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SD’s Public Safety Committee Lacks Minority Representation
By Alberto Garcia
The San Diego City Council’s appointment of members to sit on the Public Safety committee that oversees the police department did not include any of the minority Councilmembers that represent communities most affected by crime, police shootings, and gangs.
Last week, Councilwoman Myrtle Cole was elected to serve as the Council President and one of her first duties was to assign committee chairmen and members. Councilwoman Cole appointed four members to the Public Safety Committee; Chairman Chris Cate, who represents Mira Mesa; newly elected Councilwoman Barbara Bry, representing La Jolla; Councilwoman Lorie Zapf, represents Point Loma; and newly-elected Councilman Chris Ward, who represents Downtown, Hillcrest and North Park.
Women, People of Color Usher New Political Era in San Diego
By Marielena Castellanos
It’s a new day for women and people of color in San Diego politics, as newcomers step into elected positions throughout the County.
Jill Galvez, who has lived in Northwest Chula Vista for more than 26 years was recently elected to the Chula Vista City Council to represent Council District 2, which has some of the City’s oldest neighborhoods including the historic downtown Chula Vista and the Bayfront.
Galvez commented on why she decided to run for office, “Chula Vista is the best place on earth to live, raise a family and retire. I am determined to work hard for our community to make good things happen and make our neighborhoods proud.”
Vivian Moreno (Photo / Courtesy of Vivian Moreno)
t’s official! The San Diego City Council will have three new members when they are sworn in on Monday, December 10.
The three candidates, all women, also share another thing in common; they were each running for office for the first time and they each beat an elected official.
The San Diego County Registrar of Voters finalized its vote count on Thursday afternoon. On Election Day, 490,000 ballots were still left to be counted and it took the Registrar nearly a month to complete the count.
In District 2, Dr. Jennifer Campbell, a family medicine doctor for over 37 years, received more votes that incumbent Councilwoman Lori Zapf, and ended up winning by nearly 9,000 votes. Zapf is serving her second term on the City Council.
Chargers Appear One Step Closer to Moving to LA
By Sandra G. Leon
The San Diego Chargers football team may soon be changing its name after having signed leases for headquarters office space and more than three acres of land
for a future training facility in Costa Mesa in Orange County, the latest
step indicating the team will likely relocate to the LA market.
The move two weeks ago comes after NFL owners approved a lease deal between the Chargers and Rams for joint use of a new stadium being built in Inglewood by the Rams. That stadium is set to open for the 2019 football season.