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David Garrick

David Garrick has covered San Diego City Hall since 2014 for The San Diego Union-Tribune. Before that, he covered North County for 16 years for the Union-Tribune, North County Times and Pomerado Newspapers. Garrick graduated from Coronado High School and UC Berkeley and received a master’s in journalism from New York University. He spent his early newspaper career in New York City.

Brittany Olson spent the midafternoon at the Oak Park Library branch on Friday, May 9, 2025, in San Diego, to finalize several work projects. There are proposals suggesting uneven cuts to library hours, with branches in affluent areas facing deeper reductions compared to those in low-income regions. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Here’s what it would cost to reverse Gloria’s biggest San Diego budget cuts, according to city analysts

June 6, 2025 at 9:51 a.m.

The council's key challenge is that the IBA says they have only about $6 million to spend on reversing cuts — but have expressed for restoring as much...

People participate in a yoga class at Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach on Sunday, March 6, 2022. (Kristian Carreon / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Federal appeals court rules San Diego’s controversial yoga ban unconstitutional

June 7, 2025 at 11:23 a.m.

Court says city officials failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city's shoreline parks. Classes must be allowed to resume immediately.

Ambulances from Falck and AMR were parked in the driveway of the Emergency & Trauma Center at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego vuelve a aumentar los precios de las ambulancias y considera el servicio internamente

June 4, 2025 at 12:09 p.m.

Por cinco años consecutivos, San Diego habrá aumentado las tarifas de transporte, lo que representa un aumento acumulado de más del 32%.

San Diego hikes ambulance prices again, as city considers bringing service in-house

June 3, 2025 at 8:55 p.m.

For five straight years San Diego will have raised transport rates — for a cumulative increase of more than 32%.

Michael Meacham speaks during a city council meeting about a proposal for comprehensive parking reforms such as charging for parking on Sundays, in Balboa Park and next to Petco Park. (Ariana Drehsler / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego aprueba aumentos drásticos en los precios del estacionamiento: hasta $10 por hora durante los juegos de los Padres

June 3, 2025 at 2:57 p.m.

También están cerca de finalizar los planes para empezar a cobrar por el estacionamiento en el Zoológico de San Diego y el resto del Parque Balboa

San Diego OKs sweeping parking price hikes, from paid Sunday parking to $10-an-hour meters during Padres games

June 4, 2025 at 7:35 a.m.

City officials say they're also close to finalizing plans to start charging for parking at the San Diego Zoo and the rest of Balboa Park — but details must still...

A Green Line trolley es the San Diego Convention Center downtown on May 22, 2025. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Los habitantes de San Diego podrían votar pronto por un aumento del impuesto sobre las ventas para financiar el transporte público

June 2, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Esta medida podría recaudar alrededor de 250 millones de dólares al año para subsanar los déficits previstos y mejorar el servicio.

A Cal Fire engine es along Creekside Drive, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, after the Caldor Fire burned through Grizzly Flats, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Crews gain ground on Pala brush fire, expect full containment Monday

June 1, 2025 at 8:47 p.m.

The Henderson fire started Friday and destroyed a travel trailer and forced the evacuation of homes before firefighters got the upper hand

To report a non-emergency crime, call the San Diego Police Department at 619-531-2000 or 858-484-3154. In an emergency, dial 911. (File)

Police investigating apparent gunfight in Linda Vista

June 1, 2025 at 11:05 a.m.

Officers found shell casings in front of a house after receiving multiple reports of gunshots being fired around 2:30 a.m. Sunday

The 32nd Street Canyon Open Space with homes along the perimeter of the open space. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

With San Diego still failing to manage flammable brush, council want money in the budget

June 1, 2025 at 11:04 a.m.

Frustrated the city still hasn't made big changes called for in a 2023 audit, council lobbied the mayor during recent budget hearings to prioritize a more comprehensive approach.

San Diegans might vote soon on a sales tax hike to fund transit. What could it pay for?

May 30, 2025 at 10:53 a.m.

Such a measure could raise around $250 million a year to erase projected deficits and upgrade service. A new study will determine specifically what it could fund.

Children hunting for eggs at the Pacific Beach Recreation Center. (Milan Kovacevic)

San Diego launching analysis of money disparities between neighborhood rec centers

May 29, 2025 at 4:19 p.m.

San Diego is launching a long-awaited, year-long analysis of how the city can fix stark disparities between recreation centers in southern and northern neighborhoods.

