Print There appeared to be a moment of optimism for San Diego city government last week as Mayor Todd Gloria and five new council members were sworn in to office. They talked about rising out of these difficult times and coming together to move San Diego forward with vision. But appearances can be deceiving. The relative comity of the remote ceremony was bracketed by a tense, weeks-long campaign for City Council president beforehand and by an explosive council meeting later that day to determine who would win the job — Dr. Jennifer Campbell or Monica Montgomery Steppe, both Democrats. Advertisement Campbell received a bare majority of votes following hours of comment from hundreds of people — the vast majority of whom beseeched council members to back Montgomery Steppe