San Diego is moving forward on what may be the biggest economic development prize in the city this year, a competition for five downtown, city-owned blocks.

Last week, the City Council's Land Use and Housing Committee voted 3-1 to clear the way for the city to solicit bids for the sale or lease the property under California's Surplus Land Act.

The committee's action, if approved by the full council on April 24, also will allow San Diego to undertake a second process to build a new City Hall on a sixth, adjacent block to the site that is being put on the market, according to a report in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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