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These were the most-read stories for the week of Feb. 25-March 3.
1. Principal Cindy Marten Named SD Unified Superintendent
In a surprise move, the board of trustees unanimously appoints a City Heights principal to the district’s top job.
2. Auditor Probe Wrapped – and Under Wraps
Two investigative reports into the conduct of City Auditor Eduardo Luna and his top deputy have been finished for more than three months. Public records experts say the city should release them.
3. Memo: Some City Staffers Got Raises
About half of city staffers got raises despite rhetoric about wages holding steady.
4. Why the Trolley Doesn’t Go to the Airport: San Diego Explained
Our latest video explainer focuses on the missing link between two kinds of transit.
5. The Plight of the Cord-Cutting Sports Fan
When push comes to shove, there is no more important cable customer than the one who watches sports regularly.
6. A Quick Fix for Balboa Park: Fact Check
Mayor Bob Filner suggested a solution as simple as traffic cones could keep cars out of Balboa Park’s Plaza de Panama.
7. Schools Superintendent to Step Down in June
Bill Kowba led California’s second-largest school district for three years amid financial problems that remain.
8. Sheriff’s Department: No Shoes, No Fancy Degree, No Service
If you want to get information from the county, it helps to have nice footwear.
9. Sheriff’s Department: No Shoes, No Fancy Degree, No Service
If you want to get information from the county, it helps to have nice footwear.
10. Emails from a Newly Housed Woman: ‘I Kept Looking at My Bed’
Liz Hirsch reflects on the first few days she’s spent in her new program that aims to transition homeless women over 50 into self-sufficiency.
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