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PRIMARY ELECTION· JUNE 2, 1992 • SAN DIEGO COUNTY
NONPARTISAN - OFFICIAL BALLOT

MAYOR

CITY OF SAN DIEGO

RON ROBERTS

Vole lor One

to
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to
to
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to

Accountant

185
186
187
188
189
190

CITY ATTORNEY

Vole for One

Deputy Mayor

LOCH DAVID CRANE

Prolessor, Property Manager, PresUdigilator

TOM CARTER

Businessman

PETER NAVARRO

Business Prolessor/PLAN! Chairperson

SUSAN GOLDING

San Diego County Supervisor

BILL THOMAS

JOHN WITT

City Attorney

BRUCE HENDERSON

Attorney· Community leader

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PRIMARY ELECTION - JUNE 2,1992 - SAN DIEGO COUNTY
NONPARTISAN - OFFICIAL BALLOT

MEASURES SUBMITIED TO THE VOTE OF VOTERS
STATE

152

SCHOOL FACIUTIES BOND ACT OF 1992
This act provides for a bond issue of one billion nine hundred
million dollars ($1 ,900,000,000) to provide capital outlay for construction or improvement of public schools.

153

HIGHER EDUCATION FACIUTIES BOND ACT OF JUNE 1992
This act authorizes a bond issue of nine hundred million dollars
($900,000,000) to fund the construction or improvement of California's public college and university facilities. These construction projects
will create jobs, ensure access to higher education for California's students, and enable publiC colleges and universities to prepare a well trained
and competitive workforce to strengthen the state's economy. Authorized
projects for the 138 public campuses shall include, but are not necessarily
limited to, earthquake and other health salety improvements, modernization of laboratories to keep up with SCientific advances, and construction
of classrooms and libraries.

154

PROPERTY TAX POSTPONEMENT. LEGISLATIVE CONSTlTU·
TIONAL AMENDMENT. Authorizes Legislature to provide that
low-income tenants who acquire their principal place of residence
may postpone increases in property taxes which occur from reappraisal
upon acquisition. Fiscal Impact: This measure could result in millions of
dollars of costs annually to either the state or tocal governments as homeowners postpone payment of their property taxes. These costs eventually
would be recovered as participating homeowners sell their homes.

A

NO

YES
NO

YES
NO

211 .0
212 .0

217 .0
218 .0
221 .0
222 .0

CITY OF SAN DIEGO

AMENDS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO BY
AMENDING SECTIONS 12, 24 AND 40•.
Amends Section 12 of the City Charter to prohibit any person from
serving more than two consecutive four-year terms as a Councilmember
from any particular district, commencing with elections in 1992. Provides
that if lor any reason a person serves a partial term as Councilmember from
a particular district in excess 01 2 years, that partial term shall be considered a full term for purposes 01 this term limit prOvision.
Amends Section 24 01 the City Charter to prohibit any person from servo
ing more than two consecutive four-year terms as Mayor, commencing with
electiOns in 1992. Provides that if lor any reason a person serves a partial
term as Mayor in excess 01 2 years, that partial term shall be considered
a full term for purposes of this term limit provision.
Amends Section 40 01 the City Charter to prohibit any person from serving more than two consecutive four·year terms as City Attorney, commenc·
ing with elections in 1992. Provides that if lor any reason a person serves
a partial term as City Attorney in excess of 2 years, that partial term shall
be considered a full term for purposes 01 this term limit provision.
Amends SectiOns 12, 24 and 40 of the City Charter to provide that per· •
sons holding the office of Council member, Mayor or City Attorney prior
to the 1992 election shall not have prior or current terms be counted for
the purpose of applying the term limit provisions to· future elections.

N·09-3

YES

YES
NO

233 .0
234 .0
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PRIMARY ELECTION - JUNE 2, 1992 - SAN DIEGO COUNTY
NONPARTISAN - OFFICIAL BALLOT

CITY OF SAN DIEGO (CONTINUED)

B

AMENDS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAN
AMENDING SECTION 12.

DIEGO BY

Amends Section 12 of the City Charter to remove the City Council's
authority to appoint someone to fill a vacancy in a Council office, except
when the vacancy occurs within 100 days of an upcoming regular municipal election; and, instead to require the City Council to cause a speCial
election to be held to fill a vacancy in a Council office. Provides that a special election called to fill a Council vacancy is to be held within ninety (90)
days of the vacancy. Provides that the candidate receiving the greatest
number of votes in an election to fill a Council vacancy shall be deemed
and declared to be elected to the vacant office.
Provides Notice to the Voter, as follows: This proposition, if adopted,
would amend Section 12 of the San Diego City Charter. Proposition A,
which would establish term limits, also appears on this ballot and would
also amend Section 12 of the San Diego City Charter if adopted. You may
vote for or against either proposition. If both are adopted by majority vote,
then Section 12 will be treated as amended to include both amendments.
This paragraph will not be codified in Charter Section 12.

C

AMENDS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO
AMENDING SECTIONS 4 AND 5 AND ADDING SECTION 5.1.

NO

244 .0
245 .0

BY

Amends Section 5 of the City Charter requiring the City to be redistricted at least once every 10 years pursuant to Charter Section 5.1, and
to require redistricting to be conducted pursuant to Charter Section 5.1 if
any territory annexed, deannexed or consolidated upsets the approximate
equality of populations of established districts.
Adds Section 5.1 to the City Charter requiring that a Redistricting Commission be established approximately every decade to adopt redistricting
plans to be used for all elections of Council members; setting forth the standards to be used by any Redistricting Commission in adopting redistricting
plans; establishing that a Redistricting Commission is to be appointed by
the Presiding Judge of the Municipal Court, and setting forth alternative
methods of appointment; setting forth the nominating procedures for
appointment to a Redistricting Commission; setting forth the requirements
for membership on a Redistricting Commission; setting forth the requirements for Redistricting Commission meetings and records; stating that a
Redistricting Commission's adoption of a final Redistricting plan shall be
subject to the right of referendum; requiring the City Council to appropriate
funds adequate to carry out a Redistricting Commission's duties under this
Charter section.
Amends Section 4 of the City Charter to refer to redistricting plans
adopted by a Redistricting Commission pursuant to Section 5.1.
Contains a severability clause.

N-l0-2

YES

YES
NO

257 .0
258 .0

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PRIMARY ELECTION· JUNE 2,1992 - SAN DIEGO COUNTY
NONPARTISAN· OFFICIAL BALLOT

CITY OF SAN DIEGO (CONTINUED)

D

AMENDS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO BY
ADDING SECTION 32.1.

Adds section 32.1 to the City Charter to require the City Manager and
all non-managerial officers of the City to inform the Council of all material
facts or significant developments relating to all matters under the jurisdiCtion of the Council as provided under this Charter except as may be otherwise controlled by the laws and regulations of the United States or the State
of California. Further requires the Manager and all non-managerial officers
to also comply promptly with all lawful requests for information by the
Council.

E.

F

Shall the removal from dedicated park status of that portion of Ml
Soledad Natural Park necessary to maintain the property as an historic war memorial, and the transfer of the same parcel by The City
of San Diego to a private non-profit corporation for not less than fair market
value be ratified?

271
272

to
to

NO

274
275

to
to

YES

279

NO

YES
NO

YES

ADVISORY VOTE ONLY

Shall a portion of the proceeds of the one-half cent sales tax which
has been collected from San Diego citizens since 1988 for the San Diego
County Regional Justice Agency be refunded to San Diego's citizens by
an equitable distribution of $170 million dollars to the City to be held in public trust and duly invested, with the proceeds of investment to be appropriated annually for increases in the number of sworn police officers for The
City of San Diego?

N-ll-1

to
to

AMENDS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO BY
ADDING SECTION 225.

