Sean Elo-Rivera, the Ninth District candidate who beat labor candidate Kelvin Barrios
The Cinderella story of last year s November San Diego city council runoff is that of Sean Elo-Rivera, the Ninth District candidate who beat labor candidate Kelvin Barrios, forced from the race as campaign finance chargespiled up against him.
Steve Black
Cisterra website
Barrios was flush with cash from the union he is employed by, along with some of the city s biggest developers, including $2100 from two top Cisterra Development employees, records show.
But after the election, Cisterra s cash, in the form of a total $1200 in contributions made by Cisterra chief Steve Black and company principal Jason Wood went to Elo-Rivera on November 13 and 17, respectively.