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Tag Archives: Sherri Lightner
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 »
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 »
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 »
Tough to get data from San Diego’s open data initiative
More than a year and a half after San Diego launched its open data initiative, it's not clear if San Diegans will ever get an accounting of all the city's data. Read More »
Campaigns spending big on advertising as election nears
Campaign money is useless unless it’s spent. Read More »
County Dems accuse Ellis of campaign violations
The county Democratic party claimed Thursday that political ads supporting San Diego city council candidate Ray Ellis violate ethics laws, and it asked the District Attorney’s office to investigate. Read More »
DeMaio keeps fundraising lead in mayor’s race
Councilman Carl DeMaio outspent and outraised Congressman Bob Filner in the primary election for San Diego mayor, but pro-Filner forces are lining up to make the runoff in November competitive and expensive. Read More »
DeMaio, Fletcher Lead Mayoral Pack in Cash
Councilman Carl DeMaio is the single largest contributor to candidate campaigns so far in the City of San Diego. He has dumped about $450,000 into his own campaign coffers through contributions and loans. Read More »