Adds Section 225 to the City Charter to require that all persons proposing to do business wHh the City fully disclose the name and identity of all
persons involved in the proposed transaction and the nature of their interest therein, if that proposed transaction could result in a contract, lease,
or franchise. Provides for potential forfeiture of rights for failure to fully disclose. Defines ·person" broadly for purposes of this Section.

G

266
267

YES

NO

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 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Mayor

RON ROBERTS
Making San Diego Safe

Dear San Diegans,
As Mayor. I pledge two things:
• to make our city Safe Again; and,
• to restore economic opportunity and create jobs for all San Diegans.
My parents came to San Diego forty years ago to find a better life.
With hard work and a commitment to education, family values and their faith, they did.
Helene, my wife for 27 years, and I have passed these values on to our three children.
I graduated from San Diego State. After earning a masters degree in architecture, I spent 20 years
building a successful business before entering public service.
Our way of life is threatened. Crime and drugs are worse than they have ever been. The criminals
violate our homes and kill for drugs.
Our economic security is threatened. We do not have enough jobs for our people.
My program Includes:
• "Making San Diego Safe Again", my 10-point plan to put more police on the street and provide
more jail space to put the criminals behind bars.
• "San Diego Prosperity Plan", my program for creating jobs for our people and promoting local
businesses.
With your help. and your vote, we will make San Diego Safe Again.
Sincerely,
RON ROBERTS

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P SO 104-24

 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Mayor

LOCH DAVID CRANE
Professor, property manager, prestidigitator

BACKGROUND-I'm a candidate "Of the people... "
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Point Lorna native, 43 yrs
Master's Degree, Gifted Education
Self-employed author
University Professor of Written Business Communication
Apartment owner
Gray Panther member
Vice-President, Save the Coaster Committee
Outspoken, experienced speaker
Professional Magician ("fooling the public· legally)
Builder and driver of STAR TRIKE; known as "Captain Kirkft

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE-I'm a university professor, a problem-solver: not a pOlitician.
PLATFORM-some of LOCH DAVID CRANE's modest proposals:
.. TAKE SLUDGE OUT OF THE SURF. SLIME OUT OF POLITICS SIMULTANEOUSLY
.. Support RENT STABILIZATION, Affordable HOUSING, HEALTH CARE
* Improve PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
* Lower greedy INSURANCE & UTILITY RATES
* Create COMMUNITY DAYCARE CENTERS
.. Bring Back ·OFFICER FRIENDLY;" more cops & jails
* Build Misdemeanor HOLDING FACILITY: provides laborers
.. SHELTER the abused, Seniors, homeless
.. TAX CHURCH PROPERTY
.. Preserve PRO-CHOICE
.. Force POLLUTERS to clean up their messes; fine them
.. "SHUT THE DOOR" on overcrowding, overbuilding
.. Rollback business LICENSE FEES
.. EXECUTE criminals publicly
.. Increase parks, OPEN SPACES
.. Expose phony faith healers, psychics
.. REPLENISH THE AIR
.. RECYCLE THE WATER
.. REVITALIZE THE BAYS
.. REBUILD THE SEWERS
.. RELOCATE THE AIRPORT
.. REPLACE THE OZONE ... and
.. REMOVE THE INCUMBENTS!
We can do this together-please help by voting for LOCH DAVID CRANE!!!

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P SO 104-25

 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Mayor

TOM CARTER

To the People of San Diego:
The time has come to move In new dlrectlons, to move away from the tired rhetoric of
ambitious career politicians - toward real solutions that only a candidate with 25 years of
business experience and community leadership can provide.
Now Is the time to put more pollee on our streets. Now is the lime to protect our employment
base and create new jobs. Now is the time for San Diego City contracts to benefit local firms and
workers. Now is the time to keep the American dream of home ownership alive in San Diego.
I am a third-generation San Dlegan, proud of my business success and equally proud of my
service to this community. As a banker and a builder, I've helped over 100,000 families purchase
homes and created thousands of jobs. As a 20-year volunteer for Children's Hospital. I have
worked hard to repay San Diego for all it's given me, my wife and our two sons.
I have no partisan pOlitical ambitions. Now is not the time for personal fame or fortune. Now
is the time to seek new directions for San Diego, the city we love. Please give me the opportunity
to serve as your mayor.

CS-t69!)·3

P SO 104-26

 CITY OF SAN DIEGO

Mayor

PETER NAVARRO

Married,42
Business Professor
University of California

CHAIRPERSON, PLAN!, PREVENT LOS ANGELIZATION NOWI
ENDORSED BY THE SIERRA CLUB

Don't Yield to Developers

Unmanaged growth, economic stagnation, and soaring crime are overwhelming San Diego
because special interests control our government. San Diego's next mayor must preserve our city,
not sell it to the highest bidder.

Preserve Our Quality of Life

PETER NAVARRO:
" San Diego's growth management and environmental leader
" The candidate Los Angeles developers fear
" Author of the Planned Growth and Taxpayer Relief initiative

Crime-Free Zone Ahead

PETER NAVARRO, author of the POUCE PROTECT!ON INITIATIVE will:
" Put more police on our streets· without raising taxes
* Expand police-community partnerships
* Create crime victim restitution programs
* Demand crime-free schools

A Business Professor to Build a Strong Economic Future

PETER NAVARRO, Harvard-educated economist, has a Business and Industrial Policy to:
* Protect manufacturing jobs and create opportunities for high-tech industries
" Foster business-labor-education cooperation
" Eliminate city taxes and red tape for small businesses

Fighting Special Interests

PETER NAVARRO will:
* Reform campaign finance laws
* Hold evening council meetings in your neighborhood
* Fight unscrupulous developers' stranglehold on our city

Don't go down the saine tired path with another career politician.
ELECT PETER NAVARRO MAYOR

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P SO 104-27

 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Mayor

SUSAN GOLDING
San Diego County Supervisor
EXPERIENCE:
California Deputy Secretary,
Business, Transportation and
Housing
Publisher/Businesswoman

OUR CITY ISN'T WORKING - - ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE
CRIME
City politicians talk, but crime just gets worse.
Despite limited funds, Golding doubled the Sheriff's budget, increased jail capacity by 3,200 and
created a Drug Court that put over 1,000 drug criminals behind bars. Golding Will attack causes
of crime - - drug use, school drop-outs and unemployment
JOBS AND BUSINESS
The Council's anti-business attitudes have hurt our economy and chased jobs away. This must
stop. Golding cut red tape at the County and fought for clean new industries and jobs.
GROWTH
We need solutions to freeway gridlock, sewage spills, and disappearing open space. We need
a plan - - and leaders with courage to enforce il. Golding did that as Supervisor, and she worked
to create the region's largest urban greenbelt - - the San Dieguito River Regional Park.
LEADERSHIP AND COURAGE
The Council argues instead of solving problems.

Susan Golding'S pledge:
"m an outsider with experience and a record of bringing people together to solve problems. I've
done that at the County and, with your support on June 2nd, I'll do it as your Mayor.

