San Diego, CA
Clairemont residents concerned over 12-unit bonus ADU project
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) – Clairemont residents are pushing back against a proposed ADU development that includes a dozen units on one property. Similar projects have popped up across the city under San Diego’s “bonus ADU” program.
Residents on Shoshoni Avenue say the city needs to balance the need for housing with the character and safety of neighborhoods.
This particular development at 4602 Shoshoni Avenue would include the main house, converting the garage into an ADU, and then five two-story structures with 10 ADUs in the backyard.
“If this thing goes up, our neighborhood will completely change forever,” said Michelle Schroeder, a resident on the street of 30 years.
The neighborhood is predominantly one-story single-family homes and the street itself is a narrow cul-de-sac. There would be no requirements to provide parking for the development. Congestion on the street and ability for emergency vehicles to reach houses on the street are some concerns being raised.
“Our safety is big time. The City needs to come out and do some research here,” said Kevin Morefield who lives next door to the property in question.
The large lot lends the space for developers to take advantage of the city’s bonus ADU program. For every one “affordable” ADU, they can build an additional ADU. The maximum amount allowed is determined by zoning and space on the property.
“When they built Genesee Avenue and Chateau Drive, they backfilled my backyard, this backyard, all the way down and if you go look just halfway down Genesee, you’ll see it starting to crumble,” said Morefield.
Morefield’s family has been at the property since 1955 and says the land may not even be safe to build on based on the backfill.
However because housing is so needed, the City of San Diego says as long as these types of projects comply with ADU regulations, state and local law requires approval.
“The inspectors are really going to have to take their care with signing the permit because if something happens there in the future, it’s going to be their problem not just the developer, not just the owner of the land,” said Mike Schroeder.
“We’ve been fighting for four years is to get the council to come back and take a look at what they’ve done,” said Paul Krueger, volunteer with nonprofit Neighbors for a Better San Diego.
The nonprofit has been tracking these projects closely. To date, the City says it’s approved about 130 density bonus projects, creating 255 “affordable” ADUs.
“One of the biggest failures of this program. They wrote the law to allow to qualify as a moderate-income unit, which means a single person with $89,000 a year is who they’re pegging the rent in the affordable unit,” Krueger said.
These neighbors are now calling on Mayor Todd Gloria and councilmembers to take action.
“Start listening to us. I want them to stop this project and come look at it for themselves,” said Michelle Schroeder.
Councilmember Jennifer Campbell represents the Clairemont area. Her office provided a statement that reads:
“I share the concerns that many residents have expressed about whether our communities can support the increased density that these bonus ADU projects may bring. I am apprehensive about how the increase in density could impact our neighborhoods and place strain on our existing infrastructure and services. I have always opposed changes to parking requirements, especially in places where the public transportation infrastructure is not currently able to serve every resident. I will continue to work on ways to mitigate the impacts of increased density on our neighborhoods, while still meeting the community’s need for more housing.”
The City says the project is currently still in review. The mayor’s office did not respond to requests for comment.
A lawyer for developers SDRE Homebuyers said they plan to issue a formal statement in the future, but could not answer questions in time for this report.
Joan Endres
OBITUARY
Born January 1939 in Cincinnati Ohio. Died February 14, 2026, in San Diego, California, with her sons at her side. Her beloved husband Dean passed away in 2010.
Joan was the only child of Thomas and Edna Palmer. In 1943, the family moved to San Diego, where Joan graduated from Helix High School in 1956.
In 1957 Joan married Dean Endres of San Diego, where they raised two sons. Joan followed her two great passions outside the home, the Arts, and Gardening. Both activities being a way to bring beauty to others and to the community.
Joan received a degree in Environmental Design from San Diego State University, and afterwords worked at UCSD, for the Campus Architect.
As an artist, Joan worked in various media, especially ceramics. She was active in many cultural and arts organizations, eventually becoming President of the Combined Organization for the Visual Arts (COVA). Later she turned to gardening, with the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca Community College and the Master Gardener Association of San Diego County.
Joan is survived by her son Jeff and wife Katrin, grandson Jackson, and son Todd Endres, all of La Mesa, and sisters Alice Buck of Phoenix, Elaine Kennedy of San Diego, Nancy and husband Don Jones of Vista, Eva Budzinski of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and their children and grandchildren.
There will be a Celebration of Life for Joan in the near future. Those who wish to attend should contact celebratejoanuvart@gmail.com to receive details when they are confirmed. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests a donation to the Water Conservation Garden or the Diego Visual Arts Network (SDVAN).
The San Diego State Aztecs’ have moved off the bubble and back into the NCAA Tournament’s Field of 64 in the latest ESPN’s Bracketology projections.
The Aztecs must feel like a yo-yo, but now it’s in a good way. Bracket expert Joe Lunardi moved them from the bottom of the First Four Out — No. 72 — to holding the Mountain West’s automatic bid after an 89-72 home romp Wednesday night over Utah State, which had held the auto-bid in bracketology for a few weeks now.
Lunardi now has the Aztecs as the No. 11 seed in the West Region, with a projected first-round date against former MW rival BYU in Portland.
Lunardi wrote that SDSU’s auto-bid “shifts the entire bubble.”
Wednesday night’s victory not only pulled the Aztecs (19-8, 13-4) into a tie with Utah State (23-5, 13-4) atop the MW standings, but it was just their second Quad 1 victory in six such opportunities.
SDSU’s next two games are both Quad 1 chances, at New Mexico on Saturday and then at Boise State on Tuesday night.
The win lifted the Aztecs only one spot in the NCAA NET Rankings, to No. 43. Those rankings are used by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee as the primary sorting tool for selection and seeding for March Madness.
SDSU’s resume for earning an at-large berth has been on shaky ground all season, and was seriously damaged last week when the Aztecs lost at home to Grand Canyon and were then routed at Colorado State, both Quad 2 games.
SDSU’s best bet to assure a trip to March Madness for the sixth straight season is to win the MW tournament in Las Vegas and claim the automatic bid. That requires winning three games in as many days, and perhaps a third showdown against the Aggies, who beat the Aztecs 71-66 in Logan on Jan. 31.
Lunardi now has Utah State projected as an at-large team, but still with the No. 7 seed in the East, facing No. 10 Texas A&M in a first-round game in St. Louis.
New Mexico (21-7, 12-5), lurking just a game behind SDSU and USU, has dropped from the Last Four In at No. 68 to the First Four Out at No. 70.
The Aztecs were the unanimous preseason pick to win the MW regular-season title in their final season in the league before moving into the Pac-12 along with Utah State, Boise State, Fresno State and Colorado State.
Saturday’s game at New Mexico is set to tip off at 11 a.m. PT and will air on CBS.
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