Logan Heights is an urban neighborhood in central San Diego,California. It is bordered by Interstate 5 on the south and west,Interstate 15 on the east,and Imperial Avenue on the north. It is part of the Southeastern Planning Area.
Lee Ann Kim is a first-generation Korean American who was an anchor and general assignment reporter for KGTV Channel 10,the San Diego,California ABC television affiliate. She worked at KGTV from 1996 to 2008. She was also the executive director of Pacific Arts Movement until 2016. Pac-Arts presents the annual San Diego Asian Film Festival,an event she founded in 2000 with the Asian American Journalists Association of San Diego. She has been married to Louis Song since 1997,with whom she has two sons.
Mary Casillas Salas is an American politician from Chula Vista,California. She is a former California Assembly member who represented the 79th Assembly District from 2006 to 2010. She ran for the California State Senate in 2010 but lost. In 2012 she was elected to the Chula Vista City Council,a position she previously held from 1996 to 2004. She was elected Mayor of the city of Chula Vista in 2014.
Todd Rex Gloria is an American politician serving as the 37th and current mayor of San Diego since 2020. As mayor,he is the chief executive officer in the city of San Diego. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Kevin Lee Faulconer is an American politician who served as the 36th mayor of San Diego,California from 2014 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party,Faulconer served as the member of the San Diego City Council for the 2nd district from 2006 to 2014.
David Alvarez is an American politician who is a member of the California State Assembly from the 80th district,which includes Chula Vista,National City,and parts of southern San Diego. A member of the Democratic Party,Alvarez previously served as a member of the San Diego City Council from the 8th district from 2010 to 2018 and was the Democratic nominee in the 2013–2014 San Diego mayoral special election.
Scott Sherman is a former member of the San Diego City Council,representing District 7 in San Diego,California. He took office December 3,2012 and was re-elected in 2016. He is a Republican,although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per state law.
Municipal elections were held in San Diego in 2012 for mayor,city attorney,five seats to the San Diego City Council,and propositions. The primary election was held on June 5,2012,and the general election was held on November 6,2012. This was the first city council election to use nine council districts. Two city council incumbents ran for reelection in their same district and one ran for election in the newly created ninth district.
Fairmount Park is a neighborhood of San Diego,California. Its borders are defined by Interstate 15 to the west,Interstate 805 to the east and California Highway 94 to the south. Its neighboring communities are South Park and Golden Hill to the west,Azalea Park and City Heights to the east,and Webster to the south. It is primarily residential,mostly single-family homes,with a small commercial area along Home Avenue including several restaurants and convenience stores. Bayridge is a small neighborhood within Fairmount Park on its westernmost knoll,identifiable by its outstanding views and well-maintained townhouse development. Fairmount Park is 3 miles from Downtown San Diego. Chollas Creek runs through it.
Myrtle Cole is an American politician in San Diego,California. She was a member of the San Diego City Council representing City Council District 4 from 2013 until 2018. Cole served as president of the City Council from 2017 until 2018. In 2018 Cole lost a bid for reelection,becoming one of the first incumbent council members to lose a reelection campaign since 1992. She was the first African American woman elected to the city council. She is a Democrat,although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law.
Municipal elections were held in San Diego in 2014 for city council and propositions. The primary election was held on June 3,2014,and the general election was held on November 4,2014. Four of the nine seats of the San Diego City Council were contested. Two city council incumbents ran for re-election in their same district and one ran for election in a new district due to redistricting.
Municipal elections were held in San Diego in 2016 for mayor,city attorney,city council,and ballot measures. The primary election was held on Tuesday,June 7,2016,and the general election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2016. Five of the nine council seats were contested. Two city council incumbents ran for reelection.
Chris Cate is an American elected official in San Diego,California. He served as a member of the San Diego City Council representing City Council District 6 from 2014 to 2022. He is a Republican;although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law.
Georgette Gómez is an American politician and community activist. She served as a member of the San Diego City Council from 2016 to 2020. Gómez is a Democrat,though city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law. In December 2018,Gómez was unanimously appointed president of the city council. Gómez was a candidate for California's 53rd congressional district in the 2020 elections,losing to fellow Democrat Sara Jacobs.
Christopher Ward is an American politician serving as a member of the California Assembly for the 78th district. Prior to his election to the assembly,Ward served as a member of the San Diego City Council,representing the Third Council District. He is a Democrat.
Barbara Bry is an American businesswoman and politician who served as a member of the San Diego City Council representing District 1 from 2016 to 2020. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as President Pro Tem of the San Diego City Council from 2017 to 2020 and was a candidate for mayor of San Diego in the 2020 election.
The 2018 San Diego City Council election occurred on November 6,2018. The primary election was held June 5,2018. Four of the nine seats of the San Diego City Council were contested.
The 2020 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Mayor of San Diego. Incumbent Kevin Faulconer was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits.
Monica Montgomery Steppe is an American politician in San Diego,California. She currently serves as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors representing District 4 after winning a special election to succeed Nathan Fletcher. Previously,she served on the San Diego City Council representing Council District 4. She is a Democrat,although county board positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law. She serves on the board of the California Reparations Task Force.
This is a list of protests that took place in San Diego County,California following the murder of George Floyd that took place on May 25,2020 in Minneapolis,Minnesota,after police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. These events were created to fight for justice for George Floyd and other Black community members who suffer from Police brutality. These demonstrations resulted in a number of policy changes,namely the ban of the cartoid neck restraints use in San Diego County and a city-wide independent review board that would review police practices.