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P SO 104-28

 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Mayor

BILL THOMAS

I qualify to be Mayor of San Diego for the following reasons:
I have been a professional accountant for 35 years. I've worked as a Juris Doctor of Law for
15 years.
San Diego can once again become America's Finest City and a progressive one. To do this
there needs to be money. As an accountant I can reset priorities and find money to afford a larger
and more efficient police force and a expanded judicial system. I will create and find jobs for the
unemployed and homeless and create a system whereas everyone is guaranteed health care. I
will recycle water and much more.
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Yes, the question this election is one of economy. I'm the best man to accomplish this.
Bill Thomas

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 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
City Attorney

JOHNW. wIn

Fig hUng for San Diego
SERVING OUR CITY:
JOHN WITT:
• Led the tight against Los Angeles-based Southern California Edison and kept SDG&E local,
serving San Diegans.
• Fought to keep the San Diego Padres in town.
• Worked to improve the beauty of our city by battling the sprawl of unsightly billboards.
FOCUSED:
JOHN WITT:
• Effective Family Protection - - gained national recognition for the Child Abuse/Domestic
Violence Unit, which now serves as a nationwide prototype.
• Cutting Edge of Election Reforms - - closing loopholes and helping clarify areas of
inconsistency between state and city laws.
• Stopping Consumer Fraud - - keeping the marketplace safe for consumers.
• Fighting Crime - - stopping drug dealers and rehabilitating dilapidated properties.
EXPERIENCED & QUALIFIED:
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Former Chief Prosecutor for city of San Diego.
Chair-elect, American Bar Association's Section of Urban, State & Local Government Law.
Co-founder, ABA Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division.
Past president, National Institute of Municipal Law Officers.
Active in his church and community.
Former President of Downtown Uons Club.
Retired member of U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
WITT - - CITY ATTORNEY '92
SAN DIEGO NEEDS HIS LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE

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P SO 104-30

 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
City Attorney

BRUCE HENDERSON
Attorney - Community Leader

BEST QUALIFIED
Education:

Harvard, magna cum laude. 1965
University of California (Boalt Hall)

Admitted to Practice:

California Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court

Extensive Experience:

Municipal. civil. international, criminal law

Successful San Diego
private law practice:

1974 - 1987

City Council member:

1987 - 1991

Former President:

Torrey Pines Rotary
Japanese Friendship Garden. Balboa Park
Association Concerned Taxpayers
Citizens Coordinate ("CS")
COMPETENT· HONEST

Bruce has a record of competence and integrity.
Bruce fought last year to make public the facts surrounding the secret. $100,000 sexual
harassment settlement engineered by city officials to protect one of their own.
Bruce led the fight to put competition into cable TV. He's furious about our soaring cable rates.
Bruce wants criminals prosecuted. Bruce is outraged when criminals scoff because hundreds of
thousands of warrants go unprosecuted and millions in tines go uncollected.
FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE
Bruce has a record of fiscal responsibility.
Bruce wants those who break the law to pay as much as possible of the cost of running our
criminal justice system.
ELECT BRUCE HENDERSON CITY ATTORNEY
HE WILL

*** Prosecute outstanding warrants
*** Advocate cable competition

*** Collect unpaid fines
*** Vigorously defend our City

SAN DIEGO NEEDS A GOOD LAWYERI
QUESTIONS?

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P SO 104·31

 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Proposition A
(This proposition will appear on the ballot In the following form.)

A

AMENDS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO BY
AMENDING SECTIONS 12, 24 AND 40.
Amends Section 12 of the City Charter to prohibit any person from
serving more than two consecutive four-year terms as a Council member
from any particular district, commencing with elections in 1992. Provides
that if for any reason a person serves a partial term as Councilmember from
a particular district in excess of 2 years, that partial term shall be considered a full term for purposes of this term limit provision.
Amends Section 24 of the City Charter to prohibit any person from serving more than two consecutive four-year terms as Mayor, commencing with
elections in 1992. Provides that if for any reason a person serves a partial
term as Mayor In excess of 2 years, that partial term shall be considered
a full term for purposes of this term Umit provision.
Amends Section 40 of the City Charter to prohibit any person from serving more than two consecutive four-year terms as City Attorney, commencing with elections in 1992. Provides that if for any reason a person serves
a partial term as City Attomey in excess of 2 years, that partial term shall
be considered a full term for purposes of this term limit provision.
Amends Sections 12, 24 and 40 of the City Charter to provide that persons holding the office of Council member, Mayor or City Attorney prior
to the 1992 election shall not have prior or current terms be counted for
the purpose of applying the term limit provisions to future elections.

PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
The portions of the charter to be deleted are printed in stril(e al:/'t type and the portions to be added
are underlined.

SECTION 12. THE COUNCIL.
The Council shall be composed of nine (9) Council members, including the
Mayor, and shall be the legislative body of the City, each of the members of
which including the Mayor, shall have the right to vote upon all questions
before it.
At the municipal primary and general election in 1979, a Mayor shall be
chosen by the electors for a term of five (5) years. A Mayor shall thereafter be
elected for a term of four (4) years in the manner prescribed by Section 10 of
this Charter. The Mayor shall hold office for the term prescribed from and after
10 a.m. the first Monday after the first day of December next succeeding the
election and until a successor is elected and qualified.
Council members, other than the Mayor, shall be elected at either the
municipal primary or the general municipal election held in the odd-numbered
years and, except as hereinafter provided, shall hold office for the term of four
(4) years from and after 10 a.m. the first Monday after the first day of December
next succeeding their election and until their successors are elected and
qualified.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter and commencing with
elections held in 1992, no person shall serve more than two consecutive fouryear terms as a Council member from any particular district. If for any reason
a person serves a partial term as Council member from a particular district in
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 excess of two (2) years, that partial term shall be considered a full term for
purposes of this term Limit provision. Persons holding office prior to the
November 1992 election shall not have prior or current terms be counted for
the purpose of applying this term-limit provision to future elections.
Upon any redistricting pursuant to the provisions of this Charter, incumbent
Council members will continue to represent the district in which they reside,
unless as a result of such redistricting more than one incumbent Council
member resides within anyone district, in which case the City Council may
determine by lot which Council member shall represent each district. At the
next municipal primary and general elections following a redistricting, Council
members shall be elected from those districts not represented and from those
districts represented by incumbent Council members whose terms expire as of
the general election in said year. If as a result of any redistricting more than a
simple majority of the City CouncH as redistricted shall be elected at either the
municipal primary or general election next following any such redistricting, the
City Council prior to any such election shall deSignate one or more new
districts for which the initial councilmanic term shall be two (2) years in order .
to retain staggered terms for Council members.
In the event a vacancy occurs for any reason in the office of a Council District,
the Council shall have the authority to fill such vacancy by appointment by the
remaining Council members; provided, however, that if the Council fails to fill
such vacancy by appointment within thirty (30) days after the vacancy occurs,
the Council shall immediately cause an election to be held to fill such vacancy
solely in the district in which the vacancy occurred. Such election shall be
conducted within ninety (90) days of the vacancy. In the event one candidate
receives the majority of votes cast for all candidates for the particular vacant
elective office, the candidate so receiving the majority of votes shall be deemed
to be and declared by the Council to be elected to the vacant office. In the event
no candidate receives a majority of votes cast, the two candidates receiving the
highest number of votes for the particular vacant elective office at the election
shall be the candidates, and only candidates, for the vacant office and the
names of only those two candidates shall be printed on the ballots to be used
at the run-off election. Any person who fills the vacancy, whether by
appointment or election in the District, shall hold office only until the next
regular municipal election, at which time a person shall be elected under the
provisions of Section 10 of this Charter to serve for the remainder, if any, of the
unexpired term.
It is the duty of the Council members to attend all Council meetings. The
Council shall vacate the seat of any Council member who is absent from eight
(8) consecutive meetings or fifty percent (50%) of any scheduled meetings
within a month unless the absence thereof is excused by resolution of the
Council.
Council members, including the Mayor, shall devote full time to the duties of
their office and not engage in any outside employment, trade, business or
profession which interferes or conflicts with those duties.
Council members shall not be eligible during the term for which they were
appointed or elected to hold any other office or employment with the City,
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 except as Mayor or City Attorney and as a member of any Board, Commission
or Committee thereof, of which they are constituted such a member by general
law or by this Charter.

SECTION 24.

MAYOR.

