San Diego, California — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in San Diego during 2025.
San Diego County indexed 1,751 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 3,018 approved and 10 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.7% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Activity was relatively distributed across Oceanside (471), Solana Beach (291), and Del Mar (133).
“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.