Fair Political Practices Commission Finds "Yes on Prop A" Ads Violate State Law
The "Yes on Prop A" folks have a bit of work to do in upcoming days. At the top of the list, stop airing television ads with inadequate disclaimers at the beginning and end. Today, the Fair Political Practices Commission …
Candidates Running Without Opponents Give Campaign Cash to Political Parties
For most local candidates, the June 5 Primary Election will be the end of a year's worth of campaigning. The candidates have spent much of that year looking for donors willing to contribute to their campaigns. But for the three …
Fletcher Campaign Receives Over $56,000 From Donors Outside of San Diego County and State
From March 18 to May 19 Nathan Fletcher raised a total of $302,866 in campaign donations, second only to Carl DeMaio, who raised $373,590. Since Fletcher's announcement that he was jumping ship from the GOP, the two candidates have gone …
Carmel Valley Planning Group to Discuss One Paseo Mixed-Use Project
At the monthly meeting of the Carmel Valley Planning Group set for tonight, residents of Carmel Valley will have a chance to give their thoughts on One Paseo, a mixed-use project proposed for the intersection of Del Mar Heights Road …
San Diego Unified's Efforts to Secure Administration Building
Faced with a projected $122 million deficit for next fiscal year, spending is not all that San Diego Unified is tightening. The district is also tightening security at the Education Center in Normal Heights. Since September, the district, under the …
New and Improved Jack In The Box For North Park Moving Forward
A proposal to build a new Jack in the Box restaurant on the corner of Upas and 30th Avenue in North Park is moving forward in the permitting process. Yesterday, the City's Development Services Department released the draft negative declaration …
The High Price of a Free Education
The price of a free education has risen in the past few years. As state legislators continue to take from education to balance the budget, the amount of school fees has increased. Often parents are forced to purchase graphing calculators, …
Lawrence and Suzanne Hess Gave $294,000 in Political Donations
Super PACs have become the underbelly of American politics, a way that wealthy donors can give unlimited donations on behalf of candidates and political causes. In San Diego, a good deal of soft money, $145,000 in all, has been handed …
Trustees From San Diego Unified Hear Opposition to Selling Barnard Elementary
Last week, San Diego Unified's Advisory Committee for Utilization of Excess School Property voted in favor of selling seven unneeded properties for some much-needed cash. And as we reported yesterday, the estimated $122 million deficit for next year has forced …
San Diego Unified's Real Estate Sale Now One Step Closer
San Diego Unified School District is now one step closer to selling seven properties in order to obtain some much needed cash. On Thursday May 10, San Diego Unified's Advisory Committee on Utilization of Excess School Property recommended to keep …
Republican Presidential Candidate Fred Karger Runs Ads in San Diego
Move over, Mitt, there's another Republican presidential candidate hoping to swoon San Diego's conservative voters. At least for one week in late April there was. Starting on April 26 ending on May 3, Republican candidate Fred Karger ran ten television …
Poway Woman Forced to Surrender Wild Birds to State Wildlife Officials
You can say that Dr. Lindy O'Leary's seven-year battle with the state's Fish and Game Department was all for the birds. Today, after years of fighting and hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney fees on both sides, O'Leary is …
National Park Service Opposes Plaza de Panama Project
The National Park Service has come out against Irwin Jacobs's plan to clear traffic from the Plaza de Panama in Balboa Park by constructing a Cabrillo Bridge bypass road that would lead to a new parking garage behind the Organ …
San Diegans Give Big to Romney Super PAC but Not to Obama's
Residents of San Diego and surrounding cities continue to shell out major cash to Mitt Romney's super PAC, Restore Our Future. According to campaign finance reports, Thomas Sudberry, owner of San Diego-based Sudberry Properties, has decided to support Mitt Romney, …
Maienschein Loans Campaign $60,000
Brian Maienschein's campaign for state assembly is sitting on some serious cash. According to campaign finance reports, Maienschein has an ending balance of $166,218. That's nearly nine times the amount that his closest opponent (Dustin Steiner) has raised. When it …
San Diego Unified Looks to Sell Properties
For San Diego Unified, desperate times call for drastic budget measures. Officials at San Diego Unified are searching to bridge next year's projected $120 million budget shortfall and avoid laying off thousands of teachers and employees. On May 29, boardmembers …
Councilmember Sherri Lightner's Campaign Receives Thousands From One Paseo Developer
Representatives from Kilroy Realty have gone out of their way to gain support from Carmel Valley residents for their 1,857,440 square-square foot development project One Paseo, Carmel Valley's largest development to date. But residents have come out against the project, …
City Attorney Jan Goldsmith's Campaign Committee Donates $25,000 to Romney Super PAC
City Attorney Jan Goldsmith is one of three San Diegans to have donated to Mitt Romney's super PAC, Restore Our Future. According to a federal Election Commission disclosure report, on March 31, Goldsmith moved $25,000 from his campaign committee to …
Uptown Planners to Discuss Transitional Housing Facility for Combat Veterans
Battle lines have been drawn in Old Town over a proposal to build a transitional housing facility for combat veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For months, community members and administrators of the Old Town Academy have fought …
Television Stations Now Required to Post Political Ad Files Online
For the past few weeks I have been visiting television stations and cable providers and asking to view political ad buys made by mayoral candidates, and others. The law requires these ads be made available to the public. But, it …