Gloria ignores questions about two thorny issues facing the City despite repeated requests for comments and numerous opportunities to address the growing scandals. And what ever happened with ‘footnote 15’?
Politics
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<p>The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution today that declares the pollution and sewage entering the US from the Tijuana River Valley to be a public health crisis for the South County region.</p>
<p>The resolution, offered by newly-elected Supervisor Nora Vargas, calls attention to the health concerns related to toxic sewage and pollution that spills over the border and contaminates San Diego beaches as far north as La Jolla.</p>
The US Senate today confirmed President Joe Biden’s appointment of Alejandro Mayorkas, becoming the first Latino and the first immigrant to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
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<p>A secret committee of local fire and police chiefs postponed its December meeting just minutes before it was to start after La Prensa San Diego filed a lawsuit claiming the group’s meetings violate state open meeting laws.</p>
<p>The group, called the Urban Area Working Group (UAWG), is the “Approving Authority” recognized by the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to distribute funding to local law enforcement and fire agencies to prepare for and respond to terrorist threats.</p>
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<p>Two local school board members and their District that blocked a husband and wife from posting on social media accounts lost their legal battle and the District may now have to pay more than $425,000 in legal fees in the case.</p>
La nueva vicepresidenta, Kamala Harris, regresó hoy al Senado para administrar el juramento a tres nuevos senadores, incluido el reemplazo para ocupar el escaño de California que Harris dejó vacante esta semana antes de su investidura como la segunda funcionaria electa más alta del país.
Newly sworn-in Vice-President Kamala Harris returned to the Senate today to administer the oath to three new Senators, including the replacement to fill the California seat she vacated this week.
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<p>San Diego Congressman Juan Vargas held a press conference to voice his support for Congress to impeach Donald Trump even though the President has only 11 days left in office.</p>
<p>Speaking in downtown San Diego after returning from Washington, D.C., Congressman Vargas said Trump “is dangerous, he needs to be removed from office.”</p>
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<p>A lawsuit seeking to undo the City of San Diego’s lease of a downtown building plagued by financial scandal and equipment failures was amended to claim the deal is illegal under the state’s constitution and is now seeking the return of over $23 million already paid by the City.</p>
La elección de Joe Biden como presidente puso en marcha una serie de eventos que pueden conducir a varios nombramientos políticos y al menos una elección especial en San Diego.