Year: 2012

  • Marti Emerald Wins New District 9 Seat

    By KPBS Marti Emerald won the new District 9 seat. The incumbent from District 7 got three-quarters of votes cast, trouncing challenger Mateo Camarillo. Marti Emerald with supporters at Golden Hall on June 5, 2012. | Photo Credit: Lori Lum, Spark Photography The new 9th District extends from Kensington and Talmadge to the north through…

  • Voices of the Voters: District 9

    At the Wesley United Methodist Church, Bob Monro hams for the camera after receiving his “I Voted” sticker. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Kelly Bennett After spending the lion’s share of today there, I suggest some of the finest polling places in town are in the new District 9. I visited an elementary school surrounded…

  • School Board Candidate Wants to Involve Private Sector in Financial Turnaround

    William Ponder, a candidate for District E of the San Diego Unified School Board and a retired university administrator, talks to KPBS. By Joanne Faryon, Maureen Cavanaugh, Patty Lane and Claire Trageser Two candidates are running to replace Shelia Jackson on the San Diego Unified School Board. One of the candidates for the District E…

  • City Heights Election Guide

    By Megan Burks Tomorrow is the first time residents of City Heights will vote as members of the city council’s ninth district. The community and politicos alike will be watching to see, not just who wins, but also what precedent voters set for the new district. That’s because redistricting volunteers who shaped the district last…

  • Mayoral Candidates Debate Latino Issues

    By Adrian Florido San Diego’s four major mayoral candidates debated in front of a couple hundred Latino voters at the University of San Diego Thursday evening. | Photo Credit: KPBS Close to 30 percent of this city’s population is now Latino, and yet this was the first time many here could remember candidates for mayor…