Tag: Mayor Filner

  • Filner’s Out, but Neighborhoods Stay In

    By Liam Dillon Republican City Councilman Kevin Faulconer spoke Spanish Wednesday morning when he announced his run for mayor of San Diego. He also emphasized neighborhoods. “We will heal our city and create a community where every neighborhood is strong, and every San Diegan has the opportunity to reach their full potential,” Faulconer said. Both…

  • What City Heights Can Expect in a Post-Filner San Diego

    Marti Emerald | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Megan Burks The candidates to replace former Mayor Bob Filner are lining up to make their appeals to neighborhoods. Nathan Fletcher told Voice of San Diego last week he’d keep the focus on communities alive. Councilman Kevin Faulconer made a similar pitch Wednesday morning when announcing his…

  • Filner’s Exit Complicates Plan for Planning

    Filner hired one of the country’s most highly respected urban planners, Bill Fulton, to head an empowered planning department, a move that provided a glimpse at what Filner’s vision might look like if all the stars aligned. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Andrew Keatts Bob Filner campaigned on a promise to put the city’s…

  • 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…