San Diego
Riding the San Diego Trolley and MTS Buses: A Practical Guide
How the region's trolley lines, buses and commuter rail fit together, how to pay with a PRONTO card or a contactless bank card, and what first-time riders tend to get wrong.
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What SANDAG Does and How San Diego Plans Its Region's Roads and Rail
SANDAG is the regional agency behind the San Diego region's long-range transportation plan, the TransNet sales tax and the toll roads. Here is how it is governed and why its decisions reach beyond any one city.
San Diego
How San Diego International Airport Is Run: Authority, Runway, Curfew
The region's main airport has one runway, an overnight departure curfew and an independent governing authority. Here is how those pieces fit together, and what the new Terminal 1 changes.
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What the Port of San Diego Manages Beyond the Waterfront
The Port of San Diego is a state-created district that oversees 34 miles of bayfront across five cities, from cargo and cruise terminals to parks, hotels and its own police force.
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How San Diego Unified School District Is Governed, Funded and Held Accountable
A five-member elected board, a superintendent it hires and a budget shaped by state formulas: here is how San Diego's largest school district makes decisions, and how families can be heard.
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What San Diego's Community Planning Groups Do, and What They Can't Decide
Volunteer planning groups review local building projects and advise the city. Here is how they are recognized, how members are chosen, and where their advice ends and the city's decision begins.
