City Council votes to encourage more diversity, renters; critics say changes may squelch housing opposition
San Diego made sweeping changes Tuesday to the city’s 42 neighborhood planning groups in an effort to diversify their membership and make them better organized, but critics call the changes a developer-driven effort to squelch public opposition to dense housing projects.
Supporters say the changes would also make the groups more transparent, better organized and less likely to oppose the types of dense developments the city is pursuing to help solve its housing shortage. The groups also have been criticized for seeking to block housing projects too aggressively and for having stagnant membership that doesn’t reflect the neighborhoods they represent. And City Attorney Mara Elliott says they need to operate more independently for liability reasons.
“There will be communities all over this city that will have to scramble to raise that $1,000 during the short appeals window,” Moty said. “We are creating a de facto two-track appeals system.”
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