The California statewide primary came and went in classic Golden State fashion. Our reporters at inewsource were out and about, visiting vote centers, checking in with local officials and, most importantly, talking to San Diego voters about why they were motivated to head to the polls on Tuesday.
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Results have started coming in: San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria had a strong lead over several challengers as he sought re-election to a second term in early voting results Tuesday night.
Read more here.
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Polls have officially closed. Check back shortly for inewsource coverage on Election Night results.
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“New blood” or backing Todd Gloria? In storm-battered Southcrest, some residents told us that the January flooding was on their mind as they cast their votes for San Diego mayor. Read our story here.
Melanie Mendoza, 21, of Spring Valley dropped off her ballot at the La Jolla Recreation Center late Tuesday. The recent Cal State LA graduate said she votes because it’s a way to make impact, even if just through one vote, even as many disheartening things are happening in the world.
“I just really don’t want to give that hope up,” she said.
Tamara Hinesholder, 65, cast her ballot at the Pride Academy polling center in Santee. The retired pharmacy technician said she’s concerned about Proposition 1 passing and taking millions of dollars away from counties and giving it to the state. The measure would authorize the state to borrow billions of dollars to expand behavior health services, but it would require counties to change local mental health and addiction treatment programs. Hinesholder said counties have more of a “hand on the pulse of what’s going on in their areas and they don’t have enough money.”
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Karen Taylor, of Vista:
Pamela Hammond de Jimenez, of Escondido:
Randy Colima, of Escondido:
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Haven’t voted yet? There’s still time.
Here’s what you need to know to vote in the March 5 primary
If you are an independent voter or registered with another political party but want to vote in the Republican presidential primary, here’s how.
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Tony Fojo, a shipyard worker and lifelong San Diegan, voted in person today in San Ysidro. Fojo talked about what motivated him to vote in the statewide primary, including a feeling that Democratic leaders in charge aren’t taking care of working people.
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We talked to a couple of Encinitas voters about what’s driving them to vote today. First up, Timothy Canty:
Then Geri Robinson :
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San Diego resident Quin Johnson voted Tuesday at a polling place near San Ysidro. He spoke about what motivated him to vote in California’s statewide primary, including a desire to have an impact on his local community and for the country to “stay the course.”
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Here’s a look at quick facts on who’s eligible to vote in Tuesday’s statewide primary in San Diego County, from the Registrar of Voters.
Steve Breen, inewsource‘s cartoonist and illustrator, is visiting polling places in North County today, talking to voters and about what issues are driving them to the polls and doing some drawings. Here he is stopping at the Encinitas Community Center. Stay tuned for more!
San Ysidro resident Ed Diaz said he was driven to vote because he’s “really feeling for the country right now.” Diaz said he’s “against wars” and sees a failure in leadership in the U.S. response to conflicts around the world, including in Ukraine and now in Palestine. Listen here:
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Veronica Salazar, age 53, said the recent flooding in her Southcrest neighborhood definitely motivated her to vote Tuesday. She blames the city of San Diego for “a calamity of errors” that contributed to the flooding:
Eduardo Santacruz, 34, lives near Sequoia Elementary School in Clairemont and dropped off his mail-in ballot before heading to work. “If you don’t vote, you don’t have a right to complain,” he said. “Just do your part and the rest will take care of itself.”
While he always votes, Santacruz, a mental health worker, raised the importance of making your voice heard on Proposition 1, which, if passed, would amend California’s Mental Health Services Act to shift millions of existing tax revenue for various treatment services from the counties to the state.
In Southcrest, Diana Ortiz, 40, said she voted this year with the intention that things will change and severe flooding won’t happen again. She expressed disappointment with the city for not having the channel near her home cleaned and maintained for years. Ortiz usually votes every election, but what’s different this year was that she encouraged her neighbors to also get out and vote. She shared some photos of the damage at her home.
Marie Campilongo, 88, a retired school secretary and Clairemont resident was the first voter at the Sequoia Elementary School voting center in Clairemont. On her morning walk, she says she always votes and encourages people to at least “try to make informed decision.”
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