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San Diego Election Central, Literally
This post has been updated. Tuesday night was a blue wave of epic proportions nationally. But big things also happened at the local level including the revival of a San Diego tradition: Election Central. Until 2020, San Diego politicians of all stripes along with reporters and civic-minded locals all gathered at Golden Hall to laugh,…
Election Day Is Here
That’s right people, today is the last day to vote. It also marks the end of all those mailers filling up your mailboxes and pesky text messages from campaigns. Our reporters will be out at vote centers early in the morning speaking to residents for our Voices of the Voters tradition. Every Election Day we…
Will Instagram Followers Turn Into Votes for These Candidates?
Some candidates are getting more Instagram followers than there are registered voters in their districts. But in a few cases where some of those candidates are trying to unseat an incumbent, social media may be their best tool for upsetting the status quo. That is, as long as it comes naturally, warned one political consultant…
San Diego’s Top Political Power Players
In the lead-up to next Tuesday’s election, millions of dollars have been pouring into local campaigns. We teamed up with our Public Matters partners at KPBS to come up with a list of this campaign season’s top donors and spenders. Among the top political spenders: the California Democratic Party, Republican Assemblymember Carl DeMaio’s campaign committee…
Will the Real Anti-Flock Candidate Please Stand Up?
San Diego City Council District 2 candidate Nicole Crosby has made no secret of her opposition to Flock police surveillance cameras. During public appearance after public appearance, she’s denounced the Flock surveillance system and called for its dismantling. Try telling that to supporters of Crosby’s campaign rival Richard Bailey, who are sending mailers to…
Nat City Mayor Candidate Slammed Over Debts
As election day nears, attacks have gotten even more personal in the race for mayor of National City. Councilmember Jose Rodriguez recently called out his opponent fellow Councilmember Marcus Bush for financial struggles – from a home foreclosure to unpaid traffic tickets. Rodriquez even accused Bush of lining his pockets when it came to $4,015…
Trump Wants Data Centers on Military Land
The San Diego City Council today is expected to approve Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed temporary ban on large data centers Tuesday, but it likely would do almost nothing to stop a potential data center near the Midway District that developers have been exploring. Our MacKenzie Elmer recently broke the news about a 400-megawatt data center…
More Fallout From Misconduct Records
In August, our Lisa Halverstadt revealed that a county Behavioral Health Services analyst got promoted last year after a county probe concluded she made a racist comment during an online diversity training. Now it appears that staffer – who had been promoted to a program coordinator role – has been demoted. County investigators concluded in…
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