There are numerous citrus fields located in Pauma Valley, CA. Local farmers are lobbying against the cash-strapped County Water Authority’s new plan to shrink or eliminate a longtime subsidy for agricultural s. The proposal comes with agricultural acreage already in sharp decline. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Muchos agricultores locales pagan una tarifa de agua con descuento, pero eso podría estar a punto de cambiar

May 28, 2025 at 9:05 a.m.

La Autoridad del Agua del Condado, con problemas de liquidez, quiere reducir el subsidio

Many local farmers pay a discounted water rate, but that could be about to change

May 28, 2025 at 12:07 p.m.

Cash-strapped County Water Authority wants to shrink the subsidy that many farmers say allows them to stay in business.

San Diego City Councilman Joe LaCava is pictured in 2023. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

San Diego council want to reject pay raises amid budget crisis, but city attorney says they can’t

May 26, 2025 at 9:11 p.m.

City law explicitly allows raises to be rejected, but Ferbert says the city charter nullifies it.

People walk near the Pan American Plaza parking lot in Balboa Park on May 20, 2025, in San Diego. A plan to charge for parking in the park isn’t set to begin until next year, but one council member wants it to start sooner. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego cobrará por estacionar en el Parque Balboa a partir del próximo año. Algunos se preguntan: ¿Por qué no antes?

May 24, 2025 at 11:59 a.m.

Adelantar el proyecto seis meses podría generar casi suficientes ingresos nuevos para evitar recortes

A horticulturist and staff member uses a hose to water ferns at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

SAN DIEGO: Los próximos incrementos a las tarifas del agua podrían ser menos dolorosas de lo esperado

May 23, 2025 at 3:01 p.m.

El aumento propuesto para el consumo mayorista, que comenzó en un 18%, ahora se ha reducido al 10,4%.

Coming water rate hikes could be less painful than feared. Just how painful depends on where you live.

May 26, 2025 at 6:50 p.m.

A proposed wholesale increase that began at 18% is now down to 10.4%. The hike could get ed along to San Diegans — but the numbers will vary.

An unleashed dog runs near a baseball field at Rancho Bernardo Community Park on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego’s leash laws aren’t getting enforced. Blame the Humane Society, report says.

May 26, 2025 at 6:51 p.m.

Citations are down 90% year over year, response times have skyrocketed and the nonprofit rarely meets its contractual obligation, the county grand jury says.

At the San Diego Humane Society, Dr. Erica White, right, performs a neutering procedure on a community cat, assisted by Cali Yates, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. The city says the budget crisis means it must slash how much it pays for animal services, but the Humane Society says the proposed cut will force it to leave San Diego with no one to handle state-mandated animal control activities. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Mientras San Diego busca recortes por problemas presupuestarios, Humane Society amenaza con dejar de brindar control animal

May 21, 2025 at 6:23 p.m.

El alcalde Todd Gloria esperaba llegar a un acuerdo al retirarse del recorte de $3.5 millones a lo que paga la ciudad.

San Diego will charge to park in Balboa Park starting next year. Some wonder: Why not sooner?

May 21, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Moving it up by six months could generate nearly enough new revenue to prevent deep cuts to libraries and recreation centers, one council member says.

As San Diego seeks cuts to stem budget woes, Humane Society threatens to stop providing animal control

June 1, 2025 at 5:59 a.m.

Mayor Todd Gloria hoped to strike a compromise by retreating from a $3.5 million cut to what the city pays. The nonprofit refuses to consider any cut over $1 million.

A Falck ambulance is shown on El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego in 2022. (Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

El nuevo modelo de ambulancias de San Diego genera millones, pero la ciudad aún quiere cambiar de rumbo

May 19, 2025 at 11:31 a.m.

No está claro por qué los funcionarios de la ciudad quieren traer el servicio de ambulancia internamente

San Diego’s new ambulance model is raking in millions. But the city still wants to change gears.

May 19, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

It's unclear why city officials want to bring ambulance service in-house when the alliance model is generating such healthy profits and helping to plug budget holes.

The San Diego Central Courthouse in downtown San Diego is shown. (U-T file)

San Diego pagará $700 mil más a dos personas heridas en las calles de la ciudad

May 16, 2025 at 9:33 a.m.

Los acuerdos, que el Ayuntamiento aprobó esta semana, continúan una larga serie de pagos municipales

San Diego is paying out another $700K to 2 people injured on city streets

May 16, 2025 at 8:45 a.m.

The settlements, which the City Council approved this week, continue a long string of city payouts related to decaying infrastructure alleged to have caused injuries.

Kyle Candee, of Linda Vista, holding sign, left, and others urge council to roll back San Diego’s ADU incentive before a committee’s vote on it Thursday, May 15, 2025. (Howard Lipin / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Council move to rein in San Diego’s widely criticized ADU incentive

May 16, 2025 at 10:17 a.m.

