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Author Archives: Jill Castellano
Mapping The Vote: The gas tax repeal failed statewide, but San Diego County voted for it
Proposition 6 was a San Diego County effort from start to finish. Read More »
Mapping The Vote: Here’s a breakdown of how San Diegans voted on SoccerCity and SDSU West
Two competing ballot measures to decide the future of 166 acres of city-owned Mission Valley land attracted a lot of campaign dollars. Read More »
Mapping The Vote: How the 49th Congressional District flipped, and the 50th didn’t
The Democratic Party spent the past two years hoping to flip California’s 49th Congressional District, and on Tuesday night, they succeeded. Read More »
Mapping The Vote: Fletcher and Desmond dominate in Board of Supervisors races
For all the money and effort thrown into the District 4 Board of Supervisors race, it wasn’t a close contest in the end. Democrat Nathan Fletcher won the central San Diego seat in a landslide with 66 percent of the vote to Republican Bonnie Dumanis’ 34 percent. Read More »
Last-minute Election Day guide before you vote
inewsource has helped you stay on top of San Diego County’s important races and ballot measures. Here’s what you need to know for Election Day. Read More »
What you need to know about dark money in San Diego before you vote
Sometimes the donors behind political campaigns can be partially or completely hidden from the public. We call this “dark money” and “gray money.” Read More »
Democrats refuse corporate money in San Diego County races for Congress
In San Diego’s most competitive races for Congress, the Democratic candidates are avoiding donations from corporations while outraising their Republican challengers. Read More »
In the battle for votes, Democratic Party outspending Republican Party in county races
The San Diego County Democratic Party isn’t just hoping to win a lot of seats in the upcoming election — it’s spending a lot of money to make that happen. Read More »
Measure J: City Business Transparency
If passed, this measure requires companies doing business with the city to disclose all the people associated with the transaction who have a significant interest in the sale or purchase. Read More »