Tag: San Diego City Council
San Diego City Council President Ousted in Surprise Vote
In a vote of the San Diego City Council Monday, Councilwoman, and current Council President, Jennifer Campbell was surprisingly ousted 8-1, and was replaced by Councilman Sean Elo-Rivera. Campbell was Council President since December 2020, only narrowly beating out fellow...
U.S. District Court Judge Denies Lawsuit Against San Diego ‘Ghost Gun’ Ban
Judge Cynthia Bashant of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California denied a preliminary injunction to halt the upcoming “ghost gun” ban in the city of San Diego on Wednesday, removing the last hurdle before the...
San Diego City Council Passes New Ghost Gun Limited Ordinance
San Diego City Council leaders on Monday approved a proposal to ban ghost gun kits and parts from the city. The Eliminate Non-Serialized Untraceable Firearm Ordinance (ENUF Ordinance), authored by Councilwoman Marni Von Wilpert, will effectively “prohibit the possession, purchase,...
San Diego City Council Elects New President After Contentious, Seven Hour Meeting
On Thursday, a highly contentious battle for the San Diego City Council Presidency ended with Councilwoman Jen Campbell edging out Councilwoman Monica Montgomery Steppe by a 5-4 vote, despite most public testimony favoring Steppe. The Council’s decision marks the second...
Todd Gloria Wins San Diego Mayoral Election
On Monday, San Diego City Councilwoman and Mayoral candidate Barbara Bry conceded the San Diego Mayoral election to Assemblyman Todd Gloria (D-San Diego), nearly a week after the election was held due to slow vote counting by county officials. Bry...
2020 General Election Preview: San Diego Mayoral
San Diego: For the longest time, “America’s Finest City” was as reliably Republican as Orange County or any inland Northern California county above the Bay. But the city began trickling in Democrats a few decades ago, culminating with the city...