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“It’s almost disturbing to see this level of incompetence from the school board,” said San Diego Councilman David Alvarez, whose district includes San Ysidro. Read More »
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Financial interests behind San Diego deals worth billions still undisclosed
Despite overwhelming voter approval in 1992, three separate city attorney recommendations and an inewsource investigation, the city of San Diego is still not following a law mandating government transparency. Read More »
Fix proposed for San Diego’s ignored transparency law
After our investigation found San Diego’s transparency lacking, the City Attorney has recommended a new law to ensure all business is done in the open. 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 »
Alvarez’ personal story motivates his clean air efforts
by Nancy Kirk | SDSU student David Alvarez, the councilman who represents southeastern San Diego, knows well how poor air quality can affect health. He attributes his own asthma to growing up in Barrio Logan. “My entire childhood, I lived next to a chrome plate shop,” Alvarez said. “The emissions from the exhaust landed into my front yard and my ... Read More »
Three keys to Kevin Faulconer’s victory
Councilman Kevin Faulconer retook San Diego's mayoralty for the local Republican Party by dominating in high-turnout precincts, aggressively courting mail ballot voters and overperforming on Election Day. Read More »
What you can find out about a person at the Assessor/Recorder’s office
To get to know a person — really know a person — just take a trip to the San Diego County Assessor and Recorder’s office downtown. Read More »
Finanzas personales de los candidatos para alcalde de San Diego
Los candidatos para alcalde David Alvarez y Kevin Faulconer tienen situaciones financieras muy diferentes. Excavamos más profundamente en sus antecedentes financieros para encontrar los detalles. Read More »
San Diego Mayoral Candidates’ Personal Finances
Mayoral candidates David Alvarez and Kevin Faulconer have very different financial situations. We dug deep into their financial backgrounds to find the details. Read More »
Newsletter: November 19, 2013
Newsletter for November 19, 2013. Read More »