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November 17, 2005
Articles by Scott Barnett
Small-Town Hypocrisy
Firefighters Union Chief Under Fire
District attorney Bonnie Dumanis has charged him with a felony, but members of the San Diego City Fire Fighters Local 145 apparently think Ron Saathoff is doing just fine. This past summer they reelected him …
November 3, 2005
San Diego's CEO or King?
Mayoral candidates Donna Frye and Jerry Sanders were each asked to sit down for on-the-record interviews. Sanders's campaign press secretary, Scott Maloni, initially agreed to the interview, then called back to say that Sanders would …
October 27, 2005
Bird's-Eye Lowdown On Downtown
Few legislators have had as great an impact on San Diego as former state senator James R. Mills. Recently, in a Coronado café, he sat down for an interview. Today there is a proposal to …
October 20, 2005
I Played By the Rules
'I've often pondered why anyone would run for public office.... So what's it all about? Power, plain and simple." "Sometimes people's quest for power is not a healthy one. And more often than not, the …
September 22, 2005
Ludicrous and Irresponsible Gossip
After the Republican Party of San Diego County endorsed Steve Francis for mayor on June 13, it wasted little time in turning its endorsement into campaign action. As of election eve, public election filings showed …
July 28, 2005