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Lobbyist at Center of 101 Ash Scandal Hired Wife of Mayor’s Chief to Help Lobby Mayor

The strategic hire came during a critical time when the building’s owner was trying to convince the City to enter into a lease....

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Evidence Shows Faulconer & Spokesman Misled Public on 101 Ash Lease Decision

CFO’s deposition testimony and the emails contradict what spokesman told La Prensa San Diego and other media outlets in September 2020....

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Newsom Survives Recall, Faulconer Underperforms Even in SD County

Governor survives recall election by wide margin, Faulconer may be at end of career after getting blown out by Larry Elder....

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Mayor Faulconer Staff Wrote False Letters for 101 Ash Contractors to Cover Problems

High-ranking City officials knowingly worked to cover up that 101 Ash Street building was an unsafe before forcing 1,000 employees to move in....

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PERSPECTIVE: Jason Hughes is a Piñata but Who’s Yanking the Rope?

Jason Hughes deserves the beating he’s now taking for playing both sides of the deal, but we should follow the rope back to see who is really behind the cheap entertainment....

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Elliott Admits 101 Ash St ‘Forensic Report’ Was Not Independent or ‘Unvarnished’ Truth

City Attorney’s office admits “forensic analysis” presented to the public as an independent report was an internal document edited by her office to withhold potentially damaging and embarrassing information, but Elliott lays the blame on Mayor Faulconer and the 2020 City Council for misleading the public about details removed from the report....

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PERSPECTIVE: Politicos Ignoring La Prensa’s Questions is an Affront to Our Community

Dismissing and ignoring our questions is not an assault on La Prensa’s significance: it is an affront to our readers and our community....

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General Contractor Warned City About Inoperable Fire Systems at 101 Ash St. Before Employees Moved In

City leaders were warned the fire systems were not operable, but City staff then misrepresented the building status to the press, the public, and even the San Diego Ethics Commission....

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City Knowingly Put 1,100 Staffers at Risk of Fire in 101 Ash St. Building, Asbestos Scare Saved Their Lives

Downtown high-rise building purchased as a new space for over 1,100 staffers was closed down last year over asbestos exposure, but a greater threat to people in the building could have been uncontrollable fires....

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[Part 3] Who Actually Approved 101 Ash Deal?

The current San Diego City Attorney and her two immediate predecessors have differing views on who is responsible for the final approval of the 101 Ash St building deal....

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[Part 1] SD City’s Story on 101 Ash St Deal Is Crumbling Like the Building Itself

Emails from 2016 show City efforts to raise the value of a building by signing a 20-year deal and the former City Attorney focuses attention on current City Attorney Mara Elliott as the final backstop for the now-crumbling deal....

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Gloria and Bry: Two Different Paths to City Hall

SPECIAL ELECTION COVERAGE: The two candidates competing to be the next mayor of San Diego come from distinctly different backgrounds and from different generations but from the same political party in what is San Diego’s first Democrat-only mayor’s election....
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