State A.G. to Investigate Sanders in Sunroad Corruption Probe

By Erik Anderson / Environment Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published June 21, 2007 at 2:33 PM PDT

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

The California Attorney General's Office agreed today to look into corruption charges against San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders. The probe comes at the mayor's request. Earlier this week City Attorney Mic

The California Attorney General's Office agreed today to look into corruption charges against San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders. The probe comes at the mayor's request. Earlier this week City Attorney Michael Aguirre accused Sanders of corruption in his handling of the construction of a building near Montgomery field.

The Sunroad Enterprises structure exceeds height limits for a building near an airport. The mayor says the state investigation will clear his name.

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Sanders : I am willing to stand up here and be investigated in a very public way, so the public can be assured I've done nothing illegal or wrong, and that's exactly what this is about.

Meanwhile, the city attorney says the request is just a political move. However, Mike Aguirre doesn't rule out apologizing to the mayor if the probe finds no wrongdoing.