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The federal government and 45 states have laws criminalizing bias-motivated crimes, or hate crimes. But how those laws are enforced largely depends on the law enforcement officer who responds to the call. Read More »
Government
Indicted on campaign finance charges, Rep. Hunter faces money woes in re-election too
Indicted Rep. Duncan Hunter has a history of spending more money than he can afford, according to federal charges unsealed this week in San Diego. Read More »
San Diego Republican donor Elliott Broidy investigated by feds, Washington Post reports
Elliott Broidy is being investigated by the Justice Department for an alleged effort to sell influence with the Trump administration, The Washington Post reported. Read More »
Latest fundraising numbers for San Diego City Council races
The November general election is three months away, but fundraising and campaign spending are picking up in San Diego’s City Council races. Read More »
UPDATED: inewsource campaign finance data for San Diego County races
inewsource has updated its San Diego County campaign finance database to capture the most recent fundraising and spending by politicians, ballot measure groups and political action committees in the county. Read More »
High-profile donors backing Fletcher, Dumanis for San Diego County supervisor
If you want to know who’s who in San Diego politics, you can find the answers in the bank accounts of two county supervisor candidates. Read More »
San Diego airport authority possibly violated open meeting law in suing port
The airport authority board never officially voted to join the lawsuit and never formally announced the decision to the public after it was made. Read More »
San Diego business transparency measure to go on November ballot
The City Council voted unanimously Monday to put an amendment before voters on a vaguely worded and long-ignored transparency law requiring anyone doing business with the city to disclose their identities. Read More »
Eastlake homeowners pay millions in Mello-Roos school taxes but money goes elsewhere
Over the past three decades, the Sweetwater Union High School District has used at least $46 million in special taxes paid by property owners in the Eastlake neighborhood to fund projects in other parts of Chula Vista. Read More »
The latest in fundraising by San Diego County’s U.S. House candidates
It’s been almost two months since the June 5 primary, and the campaign season is picking back up for the candidates in San Diego County’s five congressional races. Fundraising in some of those contests has already reached millions of dollars. Read More »