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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>San Diego’s City Attorney complained to the region’s largest newspaper and threatened to sue over its coverage of her complicity in the 101 Ash Street scandal in hopes of impacting their reporting, and when the paper’s lawyer rebuffed her threats, she sent a second letter bemoaning that her correspondence had become public. </p>

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<p>The San Diego City Council on Tuesday voted to adjust water and sewer rates over the next four years in part to help fund a new recycled water program that is expected to provide a new source of drinking water for the City and to level sewer rates between single-family homes and other users.</p>

<p>Water rates will increase by 3% for all users next year to pass on higher rates being charged by the San Diego County Water Authority that imports water from Northern California for local agencies. </p>

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<p>The leader of the City of San Diego’s largest employee union, responsible for protecting City employees’ best interests, remains silent even after documents prove City officials knowingly put hundreds of his members at risk of asbestos exposure and fire danger in the 101 Ash Street building.&nbsp;</p>