He is the author of the weekly Under the Radar column.
Besides breaking the Cheetahs corruption story a year before the FBI raided the offices of the San Diego city council, he has written extensively on governance, medical ethics, and human experimentation issues at the University of California San Diego.
Some notable Potter stories:
June 1, 1989:The Egg Women (Mayor O'Connor, Joan Kroc, Helen Copley, and the Faberge eggs)
April, 25, 1991 Mayor Moves to Create Death Valley-like Wasteland in Point Loma (O'Connor house landscaping)
June 20, 1991: A Son by Any Other Name (Helen Copley's adoption of son David revealed)
Aug. 8, 1996: Welcome, GOP Delegates to San Diego, City of Shame
May 22, 1997: La Jolla Gentlemen and the Party Boy (secrets of Andrew Cunanan, gay serial killer)
Oct. 25, 2001: Did Bin Laden's Brother Lead a Secret Life in San Diego?
Nov. 29, 2001: Did Casey Gwinn Try to Get Don Bauder Fired? (City Attorney vs. tough reporter)
July 31, 2003: Fun with Ralph (Inzunza's eating companions at Dobson's)
Basket betsHeath Freeman, the high-rolling Wall Street investor behind the takeover of a raft of distressed American newspapers, including the San Diego Union-Tribune, is moving into the world of junk sports. “In Heath, we’ve found …
Warrior junketWith the fate of United States military backing for Ukraine cast into doubt by November’s election of Republican Donald Trump for president, a top aide to GOP House member Darrell Issa has reported getting …
Jared backs Bobby Jr.Onetime La Jolla denizen Jared Polis, now governor of Colorado, is under fire from some fellow Democrats for praising the nomination by Donald Trump of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the …
Taxpayers’ fineChronically troubled Poway Unified School District, which recently took to local TV news to bemoan its increasingly strapped finances and argue for the desperate need for voters to pass new school bond debt, now …
SDSU’s un-transferredCommunity college students from San Diego and elsewhere around the state are losing out on a quality education, and much of the blame lies with California’s university system, particularly San Diego State University. So …
Detox luxeA newly released state audit report is calling out the concentration of luxury residential drug and alcohol detox centers along posh Country Rose Circle in Encinitas. “We found several small facilities with the same …
Supersized campaign cashA developer-backed independent campaign committee being used to rescue the mayoral bid of incumbent Democrat Todd Gloria is also trying to beat back a California rent control measure. The group, officially titled San …
Rincon’s splashy suicideBig time gambling interests are playing a major role in the Republican-based Lincoln Club’s hit-piece effort to take down Democratic County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer. On October 12, fresh money rolled into the club’s …
Captive lobbyingStrike at least one would-be influence peddler from the ranks of ex-government insiders who want to sell their big-money services to corporations seeking to get their way with San Diego’s Port District — at …
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