Daily Business Report: August 13, 2026
Mayor reopens Mission Bay restrooms after complaints of unhealthy and unsanitary conditions
By Dorian Hargrove | Times of San Diego
The complaints about public urination and unsanitary conditions at the recently closed restrooms at Mission Bay came from residents, the Mission Bay Park Committee and councilmembers from the other side of town.
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and City Councilmember Jen Campbell responded to those concerns, Wednesday announcing that 13 of the restrooms that were closed because the city couldn’t afford maintenance and upkeep will be reopened.
“This was an extremely difficult budget year for the city of San Diego,” Gloria said during an Aug 12 news conference. “…Balancing the budget required significant reductions across all city departments. Closing these public restrooms were among the difficult choices we were forced to make to balance the budget.”
County Automatically Deleted Emails Tied to Contractor Scandal
by Lisa Halverstadt| Voice of San Diego
The county automatically deletes most staff emails after two years, making it difficult to trace the events that led to a criminal case against a former county contractor.
The loss of those emails could have impacts on both the criminal embezzlement case and the public’s understanding of what happened.
The county’s two-year email retention policy isn’t an outlier statewide. Yet it’s concerning defense attorneys for the ex-nonprofit COO charged with misappropriation. A county supervisor is also now planning to push for an extended retention period.
Some of San Diego Unified’s Disabled Students Spend Whole School Years with Substitutes
by Jakob McWhinney | Voice of San Diego
When last school year started, Crystal Clayburn was excited. Sure, the year before had been rough. But administrators at Oak Park Elementary, where her children attended, had hired a new teacher for their classroom.
Clayburn has two sons in first and second grade who are autistic and nonspeaking and attend extensive support needs classrooms. These are classrooms for students who require the highest level of support.
But when Clayburn walked through the door, she found the class was overenrolled. Administrators ultimately transferred one of her sons to a new extensive support needs classroom they created – but the class had no permanent teacher.
