Building a Better San Diego http://blog.biasandiego.org by Borre Winckel, CEO Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:06:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 by Borre Winckel, CEO no San Diego Council Poised For Final Vote To Ban Supercenters http://blog.biasandiego.org/2010/11/san-diego-council-poised-for-final-vote-to-ban-supercenters/ http://blog.biasandiego.org/2010/11/san-diego-council-poised-for-final-vote-to-ban-supercenters/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:00:55 +0000 Matt Adams http://blog.biasandiego.org/?p=2084 The San Diego City Council will cast the final vote this afternoon on an ordinance that will lead to a de facto ban on supercenter stores within city limits. The ordinance is being pushed by the San Diego Imperial Counties labor Council to prevent non-union supercenters from competing with their more costly union grocery store counterparts.

The pro-union city council wasted little time on the ordinance and pushed it though in record time by circumventing the city’s standard review process as well as holding an emergency  council hearing all in an effort to get it done before the new city councilmembers take their posts in early December.  This less than subtle capitulation to union interest drew rebukes from members of the city’s Planning Commission, community groups and the business community. The BIA has raised strong concerns over using the Land Development Code to attack a specific business.

It has also drawn a fierce response from Walmart – the real target of the ordinance – which has placed newspaper and TV ads criticizing Councilman Todd Gloria for spearheading the union effort. The council voted 5 – 3 last month on the first of two votes needed to adopt the ordinance. Mayor Jerry Sanders has vowed to use his veto power to stop the ordinance but unless another council member has a change of heart the 5 – 3 vote will be enough to override his veto.

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]]> http://blog.biasandiego.org/2010/11/san-diego-council-poised-for-final-vote-to-ban-supercenters/feed/ 0 The San Diego City Council will cast the final vote this afternoon on an ordinance that will lead to a de facto ban on supercenter stores within city limits. The ordinance is being pushed by the San Diego Imperial Counties labor Council to prevent non-union supercenters from competing with their more costly union grocery store counterparts. The pro-union city council wasted little time on the ordinance and pushed it though in record time by circumventing the city’s standard review process as well as holding an emergency  council hearing all in an effort to get it done before the new city councilmembers take their posts in early December.  This less than subtle capitulation to union interest drew rebukes from members of the city’s Planning Commission, community groups and the business community. The BIA has raised strong concerns over using the Land Development Code to attack a specific business. It has also drawn a fierce response from Walmart – the real target of the ordinance – which has placed newspaper and TV ads criticizing Councilman Todd Gloria for spearheading the union effort. The council voted 5 – 3 last month on the first of two votes needed to adopt the ordinance. Mayor Jerry Sanders has vowed to use his veto power to stop the ordinance but unless another council member has a change of heart the 5 – 3 vote will be enough to override his veto. The San Diego City Council will cast the final vote this afternoon on an ordinance that will lead to a de facto ban on supercenter stores within city limits. The ordinance is being pushed by the San Diego Imperial Counties labor Council to prevent [...]