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Gloria continues to ignore questions about two thorny issues facing the City despite repeated requests for comments and numerous opportunities to address the growing scandals. ....
Elliott has been criticized for not having reviewed the very lopsided deal that included language on its first page that completely shields the landlord from any liability for any known and unknown defects or problems. That language, which several real estate lawyers claim is not legal under state law, is the reason the City may be on the hook for more than $100 million in repairs needed to bring the building back to be operational, in addition to the $128 million in lease payments required by the agreement. Attorney Cory Briggs, who is challenging Elliott in the upcoming election, charges that Elliott failed to properly review the agreement or alert the City Council to the potential liabilities before it was signed, and that Elliott did not attempt to address any problems with the deal for three years until this year when the building was unusable and the issues became public. ....
Editor-at-Large A spokesperson for San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer denies the Mayor engaged in political maneuvers that led to the City leasing the 101 Ash St. building, but the Mayor has not directly disputed the allegations or demanded a retraction. Mayor Kevin Faulconer The statement was in response to a September 11, 2020, story in La Prensa San Diego that reported allegations that Mayor Faulconer made the decision to pursue a lease instead of a purchase of the now-vacated building in order to distance himself from then-owner “Papa” Doug Manchester, one of his biggest campaign donors and political supporters. Several persons that attended a high-level meeting in the Mayor’s office on September 6, 2016, confirm that Faulconer directed staff to only pursue a lease even after he was informed the change would cost taxpayers at least $16 million more than a direct purchase. ....
Shot towards the car. kerr claimed he didn t know anyone had been hurt until he read the newspaper. did he actually aim it like a rifle? it was really quick. i don t know. i was sitting in the back and i was telling him,you don t want to do that. i still didn t think he would do it. george kerr s story of the shooting is very credible because by that time we had worked this crime scene and the highway all night. it was very consistent with what we had. and he definitely had information that hadn t been released to the media. kerr claimed he didn t know what gustafson did with the rifle after the shooting. investigators weren t entirely convinced that kerr would testify against his friends in open court. i ll be honest with you, i never trusted george, you know. he s one of these that he s going to flip on you. he s going to flip-flop. because on the one hand, he d, ....