SAN DIEGO — The Chollas Valley Community Planning Group is suing the City of San Diego, alleging officials broke state planning laws and violated California’s fair housing mandate by approving a 23-home subdivision on land long promised for a public park.
The lawsuit targets the city’s use of Footnote 7, a controversial zoning loophole that enabled dense housing development only in Encanto and Emerald Hills, each neighborhood historically impacted by redlining.
Residents say city leaders ignored environmental justice rules and fair housing law by fast-tracking the Klauber Project over unanimous local opposition…