For the first time in San Diego history, voters will only have the option of electing a Democrat in a few city races, including mayor.
The mayor’s race pits Democrat Barbara Bry against Democrat Todd Gloria in the November runoff. Republican Scott Sherman failed to secure enough votes during the primary to be a part of the top two candidates for mayor. Four other city races feature two Democrats.
The race to replace San Diego’s Mayor is a little different this year. For the first time in history, two Democrats are in the runoff for the City’s top executive position.
Without a party label to highlight their differences, here’s what the local media has to say:
My father was a Jamaican immigrant, and I was raised in poverty by my single mother. My husband is Mexican and Puerto Rican — our family is proudly multiracial. We urge Californians to vote “no” on Proposition 16 in November.
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Editor's note: This piece originally appeared on The Free and Equal Elections Foundation's website and has been republished on IVN with permission from the authors.
Last week’s showdown between the sitting U.S. President and his opponent was an exhausting production that played into the divisiveness of our country, rather than focusing on solutions.
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How does San Diego compare to other coastal cities? Like San Francisco and Santa Barbara, San Diego is well-positioned on the beautiful Pacific coast.
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San Diego is at a crossroads on climate change. With heat storms and wildfires showcasing our world to come, we must carefully plan how to adapt and implement our city’s landmark Climate Action Plan, while still providing opportunities for our children and grandchildren to live and work in our community. This requires thoughtful consideration for safety, sustainability, and equity in how we plan for a San Diego that is resilient to the climate crisis.
Represent San Diego and Independent Voter Project announced this month it will host a free screening of the award-winning documentary, “UnRepresented.”
The documentary by Daniel Falconer features accounts by democracy advocates, academics and government officials of the “corrupt dealings” they have witnessed. Organizers said the documentary also offers “ideas for fixing the system, offered by concerned citizens on both the left and the right.”
West San Ysidro Boulevard in San Diego has an extra pop of color. Creatives have added fresh street art along the high-traffic thoroughfare — less than four miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. Vacant buildings, alleyways and businesses serve as canvases for a series of commissioned murals.
One of the murals is the work of a self-taught cartoonist. The vibrant narrative reflects the artist’s comic strip background. It’s the first public mural created by Fifi Martinez.
It was a simple phone conversation that attorney Kevin Shenkman believes may have been his calling: to ensure every neighborhood or community was properly represented in government. With about 20 election reform lawsuits under his belt, you could say Shenkman has more than answered the call.
A high-profile Malibu attorney, Shenkman has litigated against municipalities across the Golden State following passage of the California Voting Rights Act in 2002, giving individuals the ability to sue if they felt a particular group wasn’t properly represented on public bodies.