Tag: District 9
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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…
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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…
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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…
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City Heights, Kensington and Their Surrounding Environs: Explained
By Andrew Donohue The City Council’s Ninth District has four distinctive groups of neighborhoods. There’s City Heights, Kensington/Talmadge, the College Area around San Diego State and three southeastern San Diego neighborhoods — Mount Hope, Southcrest and Mountain View. They all have distinct needs and desires. And for the first time, they’re grouped together in the…
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City Heights Candidate, Council Reps Get Labor Report Card
By Maureen Cavanaugh, Pat Finn, Peggy Pico and Claire Trageser Five of the eight members of the San Diego City Council were given failing grades by the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council yesterday for their stances on 24 key issues. City Heights representative Tony Young received one of them. Young, Carl DeMaio, Kevin Faulconer, Sherri Lightner and…