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Two recent campaign mailers claimed District 1 Councilwoman Sherri Lightner, who is running for re-election, voted to give $28 million in bonuses to city staffers “just for doing their jobs.” The mailers also accused Lightner of rewarding campaign donors with taxpayer funds.
In this Fact Check TV, our Scott Lewis focuses on that bold claim in the District 1 council race and another by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association about the San Diego Unified School District’s spending on iPads purchased using bond money.
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New episodes of Fact Check TV appear on NBC 7 San Diego every Friday during the 6 p.m. newscast and our website the following Monday. What should we feature on our next episode?
Lisa Halverstadt is the newest reporter at Voice of San Diego. Know of something she should check out? You can contact her directly at lisa.halverstadt@voiceofsandiego.org or 619.325.0528.
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