District 8 candidates go head-to-head

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published January 4, 2006 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 19 years ago.

Luis Acle and Ben Hueso go head-to-head vying for another key leadership position in San Diego. Both candidates join host Tom Fudge in studio.

Luis Acle and Ben Hueso will once again go head-to-head vying for another key leadership position in San Diego. In 2004, Acle defeated Hueso and won a seat on the San Diego City Board of Education. This time the two men compete for the District 8 City Council seat. The two candidates talk about the challenges facing this split-district and their visions for its future.

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Luis Acle , president of the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education.
Ben Hueso , business owner and consultant. He has previously worked for San Diego's Department of Economic Development and has been involved in community development programs since 1996.