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San Diego School Superintendent Cindy Marten Named As Biden’s Next Deputy Education Secretary

January 18, 2021 3:39 pmJanuary 18, 2021 3:47 pm

San Diego United School District (SDUSD) Superintendent Cindy Marten was named by President-elect Joe Biden Monday, as the next United States Deputy Secretary of Education. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and UC San Diego-educated Marten has worked as an educator...

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer Forms Exploratory Committee For 2022 Gubernatorial Run

January 4, 2021 2:50 pmJanuary 5, 2021 2:18 pm

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer launched an exploratory committee Monday to run for Governor on the Republican ticket. Faulconer, who was on the San Diego City Council from 2006 to 2014, and was Mayor from 2014 until last month,...

California Becomes Second State With Fast-Spreading COVID-19 Variant Cases

December 31, 2020 7:45 am

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the first case of the quick spreading COVID-19 variant in California has been reported in San Diego. The variant, known as B.1.1.7, was first reported in the United Kingdom last week. Despite mandatory...

Assemblywoman Shirley Weber Tapped By Governor Newsom As Next Sec. of State

December 22, 2020 7:36 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) to fill the newly vacant position of Secretary of State of California. Governor Newsom’s decision came only hours after he made the post vacant by selecting the soon-to-be former...

San Diego County Restaurants Reopen After Court Ruling

December 18, 2020 9:40 pmDecember 18, 2020 9:40 pm

On Friday, restaurants across San Diego County reopened their doors following a preliminary injunction granted Wednesday by San Diego County Superior Court Judge Joel R. Wohlfeil. Judge Wohlfeil had ordered that two San Diegan strip clubs, as well as as...

San Diego City Council Elects New President After Contentious, Seven Hour Meeting

December 11, 2020 10:16 pm

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...

Statue of Former Gov. Pete Wilson Placed Back in San Diego Park

December 3, 2020 6:01 pm

On Wednesday, a statue of former Governor Pete Wilson in San Diego, that was removed in October after calls by activists, was placed back in Horton Plaza. The statue had been originally removed less than two months ago due to activists,...