Over the last five years, Colin Parent has disclosed almost $700,000 in behested payments donations to charities made at the suggestion, or behest, of an elected or appointed official. All were directed to Circulate San Diego, which Parent has run for years.
News that The San Diego Union-Tribune and its sister paper to the north was likely to be acquired by a Los Angeles billionaire was greeted with enthusiasm and skepticism Tuesday as readers crossed their fingers once again for stability and expertise from their local paper.