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Data from past elections suggests San Diego Democrats could get a boost from a more liberal electorate under a proposed change to the city's voting format. Read More »
Government
City Attorney’s Office will weigh in (again) on San Diego disclosure law
City Attorney Jan Goldsmith told inewsource his office will basically reiterate its predecessors. This will be the fourth time the office has weighed in on Section 225 since its inception. Read More »
Otay Mesa planning official runs unpermitted RV park
Melvyn Ingalls serves on a city board that advises the San Diego City Council and Planning Commission. He has been warned and cited four times for the RV park he operates without electrical hookups or sewage service. Read More »
Long-ignored transparency law would reveal who’s doing billions in business with San Diego
San Diego is a city known for a culture of secrecy and backroom deals. A law that’s been on the books since 1992 can help reveal the people behind the companies doing billions of dollars in business with the city each year — if someone would only enforce the thing. Read More »
Frequently asked questions about LLCs
Phil Jelsma is a partner at CGS3, a boutique real estate law firm in Carmel Valley, and he specializes in limited liability companies. Don’t know much about those? Jelsma was nice enough to sit down with inewsource to walk through the basics. Here’s an edited conversation. Read More »
Comic-Con uses its super powers to help fill San Diego trolley cars
Comic-Con is expected to bring in thousands of new trolley riders. But how big of an impact will it have on MTS' overall ridership? Read More »
San Diego House members travel the world with private money
Over the past 18 months, San Diego County’s five representatives and members of their staffs took 31 trips that were paid for by private entities, including trade associations and think tanks. Read More »
Brexit financial uncertainty touches San Diego economy
The U.K. departure from the European Union is still playing out globally. But there are some early glimpses at what it means for San Diego's economy. Read More »
San Diego County surpasses peers in child support collection
When it comes to handing out child support payments, San Diego is outperforming other large counties in California. Data from the state Department of Child Support Services show that San Diego County collected and distributed $112 million in child support payments on time in fiscal year 2015. That’s 71 percent of the payments due — a rate six percentage points ... Read More »
Map: Election Results in San Diego’s June 7, 2016 Primary
Search our interactive maps of precinct-level results from San Diego's June 7, 2016 primary election. Read More »