Category: Election
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It’s Census Day. What Happens Now?
Wednesday may officially be Census Day in the United States, but the Census has actually been in progress since January when the count began in remote regions of Alaska. What are the challenges involved in counting every person living in the U.S., and what is the process in San Diego?
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City Council D9 Candidate Barrios Headed To Runoff To Replace His Boss, Likely Against Elo
Council President and D9 representative Georgette Gomez’s former policy advisor Kelvin Barrios was headed toward the November runoff with just more than 30% of the vote while nonprofit executive Sean Elo, who was behind with 20.6%, was likely to join him.
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What the No. 2 Spot in the Mayor’s Race Will Tell Us About San Diego
Councilwoman Barbara Bry and Councilman Scott Sherman on election night. / Photos by Megan Wood It’s unclear who Assemblyman Todd Gloria will face to be the next mayor of San Diego, but whoever it is will say a lot about the state of local politics. Gloria, a Democrat, collected nearly 40 percent as of early…
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Candidates’ Starkly Different Backgrounds Shape 53rd Congressional District Race
City Council President Georgette Gómez appears at Golden Hall on election night. / Photo by Megan Wood Democrats Sara Jacobs and Georgette Gómez appear poised to advance to a November runoff for California’s 53rd Congressional District in a race that could reflect national tensions within the party. Jacobs, who led a crowded field early Wednesday…
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VOSD Podcast: Our Quick and Dirty Election Night Takes
Assemblyman Todd Gloria speaks to reporters at a San Diego County Democratic Party event on election night. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz In this special Election Night edition of the VOSD Podcast, we talked about the hot, breaking results we know you want most: the news on Measure B and the 77th Assembly District. We…