The National Football League, known for its cast of loyal political bedfellows, has just picked up yet another apprentice, said by insiders to be enticed by the enormous pile of cash the league's mega-billionaire owners …
October 4, 2016
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Posted February 17, 2015
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Mayor’s flip-flop leaves his political guru out of the money
Could Chargers fan boycott cripple hotel magnates?
"More than a stadium" is a rallying cry of the multimillion-dollar campaign to get a proposed $1.8 billion combined Chargers and convention venue on the ballot for November. Now, note observers of San Diego's peculiar …
May 17, 2016
Will Faulconer dare touch Trump's third rail?
Just as Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Marco Rubio ramp up attacks regarding the controversial H-1B high-tech visa program, Rubio's most prominent San Diego backer may soon be asked to authorize use of the …
March 14, 2016
The Chargers stadium and a vanished Faulconer political operative
Where is Anthony George and what is he up to? Back in March 2014, newly elected San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer announced George would join his city hall staff as the mayor's "community representative" for …
March 3, 2016
Will tax-funded poll back Faulconer’s stadium?
With polls from the GOP Lincoln Club and the Chargers already vying over whether Kevin Faulconer's hurry-up stadium play has gained traction among San Diego's citizenry, the city is about to launch yet another public …
August 13, 2015
Faulconer's political guru out as stadium lobbyist
Kevin Faulconer's political brain has left the torrid kitchen of city hall influence peddling, but he may not have gone far, based on a July 23 filing with the city clerk's office. As first reported …
July 24, 2015
Cate debt fund gets big Kilroy cash
The ongoing battle between Los Angeles–area real estate giants Kilroy Realty and Donahue Schriber over the fate of Kilroy's One Paseo mega-development has been financially fortuitous for both San Diego's city hall lobbying corps and …
May 21, 2015
Faulconer insider bags rich stadium deal
San Diego's growing reputation for secret city deals with those financially linked to GOP mayor Kevin Faulconer is unlikely to be dispelled by the latest news from the Qualcomm Stadium front. The trend first received …
April 3, 2015
Council Democrat travels free on labor's dime
It's the first week of April, time for San Diego's politicos to fess up about the outside income they received and the gifts and trips they accepted in 2014. As usual, mayor Kevin Faulconer did …
April 2, 2015
Fabiani grills Faulconer on conflicts of interest
As previously reported here,the lobbying firm of Jason Roe, a longtime political consultant for San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer, has been quietly retained by stadium food and beverage vendor Delaware North regarding that company’s attempt …
February 17, 2015