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People living in their vehicles are taking the city to court

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January 13, 2026

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People living in their vehicles are taking the city to court

Good Morning, I’m Lawrence K. Jackson….it’s TUESDAY, JANUARY 13TH

>>>> WHY PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES ARE SUING THE CITY More on that next. But first… the headlines…#######

A COALITION OF MAYORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE DEMANDING THE REPEAL OF NEW FEES TO PARK IN BALBOA PARK.

SHANE HARRIS DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS SAN DIEGO’S PUBLIC ADVOCATE.

HE SAYS SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA AND THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL ARE PASSING THEIR FAILURES WITH THE CITY’S BUDGET… ON TO THE PUBLIC.

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“Paid parking didn’t happen because residents demanded it. It happened because City Hall created a massive budget deficit, and instead of owning that failure, they decided to pass the bill onto the families, seniors, students, workers and visitors.”

GLORIA ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING, IN PART, REPEALING THE PARKING FEES WOULD DISMANTLE THE CITY’S PROGRESS CREATING A DIRECT FUNDING STREAM FOR PARK OPERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

HARRIS SAYS IF IT’S NOT REPEALED, HE MAY BRING FORTH A VOTER REFERENDUM TO FORCE ITS REPEAL.

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IN OTHER NEWS INVOLVING THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND ITS MAYOR… THE CITY’S SAFE PARKING LOCATION IN BAY PARK IS GETTING A BIT OF AN UPDATE.

YESTERDAY MORNING, MAYOR TODD GLORIA AND OTHERS HELD A RIBBON-CUTTING FOR A NEW COMMUNITY SPACE AT THE ROSE CANYON SAFE PARKING SITE.

IT FEATURES NEW APPLIANCES, A LIBRARY FOR CHILDREN AND A MEETING SPACE.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OPERATES THE SITE, WHICH OPENED IN 2023.

MAYOR GLORIA SAYS IT’S A SUCCESS STORY FOR HIS APPROACH TO TEMPORARY HOUSING.

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“People understand that the folks here at this project are getting their lives together and going on to somewhere better. And I always like to use this as an example for other shelter suggestions that we have around the city to help people understand that I get the concern. But I promise you this is going to work well.”

THE ROSE CANYON SAFE PARKING SITE IS OPEN 24-HOURS.

BUT THERE IS AN ENROLLMENT PROCESS.

DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CITY’S WEBSITE.

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THOUSANDS PEACEFULLY GATHERED OVER THE WEEKEND ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO PROTEST ICE

PROTESTERS WERE SPEAKING OUT AFTER AN ICE OFFICER FATALLY SHOT A MINNEAPOLIS WOMAN LAST WEEK

THE TWO LARGEST PROTESTS IN THE COUNTY WERE ON SATURDAY IN ENCINITAS AND ESCONDIDO.

THERE WERE ABOUT ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE AT THE ENCINITAS PROTEST, AND ROUGHLY 500 AT THE ESCONDIDO PROTEST

IN RESPONSE TO THE PROTESTS, DISTRICT 3 SUPERVISOR, TERRA LAWSON-REMER SAID QUOTE PEACEFUL PROTEST IS HOW COMMUNITIES HAVE ALWAYS FORCED CHANGE AND DEFENDED DEMOCRACY

From KPBS, you’re listening to San Diego News Now.Stay with me for more of the local news you need.

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THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS BEEN ISSUING CITATIONS TO PEOPLE LIVING IN CARS AND RVS… IN AN EFFORT TO MOVE THEM TO ONE OF THE CITY’S SAFE PARKING SITES.

FOR OUR WEEKLY WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT, VOICE OF SAN DIEGO’S SCOTT LEWIS SAYS PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES ARE FIGHTING BACK

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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria spent a year trying to turn the H Barracks site near the airport into a campus of homeless services. The abandoned military training facility seemed like a perfect fit.

H Barracks opened last year and offered nearly 200 spaces for people living in their RVs and vehicles.

Then the city began a major crackdown on vehicle habitation, especially near Mission Bay.

And between July and September last year, the city issued more than 1,000 citations and referred hundreds of people to H Barracks. Only 59 of them ever went to the safe parking lot.

Now, the city is being taken to court. Plaintiffs who received tickets say the city is violating a 2024 settlement that said the city could not issue citations unless it offered “reasonably available” alternative sites for people to park and stay in their vehicles.

