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The coming Weber-Gonzalez catfight

Toni’s wild funding spree Shirley Weber, the San Diego Democrat and former Assemblywoman, named California Secretary of State by Gov. Gavin Newsom to replace Alex Padilla, continues to collect big ...

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Chicago Tribune deal wags San Diego tail

How soon for Soon-Shiong? The controversial takeover of Tribune Publishing by hedge fund Alden Global Capital may turn out to be good news for the San Diego Union-Tribune, but not ...

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More San Diegans running for governor

Virtual giving, post facto Covid-19 has proved no barrier to post-election fundraising for winning mayoral candidate Todd Gloria. Influence peddlers Stephanie Saathoff and Denise Z. Price, two Clay Company employees, ...

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Lorena Gonzalez gets snubbed by Newsom

Pentagon purge A recent move by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to sweep hundreds of members from Pentagon advisory boards is bringing new attention to one of the newly ...

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San Diego Dems doing fine with political cash

Jesus is boss South Bay political powerhouse Jesus Cardenas came under fire in 2019 by then-county supervisor candidate and state senator Ben Hueso for “gaming” the San Diego Democratic Party central committee, resulting in the ...

February 3, 2021

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Pitfalls of San Diego's downtown jail – who wants 'em?

GEO riot The Western Region Detention Facility in Downtown’s aging ex-county jail is looking for a new chief of security to make “improvements in security operations without compromise to the safety and security of the ...

January 27, 2021

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January 20, 2021

Mayor Gloria gets executive coaching from Get It Done contractor

Get it lobbied Deloitte Consulting — which won a $20 million deal to run San Diego’s Get It Done program thanks to a controversial 5-4 city council vote last year and is seeking more work ...

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January 13, 2021

Mayor Faulconer shuts down One San Diego

Zero San Diego Days after departing from office, ex-San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer has shut down his One San Diego charity, widely described by political insiders as a way for lobbyists and other influence seekers ...

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January 6, 2021

Rats follow 'rona into downtown San Diego

America’s 19th rattiest city The shutdown of San Diego eateries to stem the ravages of Covid-19 may lead to at least one negative impact on health: a burgeoning rat population downtown and elsewhere. That rodents ...

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December 30, 2020

Raul Campillo hires veteran lobbyist Michael Simonsen

Trash hauling lobbyist With a tumultuous election year drawing to a close, the revolving doors at San Diego City Hall have gone into overtime as old staffers depart for greener lobbying fields, and new ones ...

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December 23, 2020

KPBS donors thin out, but not grants from taxpayers

KPBS donor sick-out It’s been a bad year for the KPBS broadcasting stations, the public television and FM radio operation run by San Diego State University, per a newly released financial statement and report for ...

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December 16, 2020

Good-bye Cheryl Hoy, Elizabeth Spillane, Sheldon Zemen, Corey Levitan

Sherman’s “paid volunteer” With last week’s change of staff at San Diego’s city hall has come a torrent of leaving-office filings, shedding light on the politics and finances of a bevy of departing aides. Cheryl ...

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In a switch, the Union-Tribune touts Tijuana medicine

Highs and low of health tourism Hard hit by the covid-19 pandemic, the Union-Tribune is reaching out to Tijuana’s medical tourist trade for new advertising revenue in a deal with the website San Diego Red. ...

December 9, 2020

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San Diego's biggest Biden bundlers

Biden’s bundlers San Diego has four names on the Joe Biden presidential campaign’s list of big-money bundlers, those who gathered a total of $100,000 or more in cash contributions from friends and associates and now ...

December 2, 2020

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November 25, 2020

Steve Peace's version of the French Laundry scandal

Steve Peace’s Maui Wowie The seemingly endless covid lockdown may be the order of the day for civilians, but a horde of California politicos was on the road to Maui last week, thanks to the ...

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November 18, 2020

Mayor's PR man Matt Awbrey turns up on pro Prop E team

Growing heights of influence Southwest Strategies, the connected San Diego lobbying shop that frequently showers political money on candidates of all stripes, was paid $17,000 for its influence-peddling on behalf of ASM Global, per a ...

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The coming Weber-Gonzalez catfight

Chicago Tribune deal wags San Diego tail

More San Diegans running for governor

Lorena Gonzalez gets snubbed by Newsom

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