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San Diego Auditor Says Prop. B Might Not Save Money
- May 18
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San Diego's Auditor says it's not clear if Proposition B, the proposed pension reform measure on the June ballot, will save San Diego money.
District 3 San Diego County Supervisor Race Heats Up
For the first time in 16 years, there is an open seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. We hear from the top three candidates vying for the District 3 seat.
A Primer On Your Primary Election Ballot For San Diego County
San Diego political races are entering the final stretch -- absentee ballots were mailed out on Monday and the primary vote takes place on June 5th. San Diego Registrar of Voters, Deborah Seiler gives us a primer on what the open primary, also called the top-primary, means for your ballot.
Follow The Money: Non-Monetary Campaign Donations
- May 7
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In the latest installment of the “Follow the Money” series, we examined the details behind what candidates can accept in contributions other than cash.
Hoteliers, Hospitality Industry Back DeMaio Over Other Candidates
- April 26
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Councilman Carl DeMaio strongly supports the convention center expansion and the hotel tax that will fund it. In turn, he’s attracting the financial support of local hoteliers, caterers and event planners in his bid for mayor.
San Diego Executives Move To The Middle
- April 25
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They’re socially liberal, fiscally conservative, and they say they’re going independent. A group of San Diego business executives is calling for political moderation.
Follow The Money: Campaign Disclosures
- April 20
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This is the time of year that voters start finding their mailboxes stuffed with campaign mailers, and their phones start ringing with campaign polls and robocalls. Campaign committees do have to abide with specific regulations when it comes to telling voters exactly who’s behind those fliers and phone calls.
Follow The Money: Donation Limits
- April 18
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It’s not a free-for-all when candidates raise campaign cash in San Diego. Limits on donations are carefully governed by the San Diego Ethics Commission. Candidates and committees must abide by the rules, or they could face fines.
Follow The Money: Self-Financing A Campaign
- April 17
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Candidates in some of San Diego’s most contested elections have already loaned and donated to their campaign large sums of money. Self-loans and donations are good ways to increase a campaign’s bottom line, but there’s key differences between the two practices.
Roundtable: Water Rates, County Supervisor Race, City Budget
- April 13
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The Metropolitan Water District plans to raise rates by 5 percent in both 2012 and 2013, in spite of attempts by the San Diego County Water Authority to cap the increases at 3 percent; the three top candidates for the County's 3rd District seat square off; and has Mayor Sanders really balanced the budget?
Candidates For County Supervisor's Seat Face Off
- April 10
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The top three candidates running to replace San Diego County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price will hold their first election forum today at the Rancho Bernardo County Club.
Nonpartisan Voters Cannot Vote In Republican Primary
- March 26
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Nonpartisan voters can request ballots from the Democratic and the American Independent parties, but not the Republican party. And if they don't request ballots in advance, they won't get to vote for any candidate in the June 5 presidential primary.
Supervisor Slater-Price Endorses Democrat Dave Roberts For County Board
- March 15
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Republican County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price has endorsed the only Democratic candidate among the five contenders running to replace her on the board. The endorsement leaves two clear front runners in the race for the first open seat on the board in 16 years.
Race Shapes Up For 3rd District Supervisorial Seat
- March 14
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The race to replace Supervisor Pam Slater Price on the San Diego Board of Supervisors is shaping up now that the deadline to declare candidacy has passed. Five candidates have signed up to run for the first open seat on the county board in well over a decade.
Top Elections Official Warns Of Problems With Postal Closures
- March 13
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California Secretary of State Debra Bowen says she’s asking the U.S. Postal Service for a moratorium on closing 14 mail processing facilities until after the November election.