The Mayor shall preside at the meetings of the Council and perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or as may be imposed by the
Council, consistent with the duties of the rns office of Mayor. The Mayor Us
shall have no power of veto, but shall have a vote as a member of the Council.
The Mayor Us shall be recognized as the official head of the City for all
ceremonial purposes, by the courts for purpose of serving civil process, for the
signing of a/l legal instruments and documents, and by the Governor for
military purposes. On or before the 15th day of January of each year, the Mayor
He shall communicate by message to the City Council a statement of the
conditions and affairs of the City, and make recommendations on such matters
as he or she may deem expedient and proper. In time of public danger or
emergency, the Mayor He may, with the consent of the Council, take command
of the police, maintain order and enforce the law.
The rate of pay of the Mayor shall be $12.000.00 per year.
In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of the Mayor, existing by
reason of any cause, the Council shall have authority to fill such vacancy,
provided, however, that if the Council shall fail to fill such· vacancy by
appointment within thirty (30) days after the vacancy. the Council must
immediately cause an election to be held to fill such vacancy. Any person
appointed to fill such vacancy shall hold office only until the next regular
municipal election, at which date a person shall be elected to serve for the
remainder of such unexpired term.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter and commencing with
elections held in 1992, no person shall serve more than two (2) consecutive
four-year terms as Mayor. If for any reason a person serves a partial term as
Mayor in excess of two (2) years, that partial term shall be considered a full term
for purposes of this term limit provision. Persons holding the office of Mayor
prior to the November 1992 election shall not have prior or current terms be .
counted for the purpose of applying this term limit provision to future elections.

SECTION 40.

CITY ATTORNEY.

At the municipal primary and general election in 1977, a City Attorney shall
be elected by the people for a term of seven (7) years. A City Attorney shall
thereafter be elected for a term of four (4) years in the manner prescribed by
Section 10 of this Charter.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter and commencing with
elections held in 1992, no person shall serve more than two (2) consecutive
four-year terms as City Attorney. If for any reason a person serves a partial term
as City Attorney in excess of two (2) years, that partial term shall be considered
a full term for purposes of this term limit provision. Persons holding the office
of City Attorney prior to the November 1992 election shall not have prior or
current terms be counted for the purpose of applying this term limit provision
to future elections.
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P SD 104-34

 The City Attorney shall be the chief legal adviser of, and attorney for the City
and all Departments and offices thereof in matters relating to their official
powers and duties. The attorney and his or her deputies shall devote their full
time to the duties of the office and shall not engage in private legal practice
during the term for which they are employed by the City, except to carry to a
conclusion any matters for which they have been retained prior to taking office.
The City Attorney shall appoint such deputies, assistants, and employees to
serve him or her, as may be provided by ordinance of the Council, but all,
appointments of subordinates other than deputies and assistants shall be
subject to the Civil Service provisions of this Charter.
It shall be the City Attorney's ffis duty, either personally or by such assistants
as he or she may deSignate, to periorm all services incident to the legal
department; to give advice in writing when so requested, to the CounCil, its
Committees, the Manager, the Commissions, or Directors of any department,
but all such advice shall be in writing with the citation of authorities in support
of the conclusions expressed in said written opinions; to prosecute or defend,
as the case may be, all suits or cases to which the City may be a party; to
prosecute for all offenses against the ordinances of the City and for such
offenses against the laws of the State as may be required of the City Attorney
Rim by law; to prepare in writing all ordinances, resolutions, contracts, bonds,
or other instruments in which the City is concerned, and to endorse on each ffis
approval of the form or correctness thereof; to preserve in the City Attorney's
ffis office a docket of all cases in which the City is interested in any of the courts
and keep a record of all proceedings of said cases; to preserve in the City
Attorney's ffis office copies of all written opinions he or she has furnished .ey
Rim to the Council, Manager, Commission, or any officer. Such docket, copies
and papers shall be the property of the City, and the City Attorney shall, on
retiring from office, deliver the same, together with all books, accounts,
vouchers, and necessary Information, to his or her successor in office.
The City Attorney M& shall have charge and custody of all legal papers,
books, and dockets belonging to the City pertaining to the ffis office, and, upon
a receipt therefor, may demand and receive from any officer of the City any
book, paper, documents, or evidence necessary to be used in any suit. or
required for the purpose of the ffis office.
The City Attorney M& shall apply. upon order of the Council, in the name of .
the City. to a court of competent jurisdiction for an order or injunction to restrain
the misapplication of funds of the City or the abuse of corporate powers. or the
execution or periormance of any contract made in behalf of the City which may
be in contravention of the law or ordinances governing it. or which was
procured by fraud or corruption. The City Attorney M& shall apply, upon order
of the Council, to a court of competent jurisdiction for a writ of mandamus to
compel the periormance of duties of any officer or commission which fails to
perform any duty expressly enjoined by law or ordinance.
The City Attorney shall perform such other duties of a legal nature as the
Council may by ordinance require or as are provided by the Constitution and
general laws of the State.
PR-1690-4
P so 104-35

 The Council shall have authority to employ additional competent technical
legal attorneys to investigate or prosecute matters connected with the
departments of the City when such assistance or advice is necessary in
connection therewith. The Council shall provide sufficient funds in the annual
appropriation ordinance for such purposes and shall charge such additional
legal service against the appropriation of the respective Departments.
The salary of the City Attorney shall be fixed by the Council and set forth in
the annual appropriation ordinance, provided that the salary of the City
Attorney may not be decreased during a ffis term of office, but in no event shall
said salary be less than $15,000.00 per year.
In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of the City Attorney by reason
of any cause. the Council shall have authority to fill such vacancy. which said
.authority shall be exercised within thirty (30) days after the vacancy occurs. Any
person appointed to fill such vacancy shall hold office until the next regular
municipal election, at which time a person shall be elected to serve the
unexpired term. Said appointee shall remain in office until a fHs successor is
elected and qualified.
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P SD 104·36

 ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION A
STOP CAREER POLITICIANS.

VOTE "YES ON A TWO TERM LIMIT.
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ON PROPOSITION A.

VOTE

Now, more than ever, we must STOP CAREER POLITICIANS.
We must limit the expanse of power, wealth and possible corruption that well-placed and wellentrenched politicians can wield over a community.
We need the people back in our government.
We can guarantee that the power of incumbents "STOPS" after two terms - - - by voting "YES· on
Proposition A.
San Diego can vote "YES' to reform its own political system.
Too many politicians are insulated and isolated.
They do not understand their constituents' needs, concerns, or pains, because these career
politicians enjoy privileges and perks that buffer them from everyday reality.
The recent check bouncing scandal in Congress is just one example of this.
We need to get more citizens back into government.
If a two-term limit was good enough for George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Dwight
Eisenhower, it is certainly good enough for members of San Diego's City Council, the Mayor and
the City Attorney.

Vote

"YES~

ON PROPOSITION A.

STOP CAREER POLITICIANS.
LIMIT THEIR TERMS TO TWO.
MAUREEN O'CONNOR
Mayor
RON ROBERTS
Deputy Mayor

TOM BEHR
Councilmember, District 5

JUDY McCARTY
Councilmember, District 7

BOB FILNER
Councilmember, District 8

ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION A
No argument against the proposition was filed in the Office of the City Clerk.

PR-1690-6

P SO 104-37

 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Proposition B
(This proposition will appear on the ballot In the following form.)

B

AMENDS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO BY
AMENDING SECTION 12.

