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Morning Report: Where We Go From Here 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
This just in: There’s a mayoral election coming up! That’s probably not news to you, and definitely not news to seven people — including former state legislator and mayoral also-ran Nathan Fletcher — ...
Breaking Down the Filner Deal 27 Aug 2013 | 05:42 am
Six pages (plus attachments) spell out the terms of the settlement that led to San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s resignation Friday. The city gets Filner to go away and caps Filner’s taxpayer-funded outsi...
Comments of the Week: ‘You Are Never Really Off Duty’ 27 Aug 2013 | 05:28 am
How public employees behave while off the clock, and what metrics matter when weighing the city’s priorities were just a few of the debates our readers had last week. Check these out: • Anthony Finch...
How Political Conspiracy Theories Take Root 27 Aug 2013 | 04:51 am
Mayor Bob Filner raged against a “lynch mob” in his resignation speech Friday, echoing supporters who believe he fell victim to a tawdry plot born in San Diego’s halls of power. “The hysteria ended u...
Voters Could Have Real Choice in Coming Special Election 27 Aug 2013 | 02:53 am
With the recent deal approved by the City Council, San Diegans will once again have a special election to replace our disgraced mayor. The short time-frame of the election will inevitably result in a ...
Filner’s Exit Complicates the Plan for Planning 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
Bob Filner campaigned on a promise to put the city’s neighborhoods first. The idea was responsible for some of his best-received policies; the approach ended up feeding his downfall. In practice, Fi...
Left in Limbo: the Big Post-Filner Policy Questions 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
For weeks, a scandal eclipsed most policy discussion in the city. San Diegans focused on sexual harassment allegations and ways to remove Mayor Bob Filner instead of city issues that would normally i...
Morning Report: Election Season 2.0 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
With Bob Filner’s resignation set for Friday, it’s finally safe for would-be mayors to say they’re thinking about running. Or, in one case, that they’re not. Democratic Assembly Majority Leader Toni ...
Second Opinion: How Do Undocumented Parents Cover Their Citizen Kids? 26 Aug 2013 | 04:45 pm
Second Opinion is a weekly Q-and-A series that answers questions from San Diegans on the Affordable Care Act. Ask yours here. The Question: How do parents who are in the country illegally go about ge...
Three Ways This Mayoral Election Will Be Different 26 Aug 2013 | 04:45 pm
It’s time for election season again. San Diego’s next mayoral election began at 4 p.m. Friday when ex-Mayor Bob Filner resigned after an avalanche of sexual harassment allegations. In November, Filne...
