SAVE EMERALD HILLS
IMPORTANT - COMMUNITY ACTION!
SAN DIEGO—KENNY KEY NEEDS OUR HELP NOW!
This fight is bigger than Emerald Hills. It is about whether City Hall can continue ignoring communities, questionable zoning decisions, fire-safety concerns, traffic impacts and decades of demands for fair access to parks and open space.
The City Council voted 8–1 to deny the community’s appeal and approve a 123-home subdivision on the former Radio Towers hilltop—despite serious concerns over emergency access, infrastructure and reliance on a repealed zoning footnote.
Now longtime Emerald Hills resident Kenny Key is fighting back through the courts—but he should not have to carry this battle alone!
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If City Hall can push this through in Emerald Hills, your neighborhood could be next. This is exactly why San Diegans must stand together and fight decisions that appear to put powerful development interests ahead of residents, public safety and neighborhood quality of life.
Please donate $10, $25, $50—or whatever you can afford. Then share this post everywhere. Tag your neighbors, community groups and elected officials. We cannot complain about what is happening to San Diego while leaving courageous residents like Kenny to fight alone.
Kenny stood up for his community. Now San Diego must stand up for Kenny.
ENOUGH SILENCE.
ENOUGH BACKROOM POLITICS.
ENOUGH IGNORING OUR COMMUNITIES.
DONATE. SHARE. SPEAK OUT. STAND UNITED.
How You Can Help
Your support is vital to THIS Fight. You can make a difference by making a donation, volunteering your time to help us research, or spreading the word about Kenny Keys legal fund. Every little bit helps, and together we can help Emerald Hills make a real impact in San Diego by leading the charge. ALL funds go directly to Kenny Keys Go Fund Me account. SDUC is only promoting the fight and not collecting the funds. We are fully supporting Kenny Key who is one of our founding members of SDUC. Thank You.
pRESERVE GREATER GOLDEN HILL
We are Greater Golden Hill — neighbors united to preserve what matters: livability, inclusivity, and a thriving community for everyone.
We believe that all voices in Greater Golden Hill should help shape the future of our neighborhoods.
We’re Fighting For..........
- Projects That Fit Our Community Plan
We advocate for buildings that align with our Greater Golden Hill Community Plan —no more than 3 stories high and with city limits on the number of ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units).
- Start to Finish Development Accountability
We work to keep an eye on new projects as early as possible so we understand what developers are planning—and make sure they follow the rules set by the city and our Greater Golden Hill Community Plan.
- Pushing for More Affordable and Attainable Housing
We hold developers to existing affordable housing requirements, speak with public officials about protecting our mixed-income community, and look for ways to keep current housing available for low- to middle-income neighbors.
- Protecting Nature in Our Neighborhood
We work to protect our canyon lands and parks from being developed or damaged by high density infill projects.
- Ensuring neighborhood fire safety
Our fire council works with local fire departments and the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County (FSCSDC) to effectively reduce and prevent wildfire losses. - Making Our Voices Heard
We speak up together to make sure our elected leaders listen to our shared goals—and take action to support them.
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We’re headed back to Court!
The A Street project is moving forward, and so is our legal challenge.
Opening briefs have now been filed by our legal team, the City of San Diego, and the developer. In its filing, the City stated that a ruling in PGGH's favor would affect not only this project, but every project relying on the planning horizon of the regional transportation plan, county-wide.
That statement underscores exactly why this case matters. The City is approving increased density in areas served only by transit that has not yet been built, based on a legal interpretation of "planned" transit that PGGH is now asking the Court of Appeal to review. This is one of the first cases to challenge that interpretation in court. Regardless of the outcome, it sends a powerful message about accountability in planning and development.
Please help us fund this legal challenge—not just for Greater Golden Hill, but for all neighborhoods across San Diego. Every contribution helps cover legal costs as this case moves through the Court of Appeal.
stop the turquoise Tower in pacific beach
Project Vela (Turquoise Tower) is a proposed 23-story mixed-use development located at 954–980 Turquoise Street in North Pacific Beach near the La Jolla border.
Key Elements of the Proposal
- 74 residential units, including 10 affordable units.
- 139 visitor accommodation units (hotel rooms).
- A request for streamlined ministerial (“by-right”) approval under California housing laws.
- State housing incentives and waivers tied to the project’s affordable units, which the developer argues allow substantially greater height, density, and scale than local zoning would otherwise permit.
If approved as proposed, the development would become one of the tallest buildings in San Diego’s coastal zone. The proposal has generated significant public discussion regarding coastal development, affordability, infrastructure capacity, wildfire evacuation, public process, and the application of California housing laws.
How Tall Is the Proposed Tower?
The project is approximately 239 feet tall and 23 stories.
That is far above the 30-foot coastal height limit that has historically applied in this area.
The developer is seeking to exceed that height through state Density Bonus Law waivers. Whether those waivers are legally available for this project is one of the issues NFABC continues to examine and challenge.
Different height numbers have appeared in project materials because height can be measured in different ways, but the overall proposed building height is approximately 239 feet.
What Is the Current Status of Turquoise Tower?
Turquoise Tower has not been approved.
The project is still under review by the City of San Diego’s Development Services Department. The developer continues to respond to City comments and revise project documents as part of that review.
The City is currently processing the application as a ministerial, or by-right, project, meaning it could be approved without a public hearing if the City determines that it meets all applicable requirements.
NFABC disputes that review path and has raised concerns about whether the project qualifies for ministerial approval and for the state Density Bonus benefits and waivers it is seeking.
For now, there is no final City approval and no building permit allowing construction to begin.
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Stop The PB Tower
A 23 story tower is proposed for Pacific Beach. City zoning allows for 31 units, however, local and state density bonus laws allow for a 240 foot tall tower with 74 residential units plus 139 hotel-style units. Fill out the form below to let the San Diego City Council members your position.
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