A committee voted to cap the number of units per lot, force builders to pay infrastructure fees and require parking for those that aren't near transit.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria is seen holding a press conference at the soon to be opened H Barracks parking lot for homeless residents next to the San Diego International Airport on Friday, May 2, 2025. (Howard Lipin / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

¿Cuán graves son los problemas presupuestarios de San Diego? La ciudad podría recurrir a sus reservas por primera vez en años

May 15, 2025 at 8:27 a.m.

La clave del problema es una caída de 33 millones de dólares en los ingresos de SDG&E que nadie vio venir

Just how bad are San Diego’s budget problems? City may dip into reserves for first time in years

May 16, 2025 at 6:54 a.m.

Key to the problem is a $33 million drop in revenue from SDG&E that no one saw coming, said Matt Vespi, the city's chief financial officer.

Mission Bay Park seen on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 in San Diego, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

En revisión presupuestaria, alcalde de San Diego retira los recortes a la Policía pero no los de parques y bibliotecas

May 14, 2025 at 3:57 p.m.

Si se aprueba el presupuesto sería la primera vez en muchos años que el fondo general se reduciría de un año fiscal a otro.

In May budget revision, Gloria pulls back on police cuts but sticks with cuts to parks, libraries

May 14, 2025 at 12:07 p.m.

If the mayor's budget is adopted, this would be the first time in many years that the city’s general fund would shrink from one fiscal year to the next.

At the Oak Park Library branch on Friday, May 9, 2025, in San Diego, Mark Davis, branch manager, and Barbara Williams talked about the food recipes from the magazine. There are proposals suggesting uneven cuts to library hours, with branches in affluent areas facing deeper reductions compared to those in low-income regions. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Se están recortando los horarios de las bibliotecas de San Diego y no se ponen de acuerdo sobre cómo aliviar la situación

May 13, 2025 at 5:19 p.m.

El debate clave es si se debe seguir la propuesta del alcalde Todd Gloria de cerrar las sucursales

Lakeside, CA_2/9/2011_The retail cost of water varies dramatically by district… Lakeside is among the cheapest, partly because they hire part time college studentsto read their meters. Matt Huber(cq), who works as a meter maintenance worker, is not one of those part time workers, FYI. Here, he reads meters and stores the information in a meter reader recorder on Castle Court in Lakeside. Mandatory Photo Credit: JOHN GASTALDO/Union-Tribune/Zuma press

Autoridades de manejo del agua de San Diego han corregido tiempos de espera notoriamente malos y errores de facturación

May 13, 2025 at 12:45 p.m.

Un nuevo software, más trabajadores y prioridades modificadas ayudan a las empresas de servicios públicos

Mark Davis, branch manager, and Barbara Williams talk about food recipes from a magazine at the Oak Park Library branch on Friday, May 9, 2025. There are proposals suggesting uneven cuts to library hours, with branches in affluent areas facing deeper reductions compared to those in low-income regions. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego library hours are getting cut. City officials can’t agree on how to ease the pain.

May 12, 2025 at 7:55 p.m.

The key debate is whether to go with Mayor Todd Gloria's proposal to close branches Sunday and Monday across the board or to soften the hour reductions in low-income neighborhoods.

A maintenance worker reads water meters in Lakeside. (John Gastaldo/ UT file)

‘Unbelievable’ turnaround: San Diego water officials have fixed notoriously bad hold times, billing errors

May 14, 2025 at 2:03 p.m.

New software, more workers, shifted priorities help Public Utilities shrink average call wait times from 2 hours to 69 seconds.

A grand jury report calls for more transparency from the city of San Diego in reporting parking meter revenue and how it is used. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

El estacionamiento en San Diego necesita mejores señales, más transparencia y menos burocracia, según informe

May 11, 2025 at 10:54 a.m.

Las conclusiones del gran jurado llegan en un momento en que San Diego está considerando tarifas de medidores más altas.

A group of cyclists from the USS Midway Museum called Midway on Bikes, led by Steve McArthur (front), ride along the Rose Creek Bikeway on Thursday, May 16, 2024, as part of Bike Anywhere Day. A hundred stations were set up around the region for riders to stop and get refreshments, bike maps and a free commemorative shirt. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

El ‘Día de la Bicicleta en Cualquier Lugar’ alienta a los habitantes de San Diego a desplazarse en dos ruedas

May 10, 2025 at 12:10 p.m.

La tradición de tres décadas cambió su nombre a Día de ir al trabajo en bicicleta en 2023 para ampliar su atractivo.

