San Diego’s Office of Race and Equity no longer reports to the mayor. Now, it’s up to the City Council on how to shape what remains of the department.
Councilmembers last month voted to move race and equity staff under the city’s independent budget analyst — a position that’s meant to provide unbiased analysis and reports to the council. The decision came as some councilmembers blamed Mayor Todd Gloria for the office underperforming since he created it five years ago.
Gloria proposed eliminating the department and had already shifted its employees under human resources amid the city’s budget crisis…