Tag: 2012 Election

  • Video: School Board Candidate Bill Ponder at Politifest

    By Dagny Salas Three of the five seats on the San Diego Unified school board are on the ballot in November so we invited the candidates in the races for one big debate at Politifest, moderated by VOSD investigative reporter Will Carless. Check out what candidate Bill Ponder, who’s running against Marne Foster to replace Shelia Jackson, had…

  • A Voting Power Gap in District 9

    Last year, a city commission redrew San Diego’s City Council boundaries to account for shifts in population and decided to create a second, Latino-majority district. The district stretches from Southcrest to City Heights and then northeast to neighborhoods around San Diego State University. Though Latinos succeeded in getting another Latino-majority district, there was some worry…

  • Foster Leads in Schools Race

    By Will Carless Bill Ponder, a retired university administrator, squared off against Marne Foster, a community college administrator and instructor. Both are political newbies, and neither raised much money or ran much of a campaign. Photo Credit: Will Carless And why would they? Both were guaranteed a place on November’s ballot. As such, Tuesday’s vote…

  • 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…