Tag: Marti Emerald

  • Emerald Joins Chorus Against Filner, Labor Holds Tune

    Emerald, Filner, Cole | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Megan Burks Councilwomen Marti Emerald and Myrtle Cole issued a joint statement Friday asking Mayor Bob Filner to resign. They were the last two holdouts on the City Council in calling for a resignation. The about-face, they say, stems from new details about the mayor’s alleged…

  • Emerald Asks Mayor to ‘Take His Time Out’ But Not to Resign

    Residents urge Councilwoman Marti Emerald to change her tone on Mayor Filner at a July 30, 2013 City Council meeting. Emerald follows with her statement. | Video Courtesy of CityTV By Megan Burks After 18 days of radio silence from Marti Emerald’s office, the District 9 councilwoman has broken her silence on the mayor. Emerald…

  • Tweet City Heights: Emerald Commends Mayor for Apology

    By Megan Burks Emerald Commends Mayor for Apology Councilwoman Marti Emerald released the following statement in response to an apology Mayor Bob Filner made for behaving inappropriately with female staffers and other women. “I commend Mayor Filner for the courage to admit he has made mistakes and for his commitment to change his behavior. I…

  • Choose Your Own Street Light Adventure

    The 2800 block of Juniper Street at 7 p.m. (left) and 9:30 p.m. | Photo Credit: Liam Dillon By Liam Dillon Fong Krause has noticed a lot more people walking around at night in the seven years she’s lived on the 2800 block of Juniper Street. “The neighborhood’s changing, with South Park and the whole…

  • Emerald Calls for a ‘Frank Discussion’ on Park Shortage

    By Megan Burks Council President Todd Gloria has convened a new committee on infrastructure. It held its first meeting Monday. Committee Chairman and District 5 Councilman Mark Kersey laid out his plans for the committee last week; they center on assessing the weight of our infrastructure problem first. In a memo, District 9 Councilwoman Marti…