The protections of the 1st Amendment are powerful, but not sacrosanct. We must stand up, together, to protect each other.
101 Ash
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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>
Criminal investigators should be combing through the complex details of who knew what when.
Final stage of the cover-up is near with the help of the one person that was supposed to stop them in the first place.
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A credible investigation into the origins of the 101 Ash deal and the financial advantages taken by a few insiders is much needed without political undertones.
<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>
Jason Hughes deserves the beating he’s now taking for playing both sides of the deal, but we should follow the rope back to see who is really behind the cheap entertainment.
Someone has to demand truthful answers and offer a clear path forward that protects taxpayers from losing money on a flawed real estate deal with a dubious history and uncertain future.
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