The former District 4 supervisor and state Senate candidate has time to decide how to use his remaining campaign money, including whether to support other candidates or seek to fund his own legal defense
Politics Report: Libraries Aren t Opening Any Time Soon
San Diego’s libraries don’t have the staff to open for a while. And the new Labor Council leader is keeping her old job.
San Diego’s Central Library / Photo by Sam Hodgson
The city of San Diego’s independent budget analyst released a review of Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget this week, identifying a handful of weaknesses in the plan to cut library hours for budget savings.
The report pointed out that the $6.9 million in projected savings from the mayor’s proposal assumes libraries would fully re-open by July, even though that “is likely not feasible until the fall as noted by the library director,” the report reads. So if enacted, the cut could end up saving something like 15 percent to 25 percent less than projected.
Former bus driver Brian Daniels died in prison A PREDATORY paedophile died in a County Durham jail days after more of his victims came forward. According to a prison report published on March 1, 2021, Brian Daniels, 74, was jailed for 18 years after being convicted of a string of attacks on four young girls. Daniels – formerly known as Brian Hildreth – was also handed a life-long sexual harm prevention order by Newcastle Crown Court. The string of horrific offences included rape with the youngest victim being just five-years-old. Daniels had been due to be released on licence in May 2020 but when confronted with new allegations from three more victims confessed to 11 historical sexual offences.