The plaintiffs claim H Barracks is not a reasonable alternative. They have to leave each morning and come back in the evening. And that costs money, and it’s difficult for them to pack up their belongings day-in and day-out.

Now it’s up to a judge to resolve. If he agrees with the plaintiffs, people will be allowed to stay in their cars indefinitely in Mission Bay and in other areas until the city has a better alternative for them.

For Voice of San Diego, I’m Scott Lewis and that’s why it matters.

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A FORMER SAN DIEGO SAILOR CONVICTED OF SPYING FOR CHINA WILL SPEND MORE THAN 16 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON.

MILITARY REPORTER ANDREW DYER WAS AT THE COURTHOUSE YESTERDAY (MONDAY).

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At his sentencing Jinchao Wei apologized to the court and to the Navy.

Prosecutors say he was contacted by a Chinese intelligence officer in early 2022 while serving as a machinist mate, second class, on the U-S-S Essex.

For more than a year he sent thousands of pages from sensitive technical manuals to the Chinese. They paid him less than $13,000.Assistant US attorney John Parmley says he betrayed his military and citizenship oaths.

I talked to his shipmates. They feel he’s a traitor. They betrayed them personally. They can’t believe that he had done this.

And for was, relatively speaking, a small amount of money. So, in my view, when you betray your oath to your country, when you betray your fellow sailors, there’s really no other word other than that which is traitor.

Wei was convicted in August on six counts including conspiracy, espionage and violating arms control laws.

From the federal courthouse downtown, Andrew Dyer, KPBS News

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PHARMACISTS WORK IN NEARLY EVERY CORNER OF HEALTH CARE. NEW RESEARCH FINDS THE PRESSURES BEHIND THE COUNTER CAN BE INTENSE.

HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DE MARCO SAYS A NEW STUDY FROM UC SAN DIEGO SHOWS THEY ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR SUICIDE.

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The researchers found pharmacists were about 20 percent more likely to die by suicide than the general population.

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Anywhere where a medication is dispensed, researched, used, pharmacists have to be at the forefront of that.

Kelly Lee is a psychiatric pharmacist at UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy. Her team looked at centers for disease control data from 2011 to 2022. They found male pharmacists had about a 25 percent higher risk than men overall. And female pharmacy technicians faced about a 22 percent higher risk than other women.

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Most of who you will see in a community pharmacy are technicians.

Lee says more research is needed to understand why people in the field die by suicide more often than others. But…When pharmacists struggle, she says stigma keeps many from seeking help.

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Would they be concerned about our ability to provide care?

Lee says the goal now is action, not just awareness.

Heidi de Marco, KPBS News.

ANCHOR TAG: IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP, CONTACT THE 988 SUICIDE & CRISIS LIFELINE BY CALLING OR TEXTING THE NUMBER 9-8-8.

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THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS RULES IN PLACE TO LIMIT LOCAL TV STATION OWNERSHIP. BUT THOSE RULES COULD BE RELAXED–OR REVOKED–UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

THIS COMES AS CONSOLIDATION EFFORTS ARE PLAYING OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE CORPORATE OWNER OF ABC 10 NEWS IN SAN DIEGO RECENTLY REJECTED A TAKEOVER BID BY CONSERVATIVE-LEANING SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP…AND NEXSTAR’S LATEST ACQUISITION EFFORT WOULD GIVE THE COMPANY THREE SAN DIEGO TV STATIONS.

REPORTER AMITA SHARMA SPOKE WITH 10 NEWS ALUM LEE SWANSON AND POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM DIRECTOR DEAN NELSON ABOUT HOW CHANGES IN TV STATION OWNERSHIP RULES MIGHT AFFECT LOCAL NEWS.

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Q. Dean, in its refusal of Sinclair’s hostile takeover bid last month, 10News owner EW Scripps Company said it’s open “to evaluating opportunities to enhance shareholder value.” How do you read that statement?

Dean Nelson: There are a lot of people who think it’s a signal of what is called a poison pill. The poison pill is to keep that hostile takeover from happening. The shareholder price of the shares would go down so that the current shareholders would buy more, and they would increase their ownership, which would elevate the price of the company. It’s a drastic way to go because it’s risky in that shareholders invest in things so that they can make more money. If they keep Sinclair from buying the station, is it possible that they ultimately won’t make as much money as they could? On the one hand, this is about journalism. But on the other hand, it’s actually about capitalism. This is the way the economy and big corporations work in America.