Amends Section 12 of the City Charter to remove the City Council's
authority to appoint someone to fill a vacancy in a Council office, except
when the vacancy occurs within 100 days of an upcoming regular municipal election: and, instead to require the City Council to cause a special
election to be held to fill a vacancy in a Council office. Provides that a special election called to fill a Council vacancy is to be held within ninety (90)
days of the vacancy. Provides that the candidate receiving the greatest
number of votes in an election to fill a Council vacancy shall be deemed
and declared to be elected to the vacant office.
Provides Notice to the Voter, as follows: This proposition, if adopted,
would amend Section 12 of the San Diego City Charter. Proposition A,
which would establish term limits, also appears on this ballot and would
also amend Section 12 of the San Diego City Charter if adopted. You may
vote for or against either proposition. If both are adopted by majority vote,
then Section 12 will be treated as amended to include both amendments.
This paragraph will not be codified in Charter Section 12.

PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
The portions of the charter to be deleted are printed in stAke aut type and the portions to be added
are underlined.

SECTION 12.

THE COUNCIL.

The Council shall be composed of nine (9) Council members, including the
Mayor, and shall be the legislative body of the City, each of the members of
which including the Mayor, shall have the right to vote upon all questions
before it.
At the municipal primary and general election in 1979, a Mayor shall be
chosen by the electors for a term of five (5) years. A Mayor shall thereafter be
elected for a term of four (4) years in the manner prescribed by Section 10 of
this Charter. The Mayor shall hold office for the term prescribed from and after
10 a.m. the first Monday after the first day of December next succeeding the
election and until a successor is elected and qualified.
Council members, ather than the Mayor, shall be elected at either the
municipal primary or the general muniCipal election held in the add-numbered
years and, except as hereinafter provided, shall hold office for the term of four
(4) years fram and after 10 a.m. the first Monday after the first day of December
next succeeding their election and until their successors are elected and
qualified. Upon any redistricting pursuant to the provisions of this charter,
incumbent Council members will continue to represent the district in which
they reside, unless as a result of such redistricting more than one incumbent
Council member resides within anyone district, in which case the City Council
may determine by lot which Council member shall represent each district. At
the next municipal primary and general elections following a redistricting.
Council members shall be elected from those districts not represented and
PR·1690·7
P so 104-38

 from those districts represented by incumbent Council members whose terms
expire as of the general election in said year. If as a result of any redistricting
more than a simple majority of the City Council as redistricted shall be elected
at either the municipal' primary or general election next following any such
redistricting, the City Council prior to any such election shall designate one or
more new districts for which the initial councilmanic term shall be two (2) years
in order to retain staggered terms for Council members.
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, ~ln the event a vacancy
occurs for any reason in the office of a Council District, the Council shall have
the authority to fill such '.'acancy by appointment by the remaining Counoil
members; providod, however, that if tho Council fails to fill suoh vacancy by
appointmont within thirty (aO) days after the ',,moanoy oosure, the Council shall
immediately cause an election to be held to fill such vacancy solely in the
district in which the vacancy occurred. Such election shall be conducted within
ninety (90) days of the vacancy. In the ovent ono oandidate receives the
majerity of 'lotos oast fer all oandidates fer tho partioular vaoant electi'io office,
tIhe candidate sa receiving the majerity greatest number of votes shall be
deemed to be and declared by the Council to be elected to the vacant office.
If, however, if a vacancy occurs for any reason in the office of a Council District
within 100 days of an upcoming regular municipal election, the Council may in
its discretion forgo the election process and fill the vacancy by appointment. ffi
the event no candidate reoeives a majority of 'lotos sast,the WiO candidates
reseiving the highest number ef votes for the particular ..'acant eleotive office at
the electien shall be tho oandidatos, and enly oandidates, fer the vaoant offioe
and the names of only thoso two oandidates shall be printed on the ballots to
be used at the run off election. Any person who fills the vacancy, whether by
appeintment OF eleetion in the Distriet, shall hold office only until the next
regular municipal election, at which time a person shall be elected under the
provisions of Section 10 of this Charter to serve for the remainder, if any, of the
unexpired term.
It is the duty of the Council members to attend all Council meetings. The
Council shall vacate the seat of any Council member who is absent from eight
(8) consecutive meetings or fifty percent (50%) of any scheduled meetings
within a month unless the absence thereof is excused by resolution of the
Council.
Council members, including the Mayor, shall devote full time to the duties of
their office and not engage in any outside employment, trade, business or
profession which interferes or conflicts with those duties.
Councif members shall not be eligible during the term for which they were
apPOinted or elected to hold any other office or employment with the City,
except as Mayor or City Attorney and as a member of any Board, Commission
or Committee thereof, of which they are constituted such a member by general
law or by this Charter.

P

so 104-39

 are adopted by majority vote, then Section 12 will be treated as amended 1<
include both amendments. This paragraph will not be codified in Charte
Section 12.
ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION B
The Charter now requires that vacancies on the City Council be filled by appointment by the Ci~
Council itself. This appointment process denies the electorate its democratic right. The excuse'ha!
always been that it would be too costly to hold a special election.
District Elections now gives us the opportunity to select our own choice on who represents us or
the City Council. District-only elections have eliminated the excuse that special elections are toe
costly or take too much time to arrange.
Special elections can be held quickly and inexpensively. There is no longer any reason to den~
San Diegans their democratic right - to select their own City Councilmember.
We (I) urge you to vote YES on Proposition B.
Vote yes for democracy!
MAUREEN O'CONNOR
Mayor
VALERIE STALLINGS
Councilmember, District 6

PR·1690-9

BOB FILNER
Council member, District 8

P SO 104-40

 ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION B
Prop. B is the 'Cracker Jack" measure, because it has a surprise inside. Unlike the snack,
however, Prop. B has a nasty surprise.
Today our reform City Charter protects us from Professional Politicians by requiring a 51 % majority
vote to win a Council vacancy election.
Prop. B changes that.
Under the colorful "fill vacancies by election" packaging, Prop. B's fine print specifically removes
the words "majority of votes cast for all candidates· and substitutes "greatest number of votes:
Translation? Someone with 17% of the vote could get a Council seat! How?
LOOK AT THE RECORD
Why do Professional Politicians want to remove "majority of votes" from our Charter? Since 1963,
18 "open seat" elections were held to choose replacements for retiring Councilmembers.
How many primary election winners got 50% of the votes?
'Open Seat" Elections Replacing
Retiring Councilmembers (1963-91)
Candidates with 51% majority in primary
Primary winners under 50%

16

Yes, 16 of 19 1sl-round leaders didn't get 50%. In fact, 16 of 19 didn't get 40%. The average leader
got 31%, and 1 ·winner" led with 17%.
TURNING LOSERS TO WINNERS
Five times since 1963 the 1st-round leaders lost the mandated runoff because they COUldn't win
a majority. Prop. B eliminates runoffs, allowing candidates for mid-term vacancies to win with less
than a majority.
3 VACANCIES THIS YEAR?
3 Councilmembers are seeking other offices today and could resign by December. The only way
to make certain their successors will be elected by a required MAJORITY vote is if Prop B is
defeated on June 2.
SUMMARY
Let's send the message back to the Professional Politicians· A Charter amendment which requires
fair elections AND MAJORITY VOTE of the people gets our support, NOT Prop. B.
SKIP COX
CANDIDATE FOR U. S. CONGRESS

PR·1690·10

P SO 104·41

 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Proposition C
(This proposition will appear on the ballot In the following form.)

C

AMENDS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO BY
AMENDING SECTIONS 4 AND 5 AND ADDING SECTION 5.1.

