Tag Archives: david alvarez

A weekly roundup for July 2 - July 6, including stats on fireworks-related fires in California and the vote tally of two San Diego City Council races. Read More »

A weekly roundup for May 28 - June 1, including details about outside money in three San Diego County races and a campaign finance investigation. Read More »

San Diego Councilman David Alvarez is barred by term limits from running for re-election this year, but he’s not done with local politics. Read More »

“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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »