San Diego Chief Operating Officer Resigns

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Published June 13, 2007 at 9:04 AM PDT

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

Why is Ronne Froman resigning from the San Diego mayor's office earlier than she had originally planned? We speak to Froman about her decision to resign after 18 months as the city's chief operating o

San Diego Chief Operating Officer Resigns

Alison St John (Guest Host): When former San Diego mayor Dick Murphy resigned in 2005, under the heavy cloud of an undisclosed billion dollar pension deficit, Jerry Sanders went to the office of his colleague Ronne Froman (pictured) and asked her, "Are you going to run for mayor or am I?"

Froman, a former San Diego Navy mayor, reportedly answered, "You are." But she agreed to work with Sanders, becoming the city's chief operating officer, working mostly behind the scenes during a very difficult time at City Hall.

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Now, after just 18 months, Froman has handed Sanders her letter of resignation.

Guests

Ronne Froman, chief operating officer for the City of San Diego. On Monday, she announced her plans to resign from the office at the end of this month. She is a retired Navy Rear Admiral who also held the position of CEO with the local chapter of the American Red Cross.
Andrew Donohue, co-executive editor of voiceofsandiego.org.
Glen Sparrow, professor emeritus in the School of Public Affairs at SDSU.