This edition of Fact Check TV in partnership with NBC7 San Diego examines an inaccurate claim by Mayor Jerry Sanders about how many people walk through Balboa Park’s central plaza and a mostly accurate claim by VOSD editor Andrew Donohue about how San Diego’s hotel tax rate compares with other major cities.

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