Woman was hit by a car in June of this year while riding along Santa Fe Street

It's bad when cities like Billings, Montana and Sioux Falls, South Dakota beat out San Diego on the list of 50 of the Country's most bike-friendly cities, considering the sunny climate and all. It's even worse considering San Diego didn't …

Newest disclosure shows conservative group not letting up in their attack on Fletcher

The Lincoln Club is anything but shy about their disdain for democratic mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher. In a lobbyist disclosure today, the conservative group revealed it spent $22,364 on a new round of mailers aimed at discrediting the former Republican …

Group has created a separate campaign opposed to Fletcher's candidacy for Mayor of San Diego

The Lincoln Club is not letting up on their attack on mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher. The conservative pro-business political organization has launched a separate campaign whose mission is to slam Fletcher in hopes of steering voters to their candidate of …

Building industry gave $50,000 and the Restaurant and Beverage PAC contributed $60K to pro-Faulconer San Diegans to Protect Jobs and the Economy

David Alvarez's political action committee has the unions, which to date have contributed more than one-half of a million dollars to be used for television spots and phonebanking efforts. Nathan Fletcher's outside committee has its support in for-profit university system …

For-profit university corporation gives Fletcher's Restoring Trust in San Diego $25k

If there's one lesson to be learned from the last few election cycles, it's the rising influence of independent political committees. The outside support groups and the people who run them are becoming more and more adept at raising big …

Committee which hopes to overturn the bill includes more than a handful of local residents.

A new bill aimed at improving access to resources for transgender, gay and lesbian students in California's public schools is coming under fire by "Pro-Family" groups and religious institutions. Now, a group which calls itself the "Privacy for All Students- …

With more than one month remaining until special election, cash continues to flow from unions and large corporations

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/03/54148/ The pro-David Alvarez political action committee Working Families for a Better San Diego set up by the local Labor Council is collecting some major checks from their fellow union members. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union is the …

Interim Mayor Gloria's Office says issue will be heard in the coming months by the Land Use and Housing Committee

Food truck owners in San Diego are serving up some criticism for Interim Mayor Todd Gloria. In the latest newsletter from www.sdfoodtrucks.com, the mobile food contingent slams Gloria's recent decision to ramp up enforcement against food truck owners who park …

BAE Systems, NASSCO, and Continental Maritime San Diego among the companies to join in opposition against the newly amended update.

Ships are starting to hit the plan in Barrio Logan. A group of ship repair companies have united and hired a lobbyist to start pounding the pavement at City Hall in hopes of getting a more industry-friendly update to the …

Most will be spent on polling and television ad buys; ads began airing this weekend.

Update: The Working Families for a Better San Diego added $22,000 to their television ad budget. San Diego's unions are united behind councilmember David Alvarez and are putting up major cash as a sign of their support. In the past …

Dumanis, who ran unopposed in the past two elections, now has two candidates vying for her job.

The care-free election days when there's no opponent to run against have drawn to a close for San Diego's District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. Now running for her fourth term, Dumanis has already witnessed one challenger enter the race to replace …

The City is now being sued for finally taking back land in Bankers Hill donated to it as a public park in 1908

More than a century ago, three families donated a small 16,000-square-foot of land in Bankers Hill to the City of San Diego with the agreement that it be "forever" used as a public park. Nearly 50 years ago, Doctor Milan …

The largest contribution yet comes from the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, who wrote a $50k check to a committee in support of David Alvarez. Building industry backs Faulconer and Fletcher gets help from private industry

Big donors are opening up their pocketbooks in support of the three-big-name mayoral candidates running in the upcoming November 19 special election. As is the case with any election, developers and labor unions have gone all in to get their …

Letter from an attorney for the Municipal Employees Association warns city officials against behind the scenes discussions without MEA's knowledge

Civic San Diego, formerly known as Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC), wants to assume control of permitting and processing responsibilities in the 14-former redevelopment areas. To accomplish that task, executives at Civic San Diego are working behind the scenes with …

District has already lost a case challenging the use of funds for stadium lights at Hoover High School

Update: An earlier version stated that the cost of the lights was $800,000. That was incorrect. The amount was $462,000. 'Lights, renovation, and revenue' seems to be the motto these days from officials at the cash-strapped San Diego Unified School …

More than a year after the previous attempt failed, North Park Main Street is back again

The required one-and-a-half year cooling off period has expired and North Park Main Street is back with a new proposal to bring a Property-based Improvement District (PBID) to North Park. In July 2011, a proposal to expand the current assessment …

Faulconer hired Kurt Snow from The Wayne Johnson Agency to purchase ads from October 5 to November 8.

Television viewers in San Diego will soon see a lot more of councilmember Kevin Faulconer. The Republican-endorsed mayoral candidate is the first of the crowded pack to buy ad time on local television stations in the run-up to the November …

Labor council organized a campaign committee on behalf of councilmember David Alvarez

What's an election without an endorsement, and major campaign contributions, from big-labor? On Thursday September 12, San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, hinted at their endorsement of who they want to see replace former-mayor Bob Filner. Despite dogged …

The Clean and Safe advisory board voted to allocate $100,000 to fight lawsuit

Let's start with a general summary: A non-profit paid to administer an assessment district is sued for misusing assessments collected from local property owners. Members of the assessment district's advisory board, which includes the President and treasurer of said non-profit, …

Denies any wrongdoing and says Irene McCormack Jackson only exacerbated the problem.

Just four days removed from office, former Mayor Bob Filner and City Attorney Jan Goldsmith had crafted their response to claims set against him by former communications director, Irene McCormack Jackson. On July 22, McCormack Jackson appeared before a crowded …