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In District 2, former Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey faces Deputy City Attorney Nicole Crosby for the right to represent Point Loma, Ocean Beach, Mission Bay, Midway, Bay Park and Clairemont. Councilwoman Jennifer Campbell is termed out.
  • First, we look into why ICE detainees with final removal orders are not showing up on the Detainee Locator System. Then, whoever is the next mayor of Imperial Beach will inherit ongoing issues surrounding the Tijuana River sewage crisis. Also, we take a deeper dive into Measure A. Next, National City is fighting to turn a freeway exit into a neighborhood. And, we’ll tell you the impact that warmer weather is having on mosquitos in our area.

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