The Mayor of La Jolla

This week on the most popular public affairs podcast in San Diego:

Nathan Fletcher reappeared. We’ll review his first public comments since he went from the most prominent politician in San Diego to just gone. 

San Diego Unified School District is changing some kindergarten through 8th grade schools to just kindergarten through fifth grade.They’ve already backtracked on one.  Is this the beginning of many years of these tough conversations?

And joining us today to talk about the city of San Diego is its city council president Joe LaCava. It was a big week of new fees, new minimum wage and a plan to protect people from ICE.

 

SHOW NOTES

SEGMENT 1 - POLITIFEST

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SEGMENT 2 - LA CAVA - FLETCHER

Politics Report: Good Luck, Council President

The San Diego City Council chose Joe LaCava as its new president Tuesday.

It was a recognition of LaCava’s decency and his efforts to position himself between the poles of this all-Democratic City Council. And it was a win for Mayor Todd Gloria. Gloria told us on the podcast that he didn’t have a preference for who got the Council president role. Maybe, but Gloria’s team sure did and they were pleased with LaCava.
by Jakob McWhinney - December 4, 2024

Morning Report: Fletcher’s Accuser Files Complaint Against His Wife

Nathan Fletcher’s accuser is asking a court to protect her from his wife, Lorena Gonzalez.  Grecia Figueroa filed a civil harassment restraining order request against Gonzalez on Monday, just days after Fletcher made his first public appearance since the abrupt end of his political career in 2023, when Figueroa accused him of sexual harassment

 

SEGMENT 3 - SDUSD CLOSING SCHOOLS - THE CITY’S MINIMUM WAGE DEAL

The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified May Reverse One K-8 Closure

News that the district would axe middle school grades from four of its K-8 schools elicited significant pushback from some families. Now, district leaders may walk back one closure.

Politics Report: Minimum Wage Dealmaking Wraps Up

Recently a poll circulated gauging the public’s interest in an initiative to repeal the new trash fee the city of San Diego implemented. I don’t know yet who did the poll but just that it was out there may have been the point. The message: We can hit back. Big hotels, SeaWorld, the Padres all…

 

SEGMENT 4 - PARKING AT BALBOA - CITY ORDINANCE TO PROTECT SAN DIEGANS FROM “LAWLESS FEDERAL AGENTS”

Morning Report: No More Free Parking at Balboa

Balboa Park visitors can forget about free parking.  The San Diego City Council on Monday OK’d parking fees for Balboa Park. They agreed to delay charging for parking until city staff develop frequent visitor passes, but that move could cost the city millions.  Councilmembers dropped some parking rates for residents and increased rates for tourists…

From NBC San Diego: City, county leaders unveil proposed ordinance aimed at federal enforcement actions

The Due Process and Safety Ordinance seeks to put safeguards and protections in place in the event of "discriminatory and warrantless federal activity" in local neighborhoods.

 

SEGMENT 5 - CITY SEAL AND FLAG

Official City of San Diego Flag

Official City of San Diego FlagThe official flag of the City of San Diego was adopted by the City Council on Oct. 16, 1934, when