Amends Section 5 of the City Charter requiring the City to be redistricted at least once every 10 years pursuant to Charter Section 5.1, and
to require redistricting to be conducted pursuant to Charter Section 5.1 if
any territory annexed, deannexed or consolidated upsets the approximate
equality of populations of established districts.
Adds Section 5.1 to the City Charter requiring that a Redistricting Commission be established approximately every decade to adopt redistricting
plans to be used for all elections of Council members; setting forth the standards to be used by any Redistricting Commission in adopting redistricting
plans; establishing that a Redistricting Commission is to be appointed by
the Presiding Judge of the Municipal Court, and setting forth alternative
methods of appointment; settIng forth the nominating procedures for
appointment to a Redistricting Commission; setting forth the requirements
for membership on a Redistricting Commission; setting forth the requirements for Redistricting Commission meetings and records; stating that a
Redistricting Commission's adopt/on of a final Redistricting plan shall be
subject tOythe right of referendum; requiring the City Council to appropriate
funds adequate to carry out a Redistricting Commission's duties under this
Charter section.
Amends Section 4 of the City Charter to refer to redistricting plans
adopted by a Redistricting Commission pursuant to Section 5.1.
Contains a severability clause.

PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
The portions of the charter to be deleted are printed in strike aut type and the portions to be added
are underlined.

SECTION 4.

DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED.

For the purpose of electing members of the Council the City shall be divided
into eight Districts as ,nearly equal in population as practicable. For the
municipal primary and general election in 1965. the boundaries of the eight
council districts shall be established by the City Council as such Council was
elected at the municipal election in 1963. Thereafter the boundaries of such
districts shall be subject to alteration and change under the provisions of this
Charter.
In any redistricting plan adopted by the Redistricting Commission pursuant
to Section 5.1 or ordinance adopted by the Council establishing, changing or
altering the boundaries of any council district.l. the redistricting plan or
ordinance may describe the new boundaries by reference to a map on file in
the office of the City Clerk; a metes and bounds description of the new
boundaries need not be contained in said redistricting plan or ordinance.

PR·1690·11

P

so 10442

 SECTION 5.

REDISTRICTING.

In the event that any voting precinct which may be established at the time this

~harter takes effect or which may be thereafter established is partly within two

more such districts said precinct shall be allocated to the District in which a
najority of the voters within such precinct resides, and said district boundaries
shall be changed accordingly. by an ordinanoo of tho Counoil. The City shall
::>e redistricted by ordinanoo- for tho purposo of maintaining apprmdmate
aquality of population pursuant to Section 5.1 of this Charter at least once in
;very ten (10) years, but no later than nine months following the receipt of the
'inal Federal Decennial Census information. Tho City shall not bo rodistrioted
Nithin four yoars aftor any rodistrioting, oxoept that thoro shall be a ene timo
(.'aiver ef the four yoar minimum to pormit rodistrioting prior to tho 100a
iAunioipal olootion should final Foderal Deoennial Consus figuros 60 roquiro.
)f

•

Any territory hereafter annexed to or consolidated with The City of San Diego
ihall at the time of such annexation or consolidation be added to an adjacent
Jistrict or Districts by an ordinance of the CounCil.:.. pro\'ided, that if any torritory
~nnexed or oonsolidated at anyone time shall eontain a population suffieiont
:0 upsot tho approximato oquality of tho ostablishod distriots, tho Ceuneil shall
1t least sixty days before an eleetion aftor sl::loh annexation OF oonsolidation
'odistriot tho Cit)' regardloss of tho timo limitation of four years Reretofore
110ntioned. However. if any territory annexed, deannexed or consolidated
Jpsets the approximate equality of the populations of the established districts,
i redistricting shall be conducted pursuant to Section 5.1 of this Charter,
;xcept that the nomination period for appointment to the Redistricting
::;ommission shall commence on the July 1 immediately succeeding the
mnexation, deannexation or consolidation and the Redistricting Commission
shall be constituted no later than the next November 1.
In any redistricting. the districts shall be comprised of contiguous territory
!nd made as equal in population as shown by the census reports, and as
~eographically compact as possible, and the districts so formed shall, as far as
::>ossible, be bounded by natural boundaries, by street lines and/or by City
::>oundary lines.
SECTION 5.1
The members of the City Council shall be elected by districts, as follOWS:
Subject to the provisions of the City Charter relating to referendum and
nitiative powers of the people. the sole and exclusive authority to adopt plans
Nhich specify the boundaries of districts for the City Council is vested in the
~edistricting Commission, to be established by this Section.
Commencing in the year following the year in which the national decennial
is taken under the direction of the United States Congress at the
:>eginning of each decade. the Redistricting Commission shall adoptplans that
'edistrict the City into eight (8) Council districts designated by numbers 1 to 8
nclusive. Those districts shall be used for all elections of Council members,
neluding their recall, and for filling any vacancy in the office of member of the
::ouncil, SUbsequent to the effective date of this Section (and until new districts
ire established).
~ensus

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P

so 104-43

 No change in the boundary or location of any district by redistricting a:
herein provided shall operate to abolish or terminate the term of office of an'
member of the Council prior to the expiration of the term of office for which suet
member was elected.
Districts formed by the Redistricting Commission shall each contain, a~
nearly as practicable, one-eighth of the total population of the City as shown b)
the Federal census immediately proceeding such formation of districts.
Each redistricting plan shall provide fair and effective representation for al
citizens of the City, including racial, ethnic, and language minorities, and be ir
conformance with the requirements of the United States Constitution an~
Federal statutes.
To the extent it is practical to do so, districts shall: preserve identifiable
communities of interest; be geographically compact - populous contiguous
territory shall not be bypassed to reach distant populous areas; be composed
of whole census units as developed by the United States Bureau of the
Census; be composed of contiguous territory with reasonable access between
population centers in the district, and not be drawn for the purpose of
advantaging or protecting incumbents.
The Redistricting Commission shall be composed of seven (7) members
ointed b the Presidin Jud e of the Munici al Court, San
who shall b
Diego Ju
trict. In the event that the Presiding Judge declines to make
the appointments, they shall be made by a Municipal Court Judge selected by
vote of the Judges of the Municipal Court, San Diego Judicial District. Should
the Judges of the Municipal Court decline to so act, then the Redistricting
Commission shall be appOinted by a panel of three retired Superior Court
Judges drawn at random by the City Manager in the fashion described in Penal
Code sections 900(a) and 902. In the event that all of the preceding individuals
decline to act, then the Redistricting Commission shall be appOinted by a
majority vote of the City Council in the fashion set forth below. The term
"Presiding Judge," as used herein below, shall include any person or any body
acting to appoint the Redistricting Commission pursuant to the provisions in
this paragraph.
The City Clerk shall solicit nominations for appointment to the Redistricting
Commission in accordance with this Section and shall distribute to the news
media the announcement of a thirty (30) day nomination period (which shall
commence on July 1, 2000, and on July 1 of every year in which a national
decennial census is taken) and the guidelines for selection of Commission
members.
Individuals or organizations desiring to nominate persons for appointment to
the Commission shall do so in writing to the City Clerk within the nomination
period. The City Clerk shalf transmit the names and information regarding all
nominees with the names of nominating individuals and organizations to the
Presiding Judge immediately upon the close of nominations. The PreSiding
Judge shall appOint the members constituting the Commission no later than
November 1! 2000, and on November 1 of every year in which a national
decennial census is taken. The Presiding Judge shall appoint women and men
who will give the Redistricting Commission geographiC. social and ethnic
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P so 104-44

