Tag: Nathan Fletcher
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Supervisor Fletcher, USD Launch Innovate-Up Business Program
The Innovate-Up program will leverage roughly $1.5 million in resources from the county and USD to support and invest in local businesses. The program is funded in part by a $300,000 grant from the county to USD’s Brink Small Business Development Center.
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San Diego Leaders Rally to Keep Immigration Reform Hopes Alive
San Diego business, labor and faith leaders rally to try and keep immigration reform on the legislative agenda. | Photo Credit: Jill Replogle By Jill Replogle With Congress back to work, immigration reform advocates are ramping up their efforts to get a bill passed before the end of the year. But debate over the federal…
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Filner’s Out, but Neighborhoods Stay In
By Liam Dillon Republican City Councilman Kevin Faulconer spoke Spanish Wednesday morning when he announced his run for mayor of San Diego. He also emphasized neighborhoods. “We will heal our city and create a community where every neighborhood is strong, and every San Diegan has the opportunity to reach their full potential,” Faulconer said. Both…
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City Heights Election Guide
By Megan Burks Tomorrow is the first time residents of City Heights will vote as members of the city council’s ninth district. The community and politicos alike will be watching to see, not just who wins, but also what precedent voters set for the new district. That’s because redistricting volunteers who shaped the district last…
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The City’s Emerging Bike Power
Sam Ollinger is a leader in a group that seems to be growing in influence around San Diego — the bike lobby. She’s managed to accumulate her clout the new-fashioned way. She hadn’t donated a dime, but she pestered the mayoral candidates on Twitter to come up with plans for making San Diego more bike-friendly,…