City of San Diego

Developer raised money from other special interests and lied about homelessness.

By Alberto Garcia
Investigative Reporter

A lawsuit filed against the City of San Diego and the San Diego Padres to invalidate the 2022 sale of Tailgate Park to the Padres may succeed at the trial court level, throwing the controversial deal into uncertainty just 10 days before the Mayoral election.

SDSU trying to block official from discussing secret sports arena deal.

City advisor returned over $9.4 million in hidden fees made from City lease deals.

University and CSU system do not have any documents related to developer's proposal.

Money was withheld 2 weeks ago but will be released this week.

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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>The former highest-ranking City of San Diego staffer has come forward as the whistleblower who first exposed over $15 million in profits hidden within the controversial 101 Ash building lease deal.</p>

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<p><span><span><span>One of the principals of the City’s landlord company and the City’s pro bono real estate broker mislead the City’s then-Chief Operating Officer about $9.4 million in undisclosed payments made to the broker on two controversial building leases.</span></span></span></p>

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<p><span><span><span>The highest-ranking City staffer at the time the 101 Ash building was evacuated in January 2020 has now admitted she leaked documents to a reporter while investigations into the controversial lease were underway.</span></span></span></p>