Mayor Todd Gloria and City Council Champion Neighborhood Homes Reform and Prioritize Critical Stormwater Upgrades

City Council Advances 'Neighborhood Homes for All of Us' Land-Use and Lot-Size Reforms

SAN DIEGO, California — Advancing municipal housing leadership in late October 2026, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and the San Diego City Council enacted key regulatory components of the Neighborhood Homes for All of Us legislative package. By reducing restrictive minimum lot-size mandates and streamlining zoning hurdles, the updated framework incentivizes the construction of attainable 'missing middle' housing—including townhomes, row homes, and duplexes—in high-resource residential neighborhoods near major public schools and transit corridors.

Mayor Gloria emphasized that dismantling bureaucratic land-use barriers empowers local families and essential civil servants, such as teachers and healthcare workers, to purchase attainable starter homes without being priced out of the city.

$15 Million 'Bridge to Home' Funding Round Injects Capital into Supportive Housing

Simultaneously reinforcing homeless diversion programs, Mayor Gloria and the San Diego Housing Commission approved an additional $15 million in gap financing through the acclaimed Bridge to Home program. The capital subsidies directly support four non-profit development projects across Barrio Logan, North Park, and Clairemont, creating hundreds of permanent supportive homes paired with on-site mental healthcare, addiction recovery counseling, and job placement assistance.

Housing directors noted that combining permanent affordable shelter with comprehensive wrap-around clinical care achieves sustained, long-term stabilization for previously unsheltered residents.

Multi-Million Dollar Stormwater Infrastructure and Pump Station Modernizations Underway

Confronting severe winter flood risks highlighted by historic storms, the San Diego Stormwater Department mobilized engineering crews to complete comprehensive modernizations of critical pump stations and subterranean drainage channels across Southcrest, Encanto, and Mission Valley. Municipal engineers emphasized that proactive drainage reinforcements protect low-lying neighborhood streets, prevent costly property damage, and elevate coastal climate defense across San Diego County.