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From the Cascade Mountains to the San Bernardino desert, more than 200 jurisdictions have switched to a more minority-friendly election system since 2004. Read More »
Government
New laws leave voters to navigate maze of requirements
With the presidential election less than three months away, millions of Americans will be navigating new requirements for voting – if they can vote at all – as state leaders implement dozens of new restrictions that could make it more difficult to cast a ballot. Read More »
Who has the biggest property tax bill in San Diego County? SDG&E
San Diego Gas & Electric provides power to millions of customers throughout Southern California. It's also powering up some local coffers. Read More »
Community oversees planning group members’ behavior, not city
San Diego’s nearly four dozen community planning groups are an integral component of land-use and zoning decisions, yet city officials say they have little power to hold the groups accountable when questions arise. In a recent story, inewsource reported that Melvyn Ingalls, vice chairman of the Otay Mesa Planning Group, operated an unpermitted RV park in an unincorporated area east ... Read More »
How planning groups fit into the San Diego land-use picture
A conversation with San Diego Planning Commissioner Anthony Wagner. Read More »
Data shows proposed San Diego election change would help Democrats
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 »
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 »