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<p>Two-thirds of the members of the San Diego City Council accepted political campaign contributions from principals of the development company the City is suing to invalidate two controversial building leases over charges that the company paid hidden profit splits to the City’s own real estate advisor.</p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size">SD CITY ATTORNEY FAILED TO ENFORCE CITY CHARTER TO REPORT DEAL PARTICIPANTS</p>
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<p>[<em>this story has been updated to include a response from Hughes’ lawyer received after the first publication of the story</em>]</p>
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