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It’s no secret that Democratic leaders want to elect one of their own to the all-Republican San Diego County Board of Supervisors this fall. Read More »
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Republican law enforcement candidates win big in San Diego County
Voters on Tuesday elected two Republicans in landslides to San Diego County’s top law enforcement posts — Summer Stephan as district attorney and Bill Gore as sheriff. Read More »
Mapping the vote in San Diego’s key 2018 primary races
Our maps allow you to explore voting results by precinct in six of this year’s most high-profile races: the 49th and 50th congressional districts; the 4th and 5th county Board of Supervisors districts; district attorney; and sheriff. Read More »
Lake San Marcos developer not fined for years of building violations
San Diego County has warned and cited a developer four times since 2014 over building violations in a Lake San Marcos community of more than 2,000 homes. So far, the county has taken no action to impose fines that could reach more than half a million dollars. Nearby residents are frustrated with the county for not doing more to make ... Read More »
Investigations continue into HiCaliber Horse Rescue despite closing announcement
In an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune, HiCaliber's founder said she had been cleared of all investigations. That is not true. Read More »
San Diego County’s campaign finance data is hard to search. We’re here to help.
The city’s system isn’t perfect, but it’s easier to search than the county’s. So inewsource has compiled the county’s e-filed reports into an easy-to-use searchable database that includes money raised and spent by campaigns since January 2017. Read More »
How to use inewsource’s San Diego County campaign finance database
We’ve launched our San Diego County campaign finance database, which we hope will make it easier for the public to understand who is funding political campaigns. Using records from the county registrar of voters’ website, this inewsource database allows users to search contributions, expenditures, loans and debts for political campaigns that have to file financial reports with the county. That ... Read More »
HiCaliber donor funds used for mobile phone spying, Weight Watchers; documents shared with district attorney
HiCaliber spent thousands of donor dollars on late-night fast-food and bar tabs, mobile phone spy technology, Weight Watchers and other purchases. Read More »
Former HiCaliber board members distance themselves from horse rescue’s financials
“If two board members are jumping ship the same day, that tells you things are a’happening,” said Paul Dostart, an expert in nonprofit law. Read More »
School bonds get thousands in building industry support
Committees hoping to get voters to say yes to new bonds are raising thousands of dollars from building industry businesses. Read More »