San Diego Primary Election results
After San Diegans hit the polls Tuesday, June 3, the preliminary results of the Primary Elections are in. Voters rejected Propositions B and C, which would have approved the City Council-approved Barrio Logan community plan update, which created a controversial buffer zone between industry and residents, whom supporters of the plan claimed were victims of pollutants emitted by the shipbuilding industry.
Proposition A passed, the first of two widely uncontested motions aimed at revising election dates in the City Charter, including the City’s inauguration day.
Amid accusations following newfound information linking District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis to a campaign-contribution scandal, the incumbent won the race to secure her fourth term as San Diego’s top prosecutor. Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA 52) and former City Councilmember Carl DeMaio are set to square off in November’s general election for Congress. Gov. Jerry Brown advanced to the November 4 general elections with more than 60 percent of the vote, where he will go up against moderate Republican Neel Kashkari.
Councilmember Lorie Zapf secured more than 50 percent of the vote in her race for the Discrict 2 City Council seat against opponent Sarah Boot, winning the election outright. In the race for District 6, republican Chris Cate narrowly missed securing the council seat in his race against democrat Carol Kim, receiving 47 percent of the vote to her 31 percent. Both will move forward to the general election.
Speaker Atkins to be honored at The Center
In light of her recent election by her peers to become California’s 69th Speaker of the State Assembly, San Diego’s Toni Atkins will be honored by the San Diego LGBT Community Center on June 27 for her many accomplishments. Atkins is the first San Diegan, the first out lesbian and the third woman to hold this office. The celebration will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. in The Center’s auditorium, located in Hillcrest at 3909 Centre St., and will include light appetizers, wine and beer. The event is expected to fill up quickly, so attendees are encouraged to RSVP as soon as possible at events.thecentersd.org/SpeakerAtkins.
Encore Vocal Ensemble returns to San Diego
From June 21 – 22, the Encore Vocal Ensemble of San Diego will invigorate the community with two performances of their new show, “Out of Time” at Garfield Theater in the La Jolla Jewish Community Center. The Encore Vocal Ensemble is a non-profit musical theater organization in San Diego that strives to put a dynamic spin on modern musical theater.
For their June show, Encore will present guest artist Heidi Meyer, who made her Broadway debut in “Miss Saigon.”
Tickets are available at tickets.lfjcc.org for $15, or at the door for $20.
Seven-mile bike route connects cyclists with San Diego
Cyclists can now take advantage of the San Diego Bike Loop, a seven-mile network of on-street bicycle lanes aimed to connect riders with the City’s most notable destinations and sights.
“The San Diego Bike Loop is a big step forward in our push to create a more bike-friendly City,” Mayor Kevin Faulconer stated in a press release. “These are they type of low-cost projects that have a huge impact on our neighborhoods and we’re going to be doing a lot more of them in the future.”
Made easily accessible by painted street symbols, the route takes riders through Balboa Park, the Gaslamp Quarter and Little Italy near several attractions including the USS Midway Museum, Seaport Village and Petco Park.
A map of the San Diego Bike Loop and supporting information can be found at sandiego.gov/tsw/pdf/bikeloopmapbrochure.pdf.
Local artist adds sculpture to North Park tower
San Diego County Credit Union’s tower in North Park is now home to a replica of the “Spirit” sculpture, representing a flying eagle atop the building’s flagpole. Created by North Park artist Sam Ballard, this is the first replica of “Spirit” installed in San Diego since its original creation in 2000.
“We are thrilled to support a local North Park artist and to display such a nice piece of work that has great meaning,” Pat Cowan, Senior Vice President of KZ DevCo, LP stated in a press release.
The SDCCU.com tower is located at 3180 University Ave., Ste. 100.
Correction: The brief “San Diego Primary Election results” originally stated City Council candidate Chris Cate defeated opponent Carol Kim outright in the primary. Neither candidate received 50 percent of the vote, so the two will face each other in the November general election. We regret this error.
