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<p>Elected officials and the Democratic Party continue to campaign for a deceased candidate for the position of City Attorney for Chula Vista in a move that could cause an expensive special election early next year to fill the role of the City's lawyer.</p>

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<p>San Diego voters received a campaign mail piece over the weekend supporting a November ballot measure related to trash collection in the City, but the mailer does not explain that passage of the measure would allow the City to create a new trash service tax on most single-family households.</p>

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<p>Three prominent Latino organizations have endorsed the non-Latino candidate for Mayor of Chula Vista, adding another wrinkle to a competitive campaign to decide the leader of the County's second-largest city.</p>

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<p><span><span><span><span>The City of San Diego is moving quickly to approve a redevelopment project at the site of the current Sports Arena, but the process seems to be lacking proper due diligence and vetting of the Mayor’s favored developer, reminiscent of the process that led to the disastrous 101 Ash St debacle in 2016.</span></span></span></span></p>

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<p>A San Diego state senator raised contributions for a prospective campaign from tobacco and energy companies, but later unceremoniously closed his campaign committee after passing some of the funds to another local candidate in a special election.</p>

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<p dir="ltr">Flames are burning and mouths are watering. This week, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is bringing more than his emblematic bronze pitchfork to the West Coast: the first Hell’s Kitchen restaurant in California.</p>