Q. Lee, as you know, the largest TV station owner in the country — Nexstar Media Group — owns two San Diego stations KUSI and Fox 5. It’s now in the process of trying to acquire a third – KFMB – the local CBS affiliate by buying rival media company Tegna. If the deal goes through, what would be the impact of one company owning three stations in the same market on local journalism?

Lee Swanson: First of all, they’re doing this because the TV news audience is diminishing. They essentially want a larger piece of a smaller pie so that they can keep their revenue up. And you can’t fault them for that. But they’re also cutting jobs, mostly in newsrooms. And in the case of Nexstar, they have a particular political point of view, and they want to express that through their stations. I don’t care if it’s liberal or conservative or what it might be. That’s not the way journalism ought to work. For them to have a plurality, at least, of the ownership of the markets in the station, there aren’t enough voices. You need more voices. You need as many voices as you can get to express the facts and the opinions in controversial stories.

Q. Dean, the FCC’s Local Television Rule limits a single entity’s ownership to two stations per market. The commission also has the 39 percent rule. Explain that rule. And what’s the point of both rules?

Dean Nelson: The purpose is to address Lee’s concern, which is just having dominant voices on media outlets. The 39% rule isn’t about how many stations you can own. The FCC’s 39% rule is how much of the market do you actually influence. For any station, whether it’s Sinclair or whether it’s Nexstar or whomever to have the voices that control maybe 39% or more of a particular market, that’s against FCC rules. Now, what the FCC is saying under Brendan Carr, and I think there’s actually some truth to it, is those FCC rules don’t matter anymore, given the internet. I look at my students at Point Loma Nazarene, and they aren’t getting their news from broadcast. They’re getting their news from YouTube. They’re getting it from Instagram. And so the FCC is saying it’s a shrinking market so why are we holding on to laws and regulations that were big and important when there were only three or four big broadcast outlets.

Q. So do you see those rules changing?

Dean Nelson: I don’t know how soon, but I definitely see them changing.

Q. Lee, Paramount is attempting a hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros Discovery which owns CNN. Is that attempt, along with the failed Sinclair takeover bid for 10News’ owner EW Scripps and the right-leaning Nexstar’s acquisition of a third local TV station all part of the same story of what’s happening to journalism?

Lee Swanson: I think so. As we talked about, the audience is shrinking, and so the revenues are down, and they’re looking for ways to stay relevant. And the companies are buying up more and more and merging more and more. And we’re not getting the television journalism we’re accustomed to. And the viewers are going elsewhere. And the potential Paramount combination of owning CNN, Paramount already has CBS, and if those two are merged, then the gloves are off. The whole market, the whole situation changes.

TAG: KPBS REACHED OUT TO NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, SINCLAIR AND THE FCC FOR COMMENT BUT DID NOT HEAR BACK.

That’s it for the podcast today. As always you can find more San Diego news online at KPBS dot org. I’m Lawrence K. Jackson. Thanks for listening and subscribing; by doing so you are supporting public media and I really want to thank you for that. Have a great day!

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New Venues in San Diego for Spring 2026 Meetings and Events

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March 27, 2026

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New Venues in San Diego for Spring 2026 Meetings and Events

Here’s a closer look at San Diego’s newest eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces available for events this spring. The new and renovated San Diego venues are available for corporate parties, weddings, fundraisers, outdoor functions, business dinners, team-building activities, conferences, meetings, and more.

Roppongi Restaurant & Lounge

Photo: James Tran

Roppongi Restaurant & Lounge has debuted a redesigned dining and lounge space in the heart of La Jolla, blending modern elegance with globally inspired design. Led by restaurateur Sami Ladeki, the venue features standout elements like a gold-brushed statement wall, sculptural ceiling installations by Milan-based artist Mirei Monticello, a dramatic fireplace framed by Buddha statues, and a leathered quartzite bar that anchors the space. The 5,700-square-foot restaurant accommodates up to 230 guests seated or 300 reception-style, with full buyouts available, plus a covered patio with heaters that extends the footprint for year-round events. Additional options include a 12-seat private dining room and two semiprivate spaces for 18 and 34 guests. Executive chef Alfie Szeprethy leads a globally inspired, shareable menu—from sushi and dumplings to wok-fired dishes and signature plates like Polynesian Crab Stack and Japanese hot rock steak—paired with a beverage program featuring premium sake, wine, and craft cocktails.

