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San Diego County deputy district attorney Robert Amador continued to hold a big lead over El Cajon trial attorney Jim Miller Tuesday night in the race for a San Diego Superior Court judgeship.

The largest school construction bond measure facing voters throughout the county, Proposition Z, is receiving more than the minimum support needed for passage as counts Tuesday night continue.

East County voters appear to be of mixed opinion on a series of school construction bond measures that would, if passed, approve $586.2 million in bond sales from various districts to support school construction, renovation, technology upgrades and facilities repair.s

As results come in, North County voters are thus far not supporting three school bond propositions enough to ensure their passage.

Early returns show South County voters overwhelmingly in support of two school bond measures in Chula Vista, with Proposition E passing in the Chula Vista Elementary School District 64.05 percent to 44.08 percent with 33.9 percent precincts reporting and Proposition Y passing in the South Bay Union School District with 71.43 percent support and 9.7 percent of precincts in.

A few hundred San Diegans gathered in Golden Hall Tuesday night to watch as results from national, state and local elections rolled in on three projection screens with real time vote tallies. Outcomes on everything from California’s state propositions to school board races to the highly contested mayoral and presidential elections were shown.


Many small businesses do not understand the importance of cybersecurity, and as a result, they are putting larger companies and government agencies at risk.

On the eve of Election Day, suddenly folks on both sides of the political spectrum pick up the same talking point.

Putting a period on their respective mayoral campaigns, Democratic Rep. Bob Filner and Republican Councilman Carl DeMaio held events Monday with some of their highest profile endorsers and made closing arguments that reflected their overall campaign narratives.


Eleven construction school bond propositions are on the Nov. 6 General Election ballot -- the most in the last 10 years.

East County voters will be asked to support or oppose five school construction bond measures in the Nov. 6 General Election.

Earlier this year, the Port of San Diego sought community input to gauge interest on what, if anything, needs to be developed on a marsh area off Palm Avenue in the South Bay.


Paradise Point Resort & Spa’s name was a misnomer this week, as the HALO Counter-Terrorism Summit filled the island with the latest military and defense technology and cybersecurity tools for its fifth annual conference, and what is expected to be the first of many at this San Diego location.


Making his final push to become San Diego’s next mayor, Rep. Bob Filner announced Wednesday the race’s most noteworthy endorsement yet: Bill Clinton.


In a not-so-subtle response to his opponent’s recent attacks on his temperament, San Diego mayoral candidate Rep. Bob Filner held a press conference Tuesday so veteran groups could testify for his work on their behalf.

With an open seat on the county Board of Supervisors for the first time in years, and fundraising totals between the two candidates exceeding $830,000, the stakes are high in the District 3 race between Steve Danon, most recently the chief of staff to North County Congressman Brian Bilbray, and Solana Beach Deputy Mayor Dave Roberts.

Before the 1994 Proposition 187 galvanized them into a powerful voting bloc, it was common to refer to California Latinos as a political “sleeping giant.”


Just a week before Election Day and three weeks after voters received mail-in ballots, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis has endorsed Councilman Carl DeMaio over Rep. Bob Filner in the race to be San Diego’s next mayor.


There are 11 school construction bond measures on the Nov. 6 general election ballot around the county and South Bay residents have two of them -- propositions E and Y.

There is nothing spooky or scary this week on the construction front, as there is still little project activity on the cities' dockets.

 


 


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