Tag: 2012 Election

  • 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…

  • Residents Call for More Efficient, Affordable Transit

    But blame for bus deficiencies didn’t rest squarely on the Metropolitan Transit System, which maintains the buses and sets fares. Instead, attendees criticized planning authorities and elected officials who say there just isn’t enough money to better fund MTS and back new transit projects. The forum attracted many from City Heights’ refugee and immgrant communities.…

  • Candidates Square Off Over District 9

    Mateo Camarillo, a businessman and longtime social activist in the Latino community, and Marti Emerald, former radio and television investigative reporter and current San Diego City Councilwoman representing District 7, talk to KPBS about their runs for District 9. By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh, Amita Sharma and Claire Trageser The two candidates for San Diego…