As Super Tuesday nears, here’s a look at the key San Diego issues and races on the March primary election ballot. In the 50th Congressional District, for the first time in four decades, someone named Duncan Hunter is not on the ballot. The race became a slugfest for Republicans hoping to keep the district red after Duncan D. Hunter resigned in January. For the Democrats, Congresswoman Susan Davis’ retirement brings uncertainty to the 53rd District. In the San Diego mayor’s race, San Diegans could potentially choose between two Democrats in the general election. That's because the top two vote-getters in the March primary will advance to the November election, and three of the five candidates are Democrats. Plus, Convention Center expansion supporters are, once again, pushing for an increase in the hotel tax to pay for the project, homeless services and road repairs. In the county supervisor races, one contest may cause a historic shift on the board and turn it blue. Also, the Chula Vista Elementary School District is proposing to raise property taxes to modernize classrooms and build a 100-unit affordable housing complex for teachers and staff. Finally, Proposition 13, the only state-wide measure on the ballot, asks voters to approve $15 billion in state bonds to renovate schools and universities.
