San Diego County grant may fund city of San Diego's beach fire pits

Morning Report: The Plight of the Fire Pits

County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer on Thursday announced she was offering to use county funds to foot the bill for the City of San Diego’s fire pits. Mayor Todd Gloria proposed cutting beach fire pits as part of a suite of budget cuts aimed at closing San Diego’s massive budget deficit. The cut would save the city $135,000 a year, a paltry sum in the city’s $258 million budget deficit. The cut would account for .05 percent of what’s needed to …

San Diego County grant may fund city of San Diego's beach fire pits

A San Diego County Supervisor is stepping up to save the city's beach fire pits from the budget axe. Acting Chair Terra Lawson-Remer is offering $135,000 to keep the program going for a year.