San Diego, California — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in San Diego during 2025.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
1,751
Projects with decisions
3,018
Approved actions
10
Denied actions
99.7%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 42 | 42 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Carlsbad | 67 | 110 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Coronado | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Del Mar | 133 | 229 | 1 | 99.6% |
| El Cajon | 85 | 143 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Encinitas | 8 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Escondido | 81 | 111 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Imperial Beach | 120 | 175 | 0 | 100.0% |
| La Mesa | 101 | 138 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Lemon Grove | 66 | 116 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Oceanside | 471 | 615 | 5 | 99.2% |
| San Diego | 51 | 89 | 1 | 98.9% |
| San Marcos | 5 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Santee | 118 | 148 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Solana Beach | 291 | 954 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.