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Roundtable: Raising Taxes; More Salk Troubles; Old Problems At SDUSD; Bye-Bye Remedial Math
- Sept. 1
- By Pat Finn
A California Supreme Court ruling may make it easier to build a football stadium -- or a highway. The Salk Institute is facing a lot of challenges. SDUSD begins a new year with old problems. Ditching remedial math may make sense.
California Could Become First State To Mandate LGBT Training For Businesses
- Aug. 25
- By Matt Hoffman
The Transgender Work Opportunity Act is designed to educate employers and transgender workers about their rights.
Pregnant Mother Fights For Release From Immigration Detention Facility In Otay Mesa
- Aug. 25
- By Jean Guerrero
The recent detention of a Mexican mother who is about two months pregnant may reflect a change in immigration enforcement priorities away from serious criminals toward anyone in the country illegally.
Registrar Responds To Claims San Diego Has More Registered Voters Than Are Eligible
- Aug. 11
- By Megan Burke, Michael Lipkin
A conservative legal group is accusing San Diego County of not doing enough to keep track of who should be allowed to vote.
Lawsuit Claims Free Speech Violations After San Diego Trump Rally
- Aug. 10
- By Andrew Bowen
A federal lawsuit filed on Thursday claims the San Diego Police and Sheriff's Departments violated free speech rights in their response to protests outside a Donald Trump campaign rally last year.
FBI Searches Home Of Rep. Duncan Hunter's Campaign Treasurer Amid Finances Investigation
- Aug. 9
- By City News Service
A federal investigation into the financial practices of Rep. Duncan D. Hunter, R-Alpine, ranges from alleged campaign finance irregularities to bank fraud, according to a search warrant that was made public Wednesday.
SANDAG Executive Gary Gallegos To Retire Amid Scandal
- Aug. 8
- By Andrew Bowen
Gary Gallegos, the executive director of the San Diego Association of Governments, said he will leave the agency by the end of the year. Gallegos was due for a performance review by the agency's board of directors for his role in a widening scandal over tax revenues.
SANDAG Executive To Face Review For Role In Forecasting Scandal
- Aug. 4
- By Andrew Bowen
Gary Gallegos, the executive director of the San Diego Association of Governments, will face a performance review by the board of directors for his role in the agency's inflated tax revenue projections. The board voted for that review after an independent investigation into the scandal.
State Filings Show Possible 2018 Senate Run For San Diego Councilman Mark Kersey
- July 25
- By Andrew Bowen
Mark Kersey, who currently represents Scripps Ranch, Rancho Penasquitos and Rancho Bernardo on the San Diego City Council, is running for the California State Senate, according to filings with the secretary of state.
City Council Approves Effort To Post Long Ballot Measure Documents Online
- June 6
- By City News Service
The City Council gave final approval Tuesday to municipal code changes that give the city clerk's office the option to publish online the text of long ballot measures.
City Council To Consider Offering Long Ballot Measure Texts Online
- June 6
- By City News Service
The San Diego City Council Tuesday is scheduled to consider final approval to municipal code changes that would give the city clerk's office the option to publish online the text of long ballot measures.
The Fate Of SoccerCity And Convention Center Expansion Could Be Decided Monday
- June 5
- By Claire Trageser
The City Council could effectively kill a special election on funding for a convention center expansion and a soccer stadium in Mission Valley during their meeting Monday.
Like Dominos, North San Diego County Cities Are Moving To District Elections
- May 12
- By Alison St John
Five North County cities have decided in the last five years to switch from citywide to district elections — and not because they wanted to.
Oceanside Begins Move From Citywide To District Elections
- May 4
- By Alison St John
The Oceanside City Council voted Wednesday to move from citywide to district elections.
Former Prosecutor Seeks Interim DA Post And Promises Not To Run For The Job Next Year
- May 1
- By Amita Sharma
Adam Gordon is asking other interim applicants to also promise not to pursue the office in next year's district attorney's race.
Roundtable: Homeless Count, Government Shutdown, Marines United, Secret Service
- April 28
- By Mark Sauer, Pat Finn
There are more homeless in the county this year. Now you see a government shutdown, now you don't. The Marines United scandal is hanging on like a bad cold. And a retired Marine general takes over the Secret Service.
Azano's Lawyer Wants New Trial In Campaign Corruption Case Citing Prior Defense Incompetence
- April 20
- By Amita Sharma
Defense lawyer Knut Johnson said Jose Susumo Azano Matsura's previous attorney never used the only defense available, which was that the businessman was ignorant of U.S. campaign law.
Can Post-2016 Politics Become More Respectful?
- April 17
- By Alison St John, Michael Lipkin
Experts say the 2016 presidential election was one of the nastiest in modern American politics. Rude tweets and name-calling have become standard ways to simply dismiss political opponents without engaging in a substantive debate.
California Elections Head Pushes For Earlier Primary
- April 12
- Ben Bradford / Capital Public Radio
A bill in the California Legislature would move the date of the state’s presidential primary elections. Last year’s vote came with the Republican and Democratic nominees already essentially decided.
Orange County-Based Law Firm Tops SANDAG Investigation List
- April 10
- By Andrew Bowen
The law firm Hueston Hennigan LLP, based in Newport Beach, has emerged as the preferred candidate to conduct an investigation into the San Diego Association of Governments and a scandal related to the agency's failed tax measure.
Seven Firms Competing For SANDAG Investigation Contract
- March 28
- By Andrew Bowen
The San Diego Association of Governments is still grappling with the fallout from its overly-optimistic revenue projections for a failed tax measure last year. Now, a small group of elected officials are sorting through seven proposals by outside firms to investigate the scandal.
San Diego Congressional Reps Hold Town Halls
- March 11
- By Alison St John, Gina Diamante, Kenny Goldberg
Republicans Darrell Issa and Duncan Hunter, and Democrat Susan Davis, all held town hall meetings on Saturday.
On Heels Of Measure K, San Diego Republicans Look To Change School Board Elections
- March 6
- By Megan Burks
Republicans on the San Diego City Council are pushing for a 2018 ballot measure that would impose term limits on San Diego Unified School Board trustees and change the way they are elected to office.
As San Diego Named Coast Guard City, Rep. Duncan Hunter A No Show
- Feb. 23
- By KPBS News, Steve Walsh
Two members of the region's congressional delegation were supposed to appear Thursday for the designation of San Diego as the nation's second largest Coast Guard City.
Congressman Scott Peters Discusses Current Political Climate In DC
- Feb. 22
- By Erik Anderson
Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego, is dealing with an unprecedented political environment in Washington. The third term Democrat represents the 52nd district in San Diego and he’s home during the congressional recess.