2026
- Airport
New video and witness accounts emerge as federal investigators probe deadly Montgomery Field crash
The FAA's preliminary report says the Cessna's left wing dipped as it came in to land, the plane appeared to stall and it spun into the ground. The NTSB says the pilots were going around at the time, and is leading an investigation that usually takes a year or more.
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- Airport
Cessna crashes at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, killing 2
A small plane came down and burned on the runway on 7 September and both people aboard died. Crews put out the fire and contained a fuel spill; the airport closed while they worked.
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- Public safety
Three-alarm fire destroys abandoned Serra Mesa office building
More than 100 firefighters spent five hours on the vacant office building at 9160 Gramercy Drive, across the road from Taft Middle School. Nobody was hurt; the cause is under investigation.
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- Parks & canyons
Long-awaited trail improvements connect Serra Mesa and Mission Valley
Rebuilt trails through Ruffin Canyon, three new footbridges and a trailhead at Escala now link the neighborhood to Mission Valley on foot.
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- Housing
Former Serra Mesa Library will become 59 affordable housing units
Ground broke on the Sandrock Road site, empty since the library closed in 2006. Half the apartments go to veterans who have been homeless, and rents stay capped for 55 years.
Where 3440 Sandrock Rd (former library site) stands now →
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- Public safety
City of San Diego will implement state-mandated Zone Zero fire clearance
Homes in a very high fire hazard severity zone have to clear everything that burns out of the first five feet around the building, including plants, firewood and bins. Existing homes have until February 2027.
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- Schools
San Diego school board selects developers for workforce housing
San Diego Unified picked developers for roughly 1,500 apartments for its own employees across five district properties. One of them is a 108-unit project at the Instructional Media Center on Cardinal Lane, in Birdland.
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2025
- Housing
City to Transform Old Serra Mesa Library into Affordable Housing for Veterans, Families
The City Council approved a 65-year lease with Community HousingWorks to build 59 affordable apartments on the vacant library site at 3440 Sandrock Road. Thirty of them are set aside for veterans.
Where 3440 Sandrock Rd (former library site) stands now →
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