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Because he was a city councilman before being elected to the House of Representatives, he will still receive nearly $1,600 a month in city pension benefits.
Ed Harris received support from council members David Alvarez, Mark Kersey, Sherri Lightner, Scott Sherman and Lorie Zapf.
Last year, the San Diego County District Attorney's Office filed human trafficking-related charges against 43 defendants in cases involving 50 victims, nine of whom were under 18.
The candidate will fill a vacancy in District , which was represented by Kevin Faulconer until he was sworn in as mayor last month.
Though no longer on house arrest, Bob Filner remains on three years probation.
The common thread through the consultant's reports was that the city's core financial and human resources technology has been under-utilized, and employees have not gotten enough training on the system.
A total of 20 candidates will each get 20 minutes at Monday afternoon's council meeting to state why they should be appointed. Whoever receives a majority of votes will take the office immediately.
Local Assemblywoman Toni Atkins was voted in as the successor to John Perez (D-Los Angeles) about two weeks ago.
Late payments will be assessed a 10 percent penalty and $10 fee.
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said that as a Republican, he values freedom, family and individual liberty, and that allowing gay people to marry fits those conservative ideals.
The mayor said that his major priorities are road repairs. recruitment and retention of police officers, assisting the homeless, improving emergency response times, and expanding after-school programs at libraries and recreation centers.
Open enrollment in Covered California, the state health insurance marketplace, ends on Monday, March 31.
The initiative would legalize possession, use, cultivation, transportation and distribution of marijuana and hemp. Backers have until Aug. 18 to collect 504,760 valid signatures.
National Tsunami Awareness Week will have some cities practicing walk-out drills this week.
San Diego County represented about 9 percent of the statewide enrollment, which included 65,666 consumers eligible for financial subsidies.
Open government advocates had criticized the proposed plan to purge emails that are more than one year old.
San Diego City Council voted for the closure, for the birthing season for seals from Dec. 15 to May 15, on Tuesday.
Toni Atkins, now the majority leader, is expected to succeed Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, sometime this spring.
The $10,000-per-person fundraiser is set for May 8 and will benefit the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
The minimum wage in California is $8 per hour.
Lorie Zapf is vacating District 6 to run in Faulconer's old District 2 seat against federal prosecutor Sarah Boot, Pacific Beach community activist Jim Morrison and Mark Schwartz, a marketer of organic fertilizers.
People wishing to use the free service should call 2-1-1 to make an appointment at a site near them.
Incumbents David Alvarez, Myrtle Cole and Lori Zapf have all filed for reelection.
Ron Nehring is the former state Republican Party chairman. He has also served as the chairman of the Republican Party in San Diego County.n
SeaWorld executives have adamantly denied animal abuse allegations, along with accusations that they do not do enough to protect the trainers who work with killer whales, which can live up to 80 years.
Faulconer defeated fellow Councilman David Alvarez in the Feb. 11 runoff election in which voters chose the successor to Bob Filner, who resigned in disgrace Aug. 30 amid a sexual harassment scandal, barely nine months into his four-year term.
The goal is to have parties leave the courtroom with the final divorce judgment in their hands.
Cate, vice president of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, is running for the District 6 seat being vacated by Councilwoman Lorie Zapf, who will try for reelection in District 2.
If the Ninth Circuit's ruling is allowed to take effect, officials throughout the state could be required to issue concealed-carry permits based on nothing more than the applicant's assertion that they wish to carry a gun for self-defense.
While the regulations will allow dispensaries to operate legally, supporters hope the restrictions will allow them to limit potential problems.
Metropolitan Water District officials say the tentative ruling is an "initial step in a very long process."
Council members made no comment in signing off on the deal.
Now the California Coastal Commission will weigh in next. Staff there is supporting the prohibition.
The effort is funded by a grant from the state.
Today will be proclaimed “Peggy Shannon Day”' in San Diego as part of her settlement with the city on a claim that the ex-mayor sexually harassed her.