Policy outweighs biography for Becerra and Hilton supporters, poll finds
A new Berkeley IGS poll finds partisan priorities outweigh biography in California’s governor’s race as Xavier Becerra leads Steve Hilton 55% to 37%.
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Prediction markets, revolving-door lobbying targeted in proposed ethics rules for San Diego County staff
Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer wants a two-year ban on former staff lobbying county government, after The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on the county’s relatively lax rules.
San Diego reopens more than a dozen Mission Bay Park bathrooms after closure backlash
Nearly half of the park’s public restrooms were shuttered due to cuts in the budget the City Council unanimously approved earlier this summer.
Have a gripe about San Diego’s city services? You’ll soon have new ways to complain
The city is expanding the popular Get It Done tipster app and adding a special quick-response code for reporting illegal off-leash dogs in parks.
Michael Smolens: San Diego appears to dodge Colorado River reductions, for now
The federal river plan essentially adopted voluntary cuts proposed by a handful of states, but the 10-year framework will be revisited every two years.
What should become of the Lake Hodges Dam? As San Diego studies its options, local leaders worry about lake
After the state deemed the dam dangerous, city officials aimed to replace it — until the county water authority reneged on plans to help.
Morrison bows out as National City mayor after decades of public service
In his farewell address, the mayor lambasted some political rivals and endorsed several others
A union-proposed ballot measure to raise Chula Vista council salaries and extend term limits collapsed under public pressure. What happened?
The proposal would have raised council pay to $110,000, extended term limits and granted police and fire unions binding arbitration.
Michael Smolens: Tijuana River solution meets uncertainty, again
The expiration of the U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement presents challenges and opportunity in the effort to clean up border pollution.
Encinitas candidates picking up papers to run for city races
Encinitas mayor and two council seats are up for November vote.