 diversity, and who, in his or her 'udgment, have a high degree of competency
to carry out the responsibilities of the Commission. The appointees shall
include individuals with a demonstrated capacity to serve with impartiality in a
nonpartisan role.
Each member of the Commission shall be registered to vote in The City of
San Diego.
Persons who accept appointment to the Commission, at the time of their
appointment, shall file a written declaration with the City Clerk stating that
within five (5) years of the Commission's adoption of a final redistricting plan,
they will not seek election to a San Diego City public office. The members of
the Redistricting Commission shall serve until the redistricting plan adopted by
the Commission becomes effective and any and all legal and referendum
challenges have been resolved.
Any vacancy in the Redistricting Commission which occurs after the
Commission is constituted shall be filled within seven (7) calendar days by the
Presiding Judge of the San Diego County Superior Court, following the same
procedure and using the same criteria established with this Section and
making the selection from the same pool of individuals given consideration for
appointment when the Commission was constituted.
Within twenty (20) days after the membership
hold its first meetin at a time and
All Commission meetings shall be open to the public and Commission
records, data and plans shall be available, at no charge, for public inspection
during normal business hours in the office of the City Clerk. Copies of records
and plans shall be provided, for a reasonable fee, to any interested person.
The Commission shall elect a chair and a vice chair and shall employ a chief
of staff, who shall serve at the Commission's pleasure, exempt from Civil
Service, and shall contract for needed staff, technical conSUltants and services,
using existing City staff to the extent possible.
Aye votes by 5 members of the Commission shall be required for the
appointment of its chief of staff, the election of its chair, and the adoption of the
final redistricting plan and a majority vote of the Commission shall be reqUired
for all other actions. A majority of the entire Commission shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business or exercise of any power of the
Commission.
The Commission shall make every reasonable effort to afford maximum
public access to its proceedings. It shall solicit public comment and shall hold
at least four (4) public hearings in various geographic areas of the City before
the preparation of a preliminary redistricting plan.
At least thirty (30) days prior to the adoption of a final plan, the Commission
shall file a preliminary plan with the City Clerk. along with a written statement
::>f findi
reasons for ado tion which includes notation of all criteria
~mploy
In the process and a full analysis and explanation of decisions made
::>y the Commission.
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p so 104-45

 Durinq the thirty (30) day period after such filing, the Commission shall hold
at least three (3) public hearings in various geographic areas of the City before
it adopts a final plan. Upon approval of the final plan, the Commission shall
adjust the boundaries of anv or all of the Council districts of the City pursuant
to the final Dian. Said final redistricting plan shall be effective thirty (30) days
after adoption and shall be subiect to the right of referendum in the same
manner as are ordinances of the City Council. If rejected by referendum, the
same Commission shall create a new plan pursuant to the criteria set forth in
Sections 5 and 5.1.
Within sixty (60) days after the members of the Commission are appointed,
the Commission shall adopt a budQet and submit it to the Presiding Judge. if
he or she aoproves it, it shall be forwarded to the City Council for its
consideration. The City Council sh,all appropriate funds to the Commission and
to the City Clerk adequate to .:.. ,{ out their duties under this Section.
If any part of these amendments to Sections 4 or 5 of the Charter or the
addition of Section 5.1 to the Charter or their application to any person or
circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications which reasonably can be given effect without the invalid provision
or application.

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P

so 104-46

 ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION C
Taxpayer dollars down the drain, bitterness, lawsuits and government paralysis. That's what
happened last year when the City Council drew new council district lines for the City. The lawyers
loved it, but we had to pay for it. The process has to be changed to restore fairness and
accountability.
The present City Charter calls for the City Council to redraw district lines every ten years in order
to equalize population among the eight council districts. Allowing council members to draw their
own district Jines is the ultimate conflict of interest. In the past, council members have labored to
draw boundaries that keep as many of their supporters as possible within their districts, while
excluding communities and voters that do not support them. It is an incumbent protection policy
that is fundamentally undemocratic.
Written by the government watchdog group Common Cause, this measure would create an
independent redistricting commission. The commission would take the power to draw City Council
district lines away from incumbent council members and give it to citizen commissioners selected
by the Municipal Court. It would require that the court apPOinted panel of citizens draw the districts
based on strict criteria of fairness and with full public participation and scrutiny. It would also
require the independent commission be set up and lines drawn after each ten year census, not just
before, as has happened in the past.
This law will compel the Council to work for you. Allowing incumbents to redistrict deprives voters
of the fundamentally democratic right to choose between competing candidates and views. An
independent commission will ensure that lines won't be drawn to lock incumbents in power and
that the City Council will be truly representative of the people of San Diego.
Create better government through fair representation. Vote ·yes· for fair redistricting.
STANLEY F. ZUBEL
Common Cause San Diego

LOUISE C. ARNOLD
President, League of Women Voters

RON ROBERTS
Deputy Mayor

MARK D. ZERBE
Citizens for Independent Redistricting

ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION C
No argument against the proposition was filed in the Office of the City Clerk.

PR·1690·16

P SO 104-47

 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Proposition D
(This proposition will appear on the ballot In the following form.)

D

AMENDS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO BY
ADDING SECTION 32.1.

Adds section 32.1 to the City Charter to require the City Manager and
all non-managerial officers of the City to inform the Council of all material
facts or significant developments relating to all matters under the jurisdiction of the Council as provided under this Charter except as may be otherwise controlled by the laws and regulations olthe United States or the State
of California. Further requires the Manager and all non-managerial officers
to also comply promptly with all lawful requests for information by the
Council.

PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
The portions of the charter to be deleted are printed in strike aut type and the portions to be added
are underlined.

SECTION 32.1.

RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGER AND
NON-MANAGERIAL OFFICERS'
TO REPORT TO COUNCIL

The City Manager and all non-managerial officers' of the City shall inform the
Council of all material facts or significant developments relating to all matters
under the jurisdiction of the Council as provided under this Charter except as
may be otherwise controlled by the laws and regulations of the United States
or the State of California. The Manager and all non-managerial officers' shall
also comply promptly with all lawful requests for information by the Council.
ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION 0
This Charter amendment is necessary to assure the citizens and taxpayers of this City that its
elected offiCials are fully and completely informed by the City staff concerning all material and
significant developments under the City Council's jurisdiction. Although we continue to operate
this City through a strong City Manager form of government, the elected Mayor and City Council
members are the ones who must answer to the electorate and who, in the end, must make the hard
decisions about resource allocation and policy.
Last year's decfsion by a former City Manager and other senior City officials to withhold
information from the City Council about allegations of sexual harassment in the Planning
Department would not have occurred if this Charter provision had been Jaw at that time.
Unless the Mayor and Council members are fully informed about all material Circumstances,
how can they be expected to diligently and intelligently make those hard decisions? A 'yes' vote
on this proposition will go a long way in assuring those goals.
MAUREE:N O'CONNOR
Mayor
TOM BEHR
Councilmember, District 5

VALERIE STALLINGS
Councilmember, District 6

ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION D
No argument against the proposition was filed in the Office of the City Clerk.
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 CITY OF SAN DIEGO

Proposition E

(This proposition will appear on the ballot In the following form.)

E

AMENDS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO BY
ADDING SECTION 225.

Adds Section 225 to the City Charter to require that all persons proposing to do business with the City fully disclose the name and Identity of all
persons Involved in the proposed transaction and the nature of their interest therein, if that proposed transaction could result in a contract, lease,
or franchise. Provides for potential forfeiture of rights for failure to fully disclose. Defines ·person" broadly for purposes of this Section.

PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
The portions of the charter to be deleted are printed in stril<e out type and the portions to be added
are underlined.

SECTION 225.

MANDATORY DISCLOSURE OF
BUSINESS INTERESTS.

No right, title or interest in the City's real or personal property, nor any right,
title or interest arising out of a contract, or lease, may be granted or bargained
pursuant to the City's general municipal powers or otherwise, nor any
franchise, right or privilege may be granted pursuant to Section 103 or 103.1
of this Charter, unless the person applying or bargaining therefor makes a full
and complete disclosure of the name and identity of any and all persons
directly or indirectly involved in the application or proposed transaction and the
precise nature of all interests of all persons therein.
Any transfer of rights, privileges or obligations arising from a franchise, right
or privilege granted under Charter section 103 or 103.1, or any transfer of any
right, title or interest in the City's real or personal property, or any right, title or
interest arising out of a contract, or lease, Which may be granted or bargained
pursuant to the City's general municipal powers or otherwise, shall also require
a full and complete disclosure as set forth above.,
Failure to fully disclose all of the information enumerated above shall be
grounds for denial of any application or proposed transaction or transfer and
may result in forfeiture of any and all rights and privileges that have been
granted heretofore.
For purposes of this Charter section, the term "person" means any natural
person. joint venture, jOint stock company, partnership, association, firm, club,
company, corporation, business trust, organization or entity.

