San Diego tourism leaders are working to persuade locals of their industry’s economic impact amid a public battle with Mayor Bob Filner.
Tourism jobs have been a key component in their argument that Filner should sign an operating agreement to allow hotels to collect a surcharge on hotel stays. The mayor refuses.
At a recent City Council meeting, Tourism Authority CEO Joe Terzi claimed that 53 percent of tourism workers make a middle-class salary or higher.
I vetted his claim in the latest edition of Fact Check TV.
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