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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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PERSPECTIVE: City Attorney Still Manipulating Investigations into 101 Ash St

Maybe, just maybe, Elliott shouldn’t be anywhere near any of these investigations so that the truth can finally be revealed. Just sayin’....

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EXCLUSIVE: Another 101 Ash St Legal Memo Questioned City’s Motives in Using Lease

Legal memo raises more questions about the City’s true motives in approving “disproportionately unfavorable” lease....

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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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Lobbyists Amend Filing After LPSD Article, SD Ethics Commission Drops Investigation

La Prensa San Diego exposed that some of its lobbyists had failed to properly document campaign contributions given to City Attorney Mara Elliott after the November 2020 election....

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Former Owner May Have Kept Undisclosed Interest in 101 Ash St. Building

Email reveals previous owner may still have ownership in the building in violation of the City’s Charter and City Attorney Mara Elliott may have known since last December but didn’t disclosed it....

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Taxpayer Group Wins Legal Fees in Case That Exposed City Attorney’s Attempt to Weaken State Disclosure Laws

Group won its case and nearly $90,000 in legal fees against the City of San Diego related to the City Attorney’s failed attempt to amend state laws to make it more difficult for the public and media to access public records....

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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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EXCLUSIVE: City Attorney Misled Public by Hiding Damning Parts of Forensic Report

The full 101 Ash Street report released to the public as was promised by City officials....

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[Part 2] City Attorney Failed to Report Lobbyists’ Contributions Received While They Lobbied Her and Her Office

San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott failed to report political contributions she received from lobbyists during the same period she and members of her staff met with them on important City issues pending her approval....

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SD City Attorney Seeks Donations for Her Legal Defense Fund for Cases That Don’t Meet City Rules

Email from Mara Elliott mentions two lawsuits that do not fall under the municipal code which allows public officials to raise money for legal expenses, and her paperwork filed to create the committee violates the City Municipal Code....

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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....