The Mission Bay playground sits empty on March 25, 2020. All San Diego parks, beaches and trails have been closed down in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Major cuts proposed for parks, bathrooms as San Diego wrestles with budget

May 10, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Critics claim San Diego mayor's proposed budget adversely hurts lower-income neighborhoods; revised spending plan due Wednesday.

The San Diego Police Department posthumously awards Sgt. Oliver Hopkins and Det. Charles Harris with the Police Cross. Both killed in the line of duty in 1915 and 1927. Chief,Scott Wahl speaking to the audience. The ceremony takes place at the Police headquarters in Downtown on Thursday, April 3, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Critican los recortes de Gloria a las horas extras de la policía de San Diego y advierten sobre tiempos de respuesta más largos

May 8, 2025 at 4:44 p.m.

"Las horas extras son nuestro sustento en este momento debido a la escasez de personal que enfrentamos"

Critics slam Gloria’s cuts to San Diego police overtime, warn of longer response times

May 9, 2025 at 3:57 a.m.

'Overtime is our lifeblood right now with the staffing shortages we face,' Police Chief Scott Wahl told council this week.

This shows the Miramar landfill in San Diego. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Los acuerdos de San Diego con los transportistas de basura le hacen perder millones a la ciudad

May 7, 2025 at 3:44 p.m.

También dice que las tasas de reciclaje de las fuerzas de la ciudad son aún peores

San Diego’s deals with trash haulers lose the city millions, send tons of recyclables to landfill, audit finds

May 12, 2025 at 2:01 a.m.

It also says recycling rates for city forces are even worse, finding that 80% of the waste taken to the landfill by city forces could be recycled.

SAN DIEGO: Los grupos de estacionamiento urbano deberían disolverse, dice un informe

May 6, 2025 at 7:41 a.m.

Las conclusiones del gran jurado llegan en un momento en que Dakota del Sur está considerando tarifas de medidores más altas

San Diego parking needs better signs, more transparency and less bureaucracy, report says

May 6, 2025 at 9:34 a.m.

San Diego should disband nonprofit groups that oversee city parking districts and require better signage at pay-station parking spots and private lots, the county grand jury says in a new...

Meagan Browning, environmental services program manager with the city, speaks with Point Loma resident Ann Link, right, about a new city trash fee proposal during a forum on Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Diego. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

¿Cómo fue que las tarifas de la basura en San Diego resultaron ser mucho más altas de lo previsto? Es complicado, dicen las autoridades

May 5, 2025 at 6:54 p.m.

Los expertos en presupuesto de la ciudad consideran que esta estimación errónea es un error

Bike Anywhere Day encourages San Diegans to get around by bicycle

May 5, 2025 at 4:27 p.m.

The three-decade tradition was renamed from Bike to Work Day in 2023 to broaden its appeal.

A 10-unit accessory dwelling unit complex under construction in April in Clairemont, where rents are essentially flat. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

El impopular incentivo ADU de San Diego “ha sido explotado” por los desarrolladores y necesita “barandillas” dicen los planificadores

May 4, 2025 at 9:33 a.m.

Los urbanistas quieren soluciones más importantes para el programa de bonificación de ADU de San Diego

How did San Diego trash fees end up so much higher than predicted? It’s complicated, officials say.

May 5, 2025 at 11:30 p.m.

City budget experts call the faulty estimate an honest mistake based on some bad information and some miscalculations.

A 10-unit accessory dwelling unit (ADU) bonus program project, consisting of five separate buildings, is being built on Shoshoni Ave., a single family resident cul-de-sac with limited parking in Clairemont, shown here on April 27, 2025. San Diego does not require parking if the projects are built transit priority area. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Los grupos vecinales detestan el programa de bonificación de ADU de San Diego. Así es como quieren solucionarlo

May 2, 2025 at 12:29 p.m.

Su propuesta surge mientras el alcalde Todd Gloria se prepara para detallar su propuesta más modesta

San Diego’s unpopular ADU incentive ‘has been exploited’ by developers, needs ‘guardrails,’ planners say

May 2, 2025 at 3:34 a.m.

City planners want bigger fixes for San Diego's bonus ADU program than Mayor Todd Gloria has proposed. Here's what they want to do.

A driver drives on the wrong side of the road to avoid potholes on Vickers Street in Kearny Mesa in late April. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego frena la reparación de carreteras y espera “deterioros significativos” en las condiciones de las calles

May 1, 2025 at 9:20 a.m.

La reparación de baches se está viendo afectada por la ralentización de las obras impuesta por el alcalde

San Diego reins in road repairs, expects ‘significant declines’ in street conditions

May 2, 2025 at 3:27 a.m.

