The San Diego Board of Supervisors today approved a proposal to modernize County technology and capture up to $7 million in ongoing annual taxpayer savings. This comes as San Diego County confronts a difficult fiscal year driven by deep federal funding cuts that threaten healthcare, food, and other services for thousands of County residents.

In response to the ongoing Tijuana River sewage crisis, the San Diego Board of Supervisors today recommended funding for infrastructure repairs at the Saturn Boulevard hotspot - a known source of toxic airborne emissions - and critical public health studies.

With beaches in Imperial Beach closed for a third consecutive year, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors today approved the establishment of a County Pollution Crisis Chief position to bring urgency, accountability, and coordination to the County’s response to the Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved the Civil Liberties Enforcement and Accountability Rules (CLEAR) ordinance to restrict federal immigration agents from accessing non-public county spaces.

San Diego County Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer this morning ordered County flags to be lowered to half-mast through the conclusion of this week’s Board of Supervisors meetings in recognition of the tragic deaths of Renée Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti, resulting from recent federal immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis.

Today, San Diego County Board of Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer and Paloma Aguirre announced a l proposal advancing immediate infrastructure action at the Saturn Boulevard hotspot, alongside critical public health studies, accelerating the County’s response to the Tijuana River sewage crisis.

As national scrutiny intensifies around deaths in ICE custody and limits on federal oversight of immigration detention facilities, San Diego County Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer has directed the County to conduct a public health inspection of the Otay Mesa Detention Center under California law.

The inspection will be conducted by County public health officials pursuant to California Health and Safety Code §101045, which authorizes counties to inspect detention facilities operating within their jurisdiction to ensure compliance with basic public health and sanitation standards.

At a time when electricity costs are rising across California — driven by escalating wildfire mitigation mandates, infrastructure upgrades, and climate-related risks — the San Diego Community Power Board tonight unanimously approved electric generation rate options designed to limit price increases and keep Community Power’s most affordable tier up to 10% lower than SDG&E’s generation rates.

San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, reappointed today as Chair of the San Diego Community Power Board, led the effort to prioritize affordability and protect residents and small businesses from even steeper utility cost hikes.

San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer tonight was unanimously reappointed chair of the San Diego Community Power Board and will continue leading the Board’s efforts to expand clean energy, lower power bills, improve customer service, boost transparency about energy sources and launch programs for solar/battery adoption and energy efficiency. 

Community members will once again gather Thursday morning outside the federal building in downtown San Diego as part of an ongoing, peaceful weekly action calling for due process, transparency, and accountability amid growing concern that the federal government is operating without adequate oversight or respect for constitutional limits.

As federal funding becomes less reliable and costs continue to rise, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors today approved a targeted pilot aimed at reducing avoidable maintenance and construction expenses.

The action, introduced by Chair Terra Lawson-Remer, is part of the County’s broader effort to closely examine operations and identify savings where possible before making difficult budget decisions.

The San Diego Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved California Special Assistant Attorney General Damon Brown as the new County Counsel, who comes to San Diego with two decades of experience, including public safety, civil rights, consumer protection, immigration, education, and voting rights. 

At its first meeting of 2026, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors today unanimously voted to reappoint Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer as Chair of the five-member Board, signaling a commitment to stability and continuity as the County faces a challenging budget year driven by major federal funding cuts.

Ahead of a weekend expected to include demonstrations nationwide following the killing of a U.S. citizen and mother in Minneapolis, San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer urged San Diegans to raise their voice in protest peacefully, safely, and with care for one another.

After a national joint search, California Special Assistant Attorney General Damon Brown has been selected to lead the County Counsel’s office pending a vote by the Board of Supervisors on January 13.

With one in four SDG&E customers already behind on paying energy bills, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors today passed Chair Terra Lawson-Remer’s proposal that will help solar developers expand small scale affordable, clean power to customers in disadvantaged communities to lower their electricity bills. 

In San Diego County where its pristine coastline is essential to its identity, the Board of Supervisors today went on the record to strongly oppose the Trump administration's reckless proposal to expand offshore oil and gas drilling for 2026-2031, that will be costly, destructive and puts beaches at risk of another devasting oil spill that makes people sick and drives a stake through San Diego’s tourism economy. 

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today received its First Quarter Operational Plan Status Report, which outlines early fiscal trends for the year and identifies areas where departments must adjust spending or financial plans. Despite continued budget uncertainty at the federal level, most County business groups are pacing within budget and are on track to finish the fiscal year in good financial standing.

To ensure that seniors and people with disabilities can continue receiving consistent, high-quality care at home, today the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a new labor agreement that strengthens recruitment and retention for the region’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) caregivers.

The County Board of Supervisors approved a major expansion of its Emergency Medical Services Corps program today, strengthening the region’s pipeline of future Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), paramedics, and first responders — industries that are short-staffed and expected to face increased demand in coming years.  

Residents in the city of Encinitas tonight stood their ground at a robust ‘Peoples Hearing’ vowing to fight the Trump Administration over plans to renew offshore oil drilling on the San Diego coast.  They have no intention of backing down. 

San Diego County Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer, who represents almost the entire coast of San Diego County, joined their protest at the Encinitas Community Center. 

The following statement was released by San Diego County Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer on President Trump’s plan to open California’s coast to new oil drilling.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today took a major step to legally block the Trump Administration from cutting off Medicaid funding for hundreds of thousands of San Diegans trying to get critical health care services like cancer screenings provided by Planned Parenthood and other local clinics. 

With federal cuts from the Trump Administration threatening food assistance, housing support, and healthcare access for hundreds of thousands of San Diegans, the Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved Chair Lawson-Remer’s plan to launch a first-of-its-kind partnership between the County and San Diego Foundation to protect essential services.