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A City Hall first: LGBT exhibit in the main lobby

What exactly happened in October 2003 when the Cedar fire roared though southern Poway on its way to Scripps Ranch? The public will likely never know the answers.

Time is literally money. At least that’s what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his fellow Republicans are telling Californians as the state budget stalemate persists.

With a 22-vote lead, Juan Vargas on Monday declared victory in a hotly contested Democratic state Senate primary over Mary Salas, who immediately served notice that she will seek a recount.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders will not support a proposed half-cent sales tax as a way to solve the city’s budget woes, saying now is not the proper time to ask voters to increase taxes.

Chula Vista City Councilman John McCann is back to work after a 10-month deployment in Iraq

San Diego pedicab drivers may soon have to make their first stop the Department of Motor Vehicles.

A $31 million proposal to turn the World Trade Center building into a one-stop service and housing center for homeless people in downtown San Diego heads to a crucial hearing this week.

The results of a court-ordered count of misplaced mail-in ballots from the June 8 primary election in Riverside County that were posted today didn't change the outcome of the 40th Senate district Democratic primary race that includes part of San Diego County.

Two members of the Encinitas City Council who have been at odds publicly will seek new terms in the Nov. 2 municipal election along with at least one challenger.

A deputy city attorney expressed concern Friday that an ordered deposition of Mayor Jerry Sanders could swing into speculation that he quashed a criminal prosecution.

A property tax to generate money for San Diego city schools will almost certainly go before voters in November.

San Diego port officials scrambled Friday to minimize the political damage from e-mails in which one of their consultants talked about “spoon feeding” an influential member of the California Coastal Commission on a project to redevelop the downtown waterfront.

The disputed Democratic state Senate election between Juan Vargas and Mary Salas could be affected by a ruling Friday in Riverside County where a judge ordered the registrar of voters there to add uncounted ballots to the county’s official tally.

Despite his resistance, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders will be deposed under oath in the wrongful termination case of a former city employee.

The ballots that were in the mail will be counted after all, deciding which San Diego County Democrat advances in one of the tightest state Senate races ever.

A new Field Poll shows that California voters are not embracing a November ballot measure that would legalize and tax marijuana, even though they supported limited use for medicinal purposes in 1996.

In a rare event for a high-ranking city official, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders will be ordered to give a deposition under oath in a wrongful termination case if a tentative ruling is allowed to stand Friday.

For the first time in more than 10 years, the city of San Diego is seeking competitive bids for the job of providing 24-hour security at Qualcomm Stadium.

Before he was sworn in as Poway’s newest city councilman, businessman John Mullin took a victory lap on his motorcycle, celebrating the 104-vote win over his nearest opponent, Steve Vaus.