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Mitt thinks he&#8217;d have a better chance of become president if he was Latino. In the first video of the Actually&#8230; series Rosie Perez explains why it will take more than being Latino for Mitt to win the election.

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Check Out Rosie Perez on Mitt Romney as a Latino:  “Easier as a Latino?”

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Editor-at-Large

Democrats and labor unions, which are usually united in campaigns, are facing off against each other in a contentious special election to replace San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas, who resigned unexpectedly just

Democrats and labor unions split between three candidates to replace Nora Vargas.

Friends Clash in County Special Election

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When Sa

South Bay voters should get to choose their elected representative.

PERSPECTIVE: County Should Call a Special Election

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The unexpected announcement on Friday that San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas will resign from office just a month after being re-elected to a second four-year term set off a scramble among potential candidates wanting

Politicos already jockeying for a seat that rarely becomes vacant.

PERSPECTIVE: Vargas Resignation Sparks Political Musical Chairs

By Arturo Castanares 
Editor-at-Large

A new lawsuit claims the City of San Diego is violating its own policy aimed at &nbsp;protecting the public from over-reaching surveillance equipment deployed by police without proper approval or transparency.

City continues using cameras and drones without following disclosure policy.

Lawsuit Claims SD Violated Surveillance Policy

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Editor-at-Large

The most popular retired military ship in the US has been hiding its requirement to provide free public access to its deck for viewing the Bay for more than 20 years.&nbsp;

The USS Midway, which welcomes mor

Public has mostly been kept in the dark about free access to view San Diego Bay.

USS Midway Hides Free Public Access for Viewing Bay

By Alberto Garcia 
Investigative Reporter

Former San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders will retire as the head of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce at the end of the year, capping a career of public service of more than 50 years.

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His long history of public service spans more than 50 years.

Sanders to Retire from SD Chamber of Commerce

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Editor-at-Large

A statewide university official testified under oath that he briefed San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria twice in 2022 on details of an offer for a free-to-taxpayers sports arena but the Mayor instead kept moving forward on s

Mayor instead chose largest campaign donor for taxpayer-subsidized project.

Gloria Dismissed Proposal for Free Sports Arena

By Alberto Garcia 
Investigative Reporter

Lawyers for the City of Chula Vista were reprimanded in court for filing an “unsatisfactory” legal document that included multiple typos, inaccurate descriptions, and missing time stamps in a lawsuit filed by La P

Judge reprimands City for typos and errors in video records log.

CV Submits “Unsatisfactory” Document in Drone Lawsuit

By Alberto Garcia 
Investigative Reporter

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria benefited from five times more direct campaign funding than his opponent during a hotly contested re-election campaign that ended up being the closest outcome among high-profile competi

Monied special interests heavily favored incumbent Mayor against challenger.

Gloria had 5 to 1 Campaign Funding Advantage

By Alberto Garcia 
Investigative Reporter

One of the largest labor unions in the county sent out a campaign mailer to voters in Chula Vista claiming that a City Council candidate was rated “unacceptable” by the local Democratic Party but the Party did not

October surprise could upset local City Council campaign.

Union Sends Misleading Mailer in CV Council Race

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A longtime downtown power player resign

Developer raised money from other special interests and lied about homelessness.

PERSPECTIVE: Cushman Becomes Campaign Bagman for Gloria

By Alberto Garcia 
Investigative Reporter

A lawsuit filed against the City of San Diego and the San Diego Padres to invalidate the 2022 sale of Tailgate Park to the Padres may succeed at the trial court level, throwing the controversial deal into un

Judge Questions City’s Tailgate Park Sale

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Changes mind on campaigning against Elizabeth Cox for South Bay Water District.

PERSPECTIVE: Calderon-Scott Flip-Flops on Re-Election

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Editor-at-Large

Pilots of a commercial airline flight from San Diego to Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon reported smelling smoke in the cockpit and donned oxygen masks before losing the ability to transmit on the radio and landed with

Exclusive on-board video shows fire trucks dousing airplane after landing.

SD to LV Flight Lost Radios Before Fiery Landing

By Alberto Garcia 
Investigative Reporter

A local South Bay water board official has suspended her re-election campaign after serving two terms in office.&nbsp;

Josie Calderon-Scott, who was first elected to the South Bay Water District board in

Check Out Rosie Perez on Mitt Romney as a Latino: “Easier as a Latino?”

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