The Callen Report
By Kate Callen
City Hall has an innovative solution to the plight of flood victims still struggling to meet basic needs: Let them build accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
South East San Diego residents came to an August 5 community forum at the Jackie Robinson YMCA looking for help with lingering flood damage. What they got instead was a 25-minute slideshow on the bewildering arcana of ADU construction.
It isn’t news that the Todd Gloria administration has no interest in hearing what constituents want. And it’s no surprise that his Development Services Department (DSD) will seize any opportunity to push his ADU development crusade.
Still, the disconnect between what flood victims needed to know and what city officials preferred to discuss was staggering.
The Callen Report
By Kate Callen
City Hall has an innovative solution to the plight of flood victims still struggling to meet basic needs: Let them build accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
South East San Diego residents came to an August 5 community forum at the Jackie Robinson YMCA looking for help with lingering flood damage. What they got instead was a 25-minute slideshow on the bewildering arcana of ADU construction.
It isn’t news that the Todd Gloria administration has no interest in hearing what constituents want. And it’s no surprise that his Development Services Department (DSD) will seize any opportunity to push his ADU development crusade.
Still, the disconnect between what flood victims needed to know and what city officials preferred to discuss was staggering.