San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria delivered his State of the City Address detailing his administration’s progress on public safety, homelessness, housing affordability, infrastructure, sustainability, economic development, and equity.
In giving an update on public safety efforts, Mayor Gloria highlighted that in 2023, the city’s most serious crimes fell again. He also shared the city opened a first-of-its-kind childcare facility for police officers to ease the parenting burden created by the nontraditional hours officers work.
Mayor Gloria noted his administration took substantial action to address homelessness, including the continued expansion of traditional shelter capacity and San Diego’s successful Safe Parking program. He announced the city is launching a philanthropic campaign to help carry out plans to address homelessness and already has commitments totaling $250,000.
The Mayor shared that San Diego made a record $140 million investment to repair city streets through strategic investments focused on improving the city’s high-volume roadways. Mayor Gloria’s administration also passed the Economic Development Strategy, which lays the foundation for sustained economic stability for San Diego, helping position the region as a global leader in innovation, sustainability, and equity-centered change.
Watch Mayor Gloria’s full remarks here.
At a time when our rights, freedoms, and futures are under threat, Democratic Mayors are showing the nation what real leadership looks like.