Pothole patching is taking a hit from a work slowdown imposed by the mayor this winter due to budget woes. The news on the paving plan is arguably worse.

People paddle board near De Anza Cove in Mission Bay as the sun sets on a warm, winter day on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

El gran plan de San Diego para modernizar Mission Bay se estanca por el ime con la Comisión Costera

April 29, 2025 at 5:25 p.m.

Hace siete meses, la agencia estatal solicitó más detalles. La ciudad aún prepara una respuesta, y una resolución parece lejana.

San Diego’s grand plan to revamp Mission Bay stalls over ime with Coastal Commission

May 1, 2025 at 7:21 a.m.

Seven months ago, the state agency asked for more details. The city is still preparing a response, and a resolution appears far-off.

A woman with a dog at Grape Street Dog Park in South Park on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

¿Problema en el parque? ¿Cargador de vehículos eléctricos roto? Ahora puedes quejarte en San Diego

April 28, 2025 at 9:03 a.m.

La ciudad está ampliando los tipos de quejas que su popular aplicación Get It Done puede abordar.

A Vietnamese dance troupe performs during the 50th anniversary of Operation Frequent Wind and the fall of the Republic of Vietnam aboard the USS Midway on Sunday. The tribute honored the courage, resilience, and hope for those who fled their Vietnamese homeland, the communities that welcomed them, and the lasting contributions of Vietnamese refugees across the United States and the world.(Photo by Sandy Huffaker for The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Thousands commemorate heroic Vietnam War rescues of 1975 in USS Midway event

April 28, 2025 at 6:05 a.m.

The event aboard the USS Midway commemorated the anniversary of Operation Frequent Wind rescues and the fall of Saigon that ended the war in spring 1975. But it also celebrated...

Overgrown, dry brush lines the 47th Street Canyon in City Heights on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego aún no logra reformar la forma en que gestiona la maleza para prevenir incendios

April 27, 2025 at 8:35 a.m.

Años después de que una auditoría exigiera cambios importantes

Neighborhood groups hate San Diego’s bonus ADU program. Here’s how they want to fix it.

May 1, 2025 at 2:48 p.m.

Their proposal comes as Mayor Todd Gloria prepares to detail his more modest proposed rollback of the backyard apartment incentive.

Councilmember Kent Lee speaks in Kearny Mesa on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, with Mayor Todd Gloria at left. Lee, who chairs the council’s budget committee, has expressed concern about the mayor’s characterization of the budget plan released this month, and how other city officials will weigh in on it. (Kristian Carreon / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Who should shape San Diego’s budget? Mayor’s ‘draft’ gambit opens new front in war with council for control

April 27, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

'It feels like it throws the entire process out of whack,' the budget committee chair told Mayor Gloria last week.

A worker adjusts an irrigation system for freshly planted native wetland plants at the San Dieguito Lagoon, as part of the final stages of the San Dieguito Lagoon Restoration Project, in San Diego on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Los aumentos en las tarifas del agua del condado de San Diego no serán tan dolorosos como se temía

April 25, 2025 at 9:39 a.m.

Los funcionarios acaban de recortar el aumento previsto de las tarifas mayoristas para el próximo año

San Diego County water rate hikes won’t be as painful as feared

April 25, 2025 at 3:24 a.m.

Officials just slashed their projected wholesale rate hike for next year from 18% to 12%, thanks to higher than expected sales.

A look at the intersection of Main Street, Schley Street and 26th Street on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in San Diego. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego aprueba un amplio plan para que las calles sean más seguras y los residentes dependan menos del automóvil

April 24, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

El plan maestro de movilidad que el consejo aprobó el martes agregaría servicios de transporte vecinal, rotondas, mejoras en las aceras, y más.

San Diego is still failing to overhaul how it manages brush to prevent fires

April 24, 2025 at 9:54 a.m.

Years after an audit called for major changes, most of its recommendations still haven't been implemented. City officials told council why Wednesday.

San Diego OKs sweeping plan to make streets safer and residents less car-dependent

April 23, 2025 at 11:28 a.m.

The mobility master plan the council approved Tuesday would add neighborhood shuttles, roundabouts, sidewalk improvements, dedicated bus lanes and more

Western blue-eyed grass are bursting forth after heavy rains. (Bruce Chambers / Orange County )

Blue-eyed grass, San Diego’s ‘harbinger of spring,’ named official city flower

April 22, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

It narrowly beat out the bush sunflower in a March Madness-style bracket competition — part of an effort to encourage gardeners to cultivate native plants.