Daily Business Report: Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
Gov. Newsom Hands Out Another $76M ‘Safeguarding Californians From Hate-Motivated Incidents’
By Katy Grimes | The California Globe
Gavin Newsom is sending methane detecting satellites into space.
He’s doing a podcast.
He’s “safeguarding Californians from hate-motivated incidents.”
He’s “protecting Californians from wildfires.”
What else can California Governor Gavin Newsom possibly do for Californians?
Newsom says he will protect us from “hate-motivated violence.”
California’s Governor announced Monday that the state will give an additional $76 million to 347 community groups and faith-based organizations “to help protect them from hate-motivated violence.”
San Diego Is on the Hook for Monthly $77,000 Payments of Shuttered Senior Shelter
by Lisa Halverstadt| Voice of San Diego
More than two years ago, Mayor Todd Gloria and other local leaders stood outside a downtown motel and cheered the opening of the city’s first-ever dedicated shelter for homeless seniors.
Two years later, that shelter is closed.
The city and provider Serving Seniors quietly ramped down the shelter recently after the city decided needed building repairs made the program too costly to sustain. Now the 34-room motel is vacant, and the city will spend about $77,000 a month on rent until its lease ends on June 30.
Both the city and Serving Seniors CEO Paul Downey, who has long rallied for senior-focused homeless services as the number of unsheltered seniors has spiked, say they are disappointed to end what both described as a successful partnership.
Why It Matters: Why San Diegans Could Soon Pay $50 a Month for Trash Pickup
by Scott Lewis | Voice of San Diego
We keep hearing about how things are getting more expensive, and there’s another item to add to that list: trash pickup.
If you are a homeowner in San Diego, you could be about to pay $53 a month for trash pickup. That’s $636 a year.
Anyone who lives in an apartment — about half of San Diegans — already pays private haulers for trash collection and that won’t change. But for about 235,000 families, their property tax bill will include a new line item for trash fees.
