The Political Agenda: The City’s Worsening Streets

Good morning from Hillcrest.

• Think of this next time you hit a pothole driving around the city of San Diego. The city’s streets have gotten worse under Mayor Jerry Sanders and a city estimate indicates he’ll likely leave office with the road system in worse shape than when he arrived. And that’s happening despite a massive increase in road repair dollars.
• City Councilwoman Donna Frye didn’t contribute to the restored funding of the city’s fire pits even though there are some in her district. The U-T asks why.
• Former Centre City Development Corp. head Nancy Graham did not have her conflict-of-interest charges dismissed at a San Diego Ethics Commission hearing last night. She has a full hearing scheduled for next week.
• A note I missed from earlier in the week. Our own Scott Lewis takes on the mayor over his claims of “diversity” in his Ethics Commission appointments.
• And check out our latest San Diego Explained. This one tells you what the city’s Independent Budget Analyst Andrea Tevlin does.

— LIAM DILLON