San Diego Association of Governments

Own Your Home? You are Evil

October 2, 2024 9:00 amOctober 2, 2024 9:01 am

So you want to mow the lawn. And have a place for you and your spouse and your kids and maybe enough room to have the occasional backyard grillstravangaza during which one your neighbors – predictably – gets a bit...

San Diego City Council Eyes Sales Tax Increase to 8.75%

March 15, 2024 2:45 amMarch 15, 2024 2:46 am

Momentum is growing both for and against a proposed sales tax increase in San Diego by 1% from 7.75% to 8.75%. The San Diego City Council rules committee is due to make their decision on the proposal next week. Currently,...

Tunneling to Nowhere: Del Mar Train Proposals Raise Eyebrows

January 2, 2024 6:56 amJanuary 2, 2024 6:57 am

The train tracks along the ocean in Del Mar are slipping and they have been for years. The tracks in the San Clemente area of the same route – which carries freight and the Coaster and AMTRAK Surfliner trains –...

San Diego Association of Governments Axes Politically Toxic Vehicle Miles Tax

September 27, 2023 6:38 amSeptember 27, 2023 6:38 am

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) board decided Friday to put an end to the idea of imposing a road usage fee, or vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax, any time soon. The board voted overwhelmingly to permanently remove it...

Hasan Ikhrata Out at SANDAG

July 30, 2023 7:30 amJuly 30, 2023 7:33 am

After nearly five years with the agency, Hasan Ikhrata will be leaving his CEO spot at the San Diego Association of Governments. Ikhrata, a longtime fixture of southern California transportation and planning sub-culture, announced he is resigning effective December 29...

Free Public Transit For 18 and Under in San Diego County to Begin May 1st

April 2, 2022 2:30 amApril 2, 2022 7:56 am

The San Diego Association of Governments announced on Friday that those age 18 and under in San Diego can ride public transit for free beginning May 1st. According to the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (SDMTS), all MTS and North...

San Diego Association of Governments Passes $163 Billion Regional Travel Plan

December 10, 2021 4:38 pm

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) approved a 30-year, $163 billion regional travel plan on Friday, but without the controversial four-cents-per-mile road usage tax being added. For months, the public has been largely opposed to the per-mile tax, which...