Mayor Todd Gloria’s nomination of the former sheriff last month generated immediate backlash from criminal justice reform advocates and family members of people who died in jail
Polls close at 8 p.m., but official election results could take weeks. Should no candidate win a majority once all votes are counted, the top two will advance to a November runoff.
The initiative, called Safety Through Services, is the product of an 18-month study that looked at who ends up in San Diego County jails, why and the best approaches to keep them from returning
Following two community listening sessions, the San Diego Association of Governments is preparing to present a report on ways to keep county jail incarceration levels for low-level offenders at a minimum