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
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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 by violet jacaranda trees in Kensington, a Buddhist temple in City Heights and a church in Mt. Hope whose white steeple stood starkly against the bright blue sky at noon.

But it wasn’t just the places that made my morning enjoyable; I had a bunch of interesting conversations with my San Diego neighbors about the issues that matter most to them this Election Day. I postedsnippets along the way, but here’s a roundup of some of the things I heard and noticed:

I started off the morning at the City Heights Recreation Center.

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