Bonne Vie Brasserie & Bar

Photo: Courtesy of Bonne Vie Brasserie & Bar

Bonne Vie Brasserie & Bar debuted in November 2025 at The Westgate Hotel in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, offering a design-forward dining destination that blends French culinary tradition with a relaxed California sensibility. Designed by Jacoi Mann, the space features deep blue and gold tones, velvet seating, and softly lit chandeliers, creating a setting that feels both polished and inviting for group dining and social gatherings. The all-day concept is led by executive chef Fabrice Hardel, whose menu reimagines classic French dishes with locally sourced ingredients, from Burgundy escargot and French onion soup to seafood specialties and modern American-inspired plates. Overall, the 222-room Westgate Hotel has 12 meeting and event spaces and four culinary concepts.

Diamond Room

Photo: Eric Scire/Finest Collective

Diamond Room opened in January inside the historic Simon Levi Building at Gallagher Square in San Diego’s Petco Park, bringing an intimate, retro-chic cocktail experience to the Ballpark District. Developed by Patina Group and Finest Collective—the newly rebranded events and hospitality division of the San Diego Padres—the 50-seat lounge channels a late-1970s aesthetic with velvet, leather, mirrors, and a disco ball, creating a moody, design-forward setting for small gatherings and VIP events. The cocktail program focuses on elevated classics with a local twist—like a clarified margarita and a nitro-infused Garibaldi—while a menu of shareable bites complements the experience. The venue also offers interactive “Shaken & Stirred” mixology classes for small groups. Located steps from the Gaslamp Quarter, the space is available for buyouts and group bookings.

Dora Ristorante

Photo: Kimberly Motos

Dora Ristorante opened near the La Jolla Playhouse at UC San Diego, bringing a coastal Italian dining concept from the team behind Cori Trattoria to the city’s theater district. Led by chef Accursio Lota, the restaurant draws inspiration from southern Italy with a California twist, featuring handmade pastas, Mediterranean seafood, and a house gelato program designed for sharing. Located steps from the theater, Dora offers a pre-theater dining experience with a rotating three-course menu inspired by current productions, as well as options for full-service dinners and wine pairings. The venue includes multiple event spaces, from a 14- to 16-seat private dining room to a main dining room, bar lounge, and patio, with full buyouts accommodating up to 130 seated or 180 guests for receptions.

Paradise Point Resort & Spa

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Paradise Point Resort & Spa has completed a full renovation of its conference center, reimagining more than 60,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space with a coastal-inspired design and enhanced technology. Located on a 44-acre island in Mission Bay, the refreshed venues—including the Paradise Ballroom, Sunset Ballroom, and Mission Bay Ballroom—feature abundant natural light, flexible layouts, and seamless indoor-outdoor flow, with many spaces opening onto waterfront terraces or lawns. Upgrades include integrated lighting, advanced AV capabilities, and high-speed connectivity to support both in-person and hybrid events, alongside sustainability-focused enhancements like LED lighting and eco-conscious materials. Beyond the meeting rooms, groups can take advantage of on-site amenities such as waterfront dining, a full-service spa, five pools, and beachside activities.

Fox Point Farms

Photo: Courtesy of Fox Point Farms

Fox Point Farms in Encinitas is a newly developed regenerative farm and event destination designed for immersive, multi-moment gatherings. The multi-acre working property blends indoor and outdoor venues with on-site food and beverage programs, live music capabilities, and a strong emphasis on sustainability and seasonality, allowing events to flow between gardens, fields, and dining spaces. The venue has already hosted corporate buyouts, private celebrations, and large-scale gatherings, with programming that integrates food, drink, and environment in a way that feels cohesive and place-driven. A standout feature for planners is the on-site wellness studio, which offers private group classes ranging from yoga and Pilates to sound healing and mindfulness.

Wedgewood Weddings at The Headquarters

Photo: Courtesy of Wedgewood Weddings

Wedgewood Weddings at The Headquarters has debuted in San Diego’s Seaport Village, transforming the city’s historic 1939 police headquarters into a 15,000-square-foot event venue that blends art deco heritage with modern design. The waterfront property features a range of flexible spaces for meetings and social events, including the Velvet Lounge, a speakeasy-inspired cocktail space with a circular bar and jewel-toned finishes, and the Gilded Hall, which accommodates up to 280 guests seated beneath exposed beams and statement chandeliers. Additional highlights include two VIP suites—The Rose Room and The Vault—designed for pre-event gatherings and photo moments. Located minutes from the San Diego Convention Center and airport, the venue offers a turnkey option for corporate events, galas, and celebrations within a landmark setting.

Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Downtown Little Italy

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Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Downtown Little Italy opened in November 2025, bringing a 334-room hotel with design-forward suites and more than 10,000 square feet of event space to one of the city’s most vibrant neighborhoods. Located in the heart of Little Italy, the property offers a range of flexible venues—including the Amici Ballroom and Cardini Boardroom—suited for everything from intimate receptions to conferences. Guest accommodations include spacious, townhouse-style suites with features like lofted layouts, Juliet balconies, and dedicated living areas. On-site amenities include Orexi, a Mediterranean-California restaurant serving shareable plates and cocktails, along with a rooftop Skydeck pool, sunset terrace with a fireplace, and a fitness center with Peloton bikes.

Ox Coffee Roasters

Photo: Courtesy of Ox Coffee Roasters

Ox Coffee Roasters in Mission Valley is now offering its storefront for private events, providing a casual, community-driven setting for small gatherings and interactive experiences. Located near several convention hotels, the venue accommodates up to 40 guests and can host everything from morning mixers to hands-on latte art classes and coffee tastings led by resident expert Chris Dennis, a competitor in national roasting competitions like the U.S. Brewers Cup Championship. In addition to its coffee program, Ox serves tea, including matcha, and a small menu of pastries and light bites, making it a flexible option for low-key networking events, workshops, and group experiences.

Bacari North Park

Photo: Jakob Layman

Bacari North Park opened in February, marking the San Diego debut of the LA-born, family-owned Mediterranean wine bar in one of North Park’s most recognizable two-story buildings. Known for its shareable, seasonally rotating menu, Bacari offers Mediterranean-inspired small plates, wood-fired pizzas, handmade pastas, and an extensive wine list in a setting designed to feel like an elevated dinner party. The new location spans two levels plus an outdoor patio, making it a flexible option for group dining, receptions, and full buyouts.

NÓMADA

Photo: Kimberly Motos

NÓMADA opened in Carlsbad from Grand Restaurant Group, bringing a regionally driven Mexican dining concept inspired by chef Alex Carballo’s Sinaloan roots and travels throughout Mexico’s coastal and agricultural regions. The menu highlights traditional techniques with a focus on coastal seafood, featuring dishes like Birria Chimichanga Bites, Duck Mole Taco Trio, and Cochinita Pibil. Designed for gatherings, the restaurant offers a mix of indoor dining rooms, an open-air patio, and a lively bar with a live music stage, creating a flexible setting for group dining, celebrations, and private events.

Life Time Otay Ranch

Photo: Robert Reyes

Life Time Otay Ranch opened in December 2025 in Chula Vista as the brand’s first San Diego-area destination built from the ground up, bringing a 150,000-square-foot athletic country club and wellness-focused gathering space to South County. Designed as a two-level, all-in-one lifestyle hub, the property features a 26,000-square-foot workout floor, dedicated group training studios, indoor and outdoor pickleball courts, and a more than 50,000-square-foot outdoor beach club with pools, dining, and lounge areas. In addition to fitness and recreation, the venue includes a Kids Academy, LifeSpa, and LifeCafe, making it a versatile option for wellness-driven corporate events, team-building experiences, and community-focused gatherings.

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Sir Mohamed Mansour brought a global movement to San Diego, and nearly won MLS Cup in Year 1

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1 day ago

March 26, 2026

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Sir Mohamed Mansour brought a global movement to San Diego, and nearly won MLS Cup in Year 1

As Sir Mohamed Mansour was finalizing a deal with the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation to invest in San Diego FC in 2022, he reflected on their combined history. The Sycuan said they’d lived in the San Diego region for 12,000 years. Mansour looked to his own Egyptian culture’s 7,000-year existence.

“If we have 19,000 years of history we can’t lose,” said the 78-year-old.

When San Diego FC finally lost in the 2025 MLS Cup playoffs, it was in the Western Conference finals, capping the best debut season in the league’s history. Mansour spoke about the experience Thursday morning during the Business of Soccer conference at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

“The first game, to me, meant everything. That night was a sleepless night because I’m very passionate about soccer,” he said.

Mansour would have settled for a respectable loss; they were playing defending MLS Cup champs L.A. Galaxy. But San Diego FC scored twice unanswered, winning the opener. And another sleepless night ensued.

