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A ballot measure pushed by San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio as a way to make it easier for the city to outsource jobs has been rejected by the Registrar of Voters after he failed to gather enough valid signatures.

A ballot measure pushed by San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio as a way to make it easier for the city to outsource jobs has been rejected by the Registrar of Voters after he failed to gather enough valid signatures.

Animal-rights lawyer Bryan Pease sued San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders on Monday in hopes of forcing the immediate placement of a rope barrier designed to keep seals and people apart at Children’s Pool beach in La Jolla.

Democratic state Senate candidate Juan Vargas maintained a slim lead Monday over rival Mary Salas in a South Bay primary race that is now likely to go to a recount.

City leaders plan to break ground next month on a new $185 million main library in downtown San Diego despite concerns that the project could leave taxpayers on the hook should private donors fail to raise enough money to pay for it.

The city of San Diego continues to score court victories related to pension benefits and slowly chip away at a $2 billion-plus debt that threatens to overwhelm the city budget.

Competing ballot measures that would dramatically change the city of San Diego’s approach to contracting and outsourcing appear to have broken a logjam in negotiations over one of City Hall’s most contentious issues: managed competition.

750 ballots remain to be counted in South County race

National City has approved a $39.2 million operating budget for next year that was balanced using $2 million in reserves and by implementing creative cost-saving ideas proposed by labor groups and department managers.

Solana Beach has extended a deadline for the public to comment on new fees that could be imposed on property owners building sea walls along the public beach.

The Encinitas City Council will hire back retiring City Manager Phil Cotton on a contract until a permanent replacement is found.

Supervisor Bill Horn on Friday said he plans to seek a building permit for past construction on his property in Valley Center.

Weeks after Democratic state Senate candidate Mary Salas declared victory in a contentious South Bay primary race, her rival Juan Vargas has taken the narrowest of leads.

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Mary Salas’ once-apparent primary election victory in a South Bay Democratic state Senate race with Juan Vargas has turned into a toss up.

The U.S. Supreme Court scaled back a law Thursday that federal prosecutors in San Diego and elsewhere have turned to repeatedly to rein in corruption.

In a move that could inflate household bills but also promises vast new supplies, the San Diego County Water Authority on Thursday voted to pursue buying desalinated seawater from struggling Poseidon Resources in Carlsbad.

Vista City Councilman Frank Lopez and his wife, Mary, have each been charged with a misdemeanor alleging they failed to pay workers’ compensation to cover employees of the family’s restaurant.

When it comes to building a new San Diego City Hall, the easy part — getting a deal in place — is over.

Vista City Councilman Frank Lopez and his wife, Mary, have each been charged with a misdemeanor alleging they