March Primary seemed like a boring lemon, but we're going to squeeze the juice out of it.
The VOSD Podcast is not the place to hear your thoughts on Biden and Trump's angst or how “hot” the State of the Union was. This is where we explain the City Attorney's “vibe vote” and dig into his second-place finish in the City Council race.
This week, hosts Scott Lewis, Andrea Lopez-Villafaña, and Jacob McWhinney discuss the results of Thursday afternoon's primary election. (See his morning report for the latest information.)
Key points of the election
Mayor Todd Gloria will face off against police officer Larry Turner, who won second place over attorney Genevieve Jones-Wright.
With the exception of City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera, all council members seeking re-election won a majority. He will face off against former police officer Terry Hoskins, who is well-known in the D9 community.
Former Chula Vista City Council member Andrea Cardenas, who has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges, initially posted surprisingly high numbers. However, since we taped the show, she has fallen to fourth place in the district race.
The most unnecessary vote ever, between two San Diego city attorney candidates who advance to the runoff by default, strokes the ego of Chief Deputy City Attorney Heather Furbert, who won the majority. This was the result.
And despite Gov. Gavin Newsom's strong push for Proposition 1 (Mental Health Guarantee), it remains on a razor's edge.
Critical update regarding large losses
The city of San Diego overpaid $6.7 million for a hotel housing homeless people.
The San Diego Housing Commission, which works with the San Diego City Council, purchased a Mission Valley hotel during the pandemic. But prices were inflated because they were bought using pre-pandemic valuations.
That's because the broker who managed the transaction directed the valuation while making a side investment in the hotel's parent company. He initially made a lot of money from this trade.
An audit released this week confirmed that price gouging was due to a decision to rate hotels based on their status. in front The pandemic has hampered tourism and driven down hotel prices.
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