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Private prison donations, Shirley Weber's timely support, Imperial County hanky-panky
The smell of money
Big contributions, bar none GEO group, the controversial private prison outfit from Boca Raton, Florida that operates a downtown lockup called the Western Region Detention Facility for the United States Marshal’s Service and the Midway ...
Who gave money to San Diego politicians
Nathan Fletcher, Toni Atkins, Joel Anderson, Brian Maienschein, Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher
Big Oil and gas A group of well-heeled oil companies from Texas had a mixed record of success in last week’s California primaries after spending nearly $400,000 in the Golden State on campaign hits against ...
County supes sidle up to Trump
Cox lobbyists visit San Diego pols, Del Mar envisions flooding
Trump lobby San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors, which voted in April to back president Donald Trump’s legal war against California sanctuary laws, is seeking to acquire more muscle for its battle to boost federal ...
Hueso's fat bank account, county bureaucrats like Apple
Doug Machester's hotel woes
Doing fundraising time State Senate Democrat Ben Hueso, running for reelection in next month’s primary against retired Republican Superior Court Judge Luis Vargas, is seen as the likely winner in the majority Democratic 40th district, ...
Atkins's money counters DeMaio's recall efforts
and; unbecoming behavior at the Balboa Navy Hospital
Gassed-up recall San Diego’s Toni Atkins, leader of the state senate, has been digging deep into one of her campaign kitties in a rough-and-tumble effort to save the seat of fellow senate Democrat Josh Newman ...
Voice needs an editor; Chula Vista mayor needs hotelier cash
La Jollans freaking about more UCSD traffic; Sempra spending big on lobbyists
Job of Voice The Voice of San Diego news and opinion website is seeking “an investigative reporter to dig into issues of education quality, inequity, youth issues and related criminal justice storylines.” Adds the online ...
SDSU errors hit taxpayers, Cox flips on net neutrality, UT stories for sale
You know who not to trust
SDSU’s costly Confucius Officials at San Diego State University have had to address negative findings made by state university system auditors about cost overruns plaguing campus construction projects. “We found that although one of the ...
Grandpa Irwin’s TV money
Politicians spending big on television ads
As next month’s primary election grows near, it’s open season for political advertising at San Diego television stations. Early off the blocks has been Sheriff Bill Gore with a $9100 purchase of 47 spots from ...
Cox, LimeBike, Monsanto, and more paying the influence peddlers
Dockless bike company spent $11,000 on local lobbyists
Following news earlier this month that Cox Communications has filed to lobby against the issue of so-called network neutrality, its cable competitor AT&T has joined the cause, disclosing in an April 19 statement that it ...
Refs not vetted enough, says city auditor
Even though they're not alone with kids
San Diego City Auditor Eduardo Luna is out with a report slamming city officials for inadequately vetting the backgrounds of the city’s youth sports league referees. “In general, there are Citywide procedures to require individuals ...
San Diego State slick magazine touts Mission Valley plan
Voters still have to approve $250 million project
Taxpayer-funded San Diego State University, locked in battle with privately-run SoccerCity over who will get to develop the choice city-owned parcel once known as Qualcomm Stadium, has rolled out a glossy mail piece touting its ...
