dec. 19 on behalf of the group. The city has 30 days to respond. The smell, attributed first to bird guano and then to sea-lion poop, has long plagued the wealthy La Jolla neighborhood.
If the group obtains enough signatures, the City Council will have to decide whether to rescind its action on the levy or place the issue before voters. The coalition needs to collect around 34,000 valid signatures by Jan. 23 to qualify.
Repairs included patched potholes, cleanups, and streetlight and traffic signal improvements.
Medical marijuana has been argued for years in San Diego, but operating dispensaries within city limits remains illegal 17 years after Californians passed the Compassionate Use Act.
"We have a strong financial management team in place, the local economy is improving and we have a healthy general fund reserve," said San Diego Interim Mayor Todd Gloria. "Our city has come a long way."
The kiosk in Kearny Mesa looks similar to a giant vending machine, measuring 8 feet tall, 13 feet wide and 5 feet deep.
Ten other Californians made the list of worst bosses, including two managers at UCLA, two Los Angeles police sergeants, and three managers who work for the city of Los Angeles.
The bill would restore cuts in the cost-of-living adjustment to military-retiree benefits and pay for it by closing tax loopholes exploited by off-shore corporations.
Here are three things to know about money in the runoff.
The freshman Democrat from La Jolla said he believes constituents want members of Congress to "stop fighting" and work together to get things done.
Lawyers for the Mt. Soledad Memorial Association in La Jolla said the appeal is the first step toward trying again to take the case to the Supreme Court.
The ordinance would ban plastic bags at most stores, mandate a 10 cent- per-bag charge for customers who ask for paper bags, and require shopkeepers to maintain records for three years.
The winner will finish the nearly three years remaining in the term of Bob Filner, who stepped down in disgrace Aug. 30.
Councilman Kevin Faulconer was the top vote-getter last month with 42 percent. He'll face David Alvarez, who gained 27 percent. A recent poll showed the two in a dead heat for the runoff.
The Miramar Landfill is running out of space, and the state is requiring municipalities to reduce its landfill-bound waste by 75 percent by 2020.
A study by the Center on Policy Initiatives, which advocates for labor, found drivers earn an average of $4.45 an hour after they pay for gas and their car leases. They work an average of 71 hours a week to cover their costs.
The Mt. Soledad Memorial Association released the following statement about the court's recent decision ruling the cross atop Mt. Soledad unconstitutional.
The legal fight over the cross atop Mt. Soledad in La Jolla continues. What do you think of the cross?
Reps. Susan Davis, Duncan Hunter, Darrell Issa, Scott Peters and Juan Vargas joined the bi-partisan majority in approving the bill 332 to 94 and sending it to the Senate.
Proponents of the cross said they might again petition the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene.
Another city employee has accused former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner of inappropriate advances.
The city has collected the housing impact fee—about 1.5 percent of the overall development cost—since 1990, but it was cut in half in 1996 and has not been adjusted since.
As part of the arrangement that led Bob Filner to leave office Aug. 30, the city agreed to pay up to $98,000 of his legal fees.
Todd Gloria will continue with his dual role until either Faulconer or Alvarez is sworn in as mayor in the spring.
The poll, conducted by SurveyUSA on behalf of 10News and U-T San Diego, showed Faulconer leading with 47 percent to 46 percent among 515 likely voters.
Bob Filner, 71, will be placed on probation for three years and will avoid jail time, though he is expected to spend three months under home confinement.
The Innovation Act, which was widely opposed in San Diego, passed the House by a 325-91 margin and now goes to the Senate for consideration.
As part of the arrangement that led Filner to leave office Aug. 30, the city agreed to pay up to $98,000 of his legal fees incurred up to that point.
Water rates will rise by 7.25 percent overall in the 2014 calendar year, and by up to 7.5 percent in 2015. The last increase was in 2011.
City councilman Kevin Faulconer led the field of 12 mayoral candidates and councilman David Alvarez came in second, putting them in a runoff early next year.
City Attorney Jan Goldsmith said officials were looking at Feb. 11 for the runoff.