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so 104-49

 ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION E
Would you enter into a business agreement with someone you didn't know? Or even worse,
perhaps not know his or her name?
Of course not.
But far too often the San Diego City Council is forced into Just that kind of predicament. Loopholes
in the system allow anonymous "limited partners' to potentially receive millions in taxpayer doltars,
without the Council having the benefit of knowing who the partners are, or exactly what they will
do with the money,
San Diegans have a right to know how, and with who'm. their tax dollars are being spent.
This charter amendment gives the Mayor and City Council the right to know the identities and
backgrounds of persons wanting to do business with the City.
Please give the Council the tools it needs to protect taxpayers' money.
Vote Yes on El
MAUREEN O'CONNOR
Mayor

VALERIE STALLINGS
Councilmember, District 6

ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION E
No argument against the proposition was filed in the Office of the City Clerk.

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P SO 104·50

 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Proposition F
(This proposition will appear on the ballot In the following form.)

F

Shall the removal from dedicated park status of that portion of Mt.
Soledad Natural Park necessary to maintain the property as an historic war memorial, and the transfer of the same parcel by The City
of San Diego to a private non-profit corporation for not less than fair market
value be ratified?

This proposition requires a two-thirds vote.

ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION F
SAVE THE CROSS ON MOUNT SOLEDAD.
IT IS PART OF SAN DIEGO'S HISTORY.
VOTe "YES' ON PROPOSITION F.
A San Diego Judge ruled that the cross on Mount Soledad must be removed because it violates
the first amendment's clause regarding separation of church and state.
ONLY A "YES' VOTE ON PROPOSITION F CAN SAVE THE CROSS.
THIS IS YOUR CROSS.
THIS IS YOUR HISTORY.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU BE
JUDGE.
PLEASE READ THE ARGUMENTS CAREFULLY.
Although the cross on Mount Soledad is both an historic landmark and a dedicated war memorial,
a Judge ruled that the cross was a religious symbol and must be removed from public land.
A similar case, involving a larger cross - - - also on public land - - - was ruled legal by a Judge in
San Francisco.
Hence, the City of San Diego is appealing the decision to remove the cross.
But, the only sure way to PERMANENTLY save the Mount Soledad Cross, is a "YES' vote on
Proposition F.
Proposition F will transfer the public land directly under the cross to a private, non-profit group (lhe
Mount Soledad Memorial Association), in return for their permanent maintenance of the cross site.
Only this transfer can save the respected San Diego landmark.
Under the City Charter, to transfer this land requires voter approval - - - a two-thirds ·YES· vote is
required.
ONLY A TWO-THIRDS "YES" VOTE CAN SAVE THE MOUNT SOLEDAD CROSS.
Those who oppose the Mount Soledad cross argue that the constitution is on their side.
We disagree.
The founding fathers wrote the first amendment clause protecting freedom of religion in order to
guarantee religious tolerance- - -not to protect religious intolerance that masquerades as civil
liberties.
SAVE THE MOUNT SOLEDAD CROSS.
SAVE OUR HISTORY.
KEEP THE SPIRIT OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LETTER OF THE LAW.
A "YES' VOTE ON PROPOSITION F DOES ALL THIS.
VOTE ·YES ON PROPOSITION f".
MAUREEN O'CONNOR
Mayor

RON ROBERTS
Deputy Mayor

TOM BEHR
Councilmember, District 5

JUDY McCARn'
Councilmember, District 7

ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION F
No argument against the proposition was filed in the Office of the City Clerk.

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 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Proposition G
(This proposition w!ll appear on the ballot in the fonowlng form.)

G

.

ADVISORY VOTE ONLY

Shall a portion of the proceeds of the one-half cent sales tax which
has been collected from San Diego citizens since 1988 for the San Diego
County Regional Justice Agency be refunded to San Diego's citizens by
an equitable distribution of $170 million dollars to the City to be held in public trust and duly invested, with the proceeds of investment to be appropriated annually for increases in the number of sworn police officers for The
City of San Diego?

ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION... G
TAKE BACK OUR CITY!

Proposition G, the measure to Take Back Our CitV!, would enable the City of San Diego to put
more cops on the streets without raising taxes.
It would do so by untangling one of the most ridiculous episodes ever created by County
government.
In June of 1988, voters countywide agreed to increase the sales tax by half a cent for public safety.
But the Courts ruled that the way the County crafted the measure was unconstitutional. The
Justices threw the tax out and suspended it, leaving in limbo more than $330 million already
collected.
Under Proposition G the City would spend its fair share ofthe revenues, an estimated $170 million.
That's enough for the City to meet its long-held goal of expanding the police force to levels
comparable in other large cities.
Critics will say that just putting more police officers on the streets won't solve the crime problem.
Just tell that to the individual dialing 911 for a cop!
Proposition G also would allow the City to take action on jail overcrowding, by providing resources
for expanding its new jail. Established as the City's response to County jail overcrowding, the City
Jail is California's tirst-ever privately operated municipal jail. Secause it is privately operated, it is
cheaper to run.
Let's spend the money for what the people want. Let's get a jump on the criminals for a change.
Let's Take Sack Our City! To vote against crime and government ineptitude, Vote Yes on G!

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MAUREEN O'CONNOR
Mayor

RON ROBERTS
Deputy Mayor

TOM BEHR
Councilmember, District 5

VALERIE STAWNGS
Councilmember, District 6

P SO 104-52

 ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION G
You have a $340,000,000 tax refund coming. Don't let the politicians grab it! Vote NO on
Proposition G!
This proposition is misleading. First it says your tax money will be "refunded to San Diego's
. citizens.· That's a cleverly worded lie. Look closely - your money would really go to the politicians
in city government.
In 1988 the politicians asked the voters for permission to raise your taxes. The voters refused,to
pass Proposition A by the majority required by law. Did the politicians care? No! They simply went
ahead and collected the tax anyway.
Dick Rider took the politicians to court demanding that they obey the law. The California Supreme
court ruled that Dick Rider was right, that the tax was illegal.
Assuming the court now accepts Dick Rider's remedy, the sales tax will drop to 6-1/4% until county
taxpayers have saved $340,000,000 in lower taxes. Our depressed economy desperately needs
this financial shot in the arm!
This rebate averages $135.00 for each man, woman, and child in the county. Could this tax savings
help you through this recession?
When someone takes your money unlawfully, we call that stealing. When those who steal are
caught red-handed, we do not let them keep the money. They have to give it back.
But pOlitiCians think they're above the law. They want to keep and spend the money they unlawfully
took from you.
Politicians are supposed to be lawmakers, not lawbreakers! If we reward their illegal action, they'll
just rob us again next year.
The politicians say they have good intentions for your money. But this is not about good intentions.
This is about breaking the law. No one may break the law, not even politicians.
Vote NO on Proposition G. Tell the politicians they can't keep your unlawfully taken tax money.

DICK RIDER
Candidate, County Supervisor

FRED SCHNAUBELT
Former San Diego City Councilman

MARVIN SIMKIN
Chair, Ubertarian Party of San Diego

JACK R. SANDERS
President, United Taxpayers of San Diego

JOHN WALLNER
Ubertarian Candidate
49th Congressional District

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