Council to Undo a Voter Measure — By Court Order
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When the San Diego City Council convenes Monday, August 24, for its first regular meeting of the fall legislative session, one agenda item stands out for its rarity: the proposed repeal of a voter-approved ballot measure, required by a court order. Measure C, passed in 2021, removed the 30-foot coastal height limit in the Midway-Pacific Highway community-plan area to allow taller development near the Sports Arena site. A San Diego County Superior Court subsequently issued a writ of mandate requiring the City to repeal it. The council is now moving to comply — meaning a limit that voters removed five years ago may be reinstated by council action this week.
The repeal carries real implications for the Midway Rising project, the proposed arena-and-housing redevelopment of the Sports Arena site, which is already navigating state-level attention through SB 344. The interplay between the court-ordered Measure C repeal and the pending Midway Rising approval process is legally and procedurally complicated; the council has not yet approved Midway Rising, and the repeal could reshape the planning landscape for that development.
Monday's agenda also includes a proposed FY 2027 Statement of Budgetary Principles — a framework item, since the full FY 2027 budget was already adopted June 23. Meanwhile, a practical disruption begins Monday for nearly a thousand students: Del Sur Elementary's 946 pupils start a temporary relocation to Stone Ranch Elementary due to mold and moisture remediation at their campus. The move runs through September 18, with a proposed return to Del Sur on September 21, contingent on the remediation staying on schedule.