Mansour discussed early life health issues, including being hit by a car when he was 10 years old, which left him bed-ridden for three years. He read American comic books and studied. His family’s wealth was confiscated by the Egyptian government during a 1965 revolution, and he later beat cancer as a 20-year-old while studying in the U.S.

Now the billionaire chairman of Mansour Group, an Egyptian conglomerate owned by his family, Mansour is also chairman of the Right To Dream Academy, which has made San Diego its fifth outpost. San Diego FC’s $150M Sharp HealthCare Performance Center includes residences and a school for Right To Dream participants in the club’s academy system. Mansour mentioned his plans to construct 100 pitches for underprivileged kids in San Diego.

“We are more than a football academy. We’re a global movement, built upon the belief that everyone has the right to dream,” said Mansour. “We’ve been rewriting the rules of talent development for over 20 years, guided by our core belief that excellence can be found anywhere.”

While creating hundreds of opportunities for children in underdeveloped countries, Right to Dream has generated tens of millions of euros in transfer fees for clubs within the network.

Mansour, who graduated from N.C. State in 1968 with an engineering degree and then earned a Masters’ from Auburn, differs from many MLS owners because he is a native soccer fan, he had extensive soccer business experience, and even an idea of how he’d like his team to play (possession-based).

Asked which he’d prefer — for Egypt to win the World Cup or San Diego FC to win MLS Cup — Mansour answered the United States (to win the World Cup) and San Diego FC to win MLS Cup.

“I tell you why. I’m a businessman too,” he said, grinning. “And if the US does well in this World Cup, soccer is going to grow.”

Rapid fire with Sir Mohamed Mansour

Comic book hero: Superman

Kryptonite: Worrying

Favorite athlete: Michael Jordan

Favorite soccer player: Mohamed Salah

Childhood hero: His father

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3 San Diego State players who won’t be on the roster in the 2026–27 season

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March 25, 2026

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3 San Diego State players who won’t be on the roster in the 2026–27 season

The San Diego State Aztecs are bracing for some possible serious turnover this offseason and it’s not all going to be via the transfer portal.

Leading scorer Reese Dixon-Waters is out of eligibility, as are Jeremiah Oden and Sean Newman Jr. Newman can petition for another season based on his junior college years, but it’s anyone’s guess if he’d get it.

Obviously, San Diego State’s roster movement is far from complete and the transfer portal doesn’t even open until April 7, the day after the national championship game.

The Aztecs’ once-promising season ended when they were left out of the NCAA Tournament following their loss to Utah State in the Mountain West Tournament championship game.

There are some players we know will not be on the squad next season, which will be the Aztecs’ first in the new-look Pac-12:

Guard Reese Dixon-Waters

San Diego State Aztecs guard Reese Dixon-Waters (39). | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

After missing all of the 2024-25 season with a broken foot, Dixon-Waters returned for his final season of eligibility and led the Aztecs in scoring at 13.1 points per game. He was a second-team All-Mountain West pick. He scored his 1,000th career point at UNLV on Jan. 24 and finished his career with 1,220 points.

Dixon-Waters played his first three seasons at USC before transferring to SDSU, where he started 23 of 37 games in 2023-24. He was a preseason All-Mountain West pick the next season before breaking a foot. He was so highly regarded that, despite missing all of last season, he was named to the preseason All-MW team in October.

One of his notable accomplishments was attempting more free throws (43) without a miss to start the 2023-24 season than any player in the country.

Forward Jeremiah Oden

San Diego State Aztecs forward Jeremiah Oden (25). | Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

Oden started 15 games and played in 30 of 33 games in his final season of eligibility after transferring from Charlotte, where he redshirted in 2024-25. He averaged 4.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 13.8 minutes.

Oden scored his 1,000th career point on Feb. 3 against Wyoming, where he played his first three college seasons. He finished his career with 1,024 points and 495 rebounds.

Oden didn’t play at all in a blowout home win against Utah State on Feb. 25, when Dutcher shortened his rotation from 11 to nine players. He had started the previous nine games.

Oden also played one season at DePaul.

Guard Sean Newman Jr.

San Diego State Aztecs guard Sean Newman Jr. (4). | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

The transfer from Louisiana Tech played in all 33 games and made four starts, including Senior Night in the regular-season finale against UNLV and all three games in the MW tournament, when freshman Elzie Harrington was out with an injury.

Newman averaged 3.3 points, 2.4 assists and 15.4 minutes.

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