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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Rosey's Diary & Newsy Things: How's PAID PARKING going? NOT FUCKING WELL. | SD Identifies Most Dangerous Intersections | Keep Waymo Out Of San Diego | ICE Murders Need To Stop |

Maned Wolf Cora and a pup (Taken 1.23.26)

In case you missed it while you were trying to celebrate the New Year, the CDC switched up vaccine schedules for infants, children, and adolescents, and in case you missed it, because you were watching ICE attack, beat, shoot, and kill unarmed people, the County and other counties and the State of California all clapped back.

It's crazy that I wrote the above maybe two weeks ago, and now we have another murder by ICE and the country is reeling, but there are rumors on the internet that they are being pulled back from Minneapolis under immense public pressure (and everyone seeing with their own eyes what happened), so hopefully that's true...though if they're just getting reshuffled and redeployed to other municipalities, including here in San Diego, we need to be ready. I know there's a lot of news happening and I just don't have it in me to collect all the many links of all the terrible things, but I need to get this one up before I get around to listings this week, so click away as you see fit. Or just watch a murder trial on YouTube, because while murder is vile and disturbing, somehow watching a trial can be an escape from all of the really fucking awful things happening around us.

Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.

SAN DIEGO LOCALS:

Balboa Park tourists react to new paid parking policy - kpbs (1.7.26)

San Diego County mayors join push to repeal paid parking at Balboa Park - Times of San Diego (1.12.26)
Balboa Park backers call on city to reconsider parking fees amid signs that admissions are dropping - Times of San Diego (1.21.26)
Poll shows Balboa Park frustration growing ahead of rally against parking fees - Times of San Diego (1.23.26)

San Diego traffic engineers release list of most dangerous intersections - City News Service/Times of San Diego (1.23.26)

SAN DIEGO REGIONAL POLITICS:

Morning Report: Mayor Gloria Is a Disappointment to His Allies - Voice of San Diego (1.14.26)

Despite jeers, Gloria sticks to the script at State of the City, spotlighting progress but not the deficit - Times of San Diego (1.15.26)

Midway District height limit will remain in place after California Supreme Court denies city appeal The city’s appeal of a lawsuit over its environmental impact reporting was rejected by the California Supreme Court. - kpbs (1.6.26)
After Seating Clash at Speech, Mayor Told Councilmember to ‘Smile’. ‘He told me that I could smile, which I found to be a very sexist comment,’ Councilmember Vivian Moreno said. ‘How many women of power have been told to smile more?’ - Voice of San Diego (1.16.26)
MTS opposes driverless car services like Waymo without local oversight - Times of San Diego (1.15.26)

MTS board votes to oppose driverless taxis in San Diego. San Diego's transit board opposes driverless taxis, citing worker threats and lack of local control, sparking a pushback against rapid autonomous vehicle approvals.- CBS8 (1.19.26)

ZOO GOSS:

Maned wolf pair Cora and Rio became first time parents to 3 pups on December 16th. The pups can occasionally being paraded around their habitat by mom Cora. They weren't on habitat on Monday so I'll follow up to see if I can glean any news.