Most Influential in 2014: Donna Frye tops our list
If last year proved anything, it proved that this thing called influence … well, it is weird. It's unpredictable. It's slippery. It can be in your hands one moment, gone the next.
View ArticleHow would mayoral candidates act in a crisis?
Mayoral candidates Kevin Faulconer and David Alvarez could face more than just broken sidewalks.
View ArticleFaulconer’s Top 10 challenges as mayor
We have a new mayor but many pressing problems. We identify the ones Kevin Faulconer should tackle post haste.
View ArticleReefer madness: council to consider marijuana dispensaries again
Marijuana dispensaries are back on the city agenda, and some citizens are unhappy that the city may try to legitimatize something that is outlawed by federal law.
View ArticleMost influential: Open government crusader; Illumina's leader
So far, we've listed people with political power and business acumen as being Our City's most influential. Now it's time to recognize those who have considerable brain power and are leaders in tech and...
View ArticleWill new marijuana law mean more or fewer dispensaries?
The San Diego City Council opened the door for legal medical marijuana dispensaries in the city last week, with an 8-to-1 council vote. But whether the new law will lead to more or fewer dispensaries...
View ArticleMost Influential: The rebels who helped bring down a mayor
Metaphorically-speaking, these are the kind of guys who smoked in the boy's room. They got called to the principal's office.
View Article"Will hold subcommittee meetings for food" ... Council gets no raise
Just think if you had the power to give yourself a raise.
View ArticleMost Influential: Environmentalist Diane Takvorian
Community plans don't normally start wars. Normally community plans are about as scintillating as, well, community plans. But the one for Barrio Logan sure caused an uproar.
View ArticleMost Influential: KPBS
Not only did the local public radio and TV affiliate break the Bob Filner story, it landed exclusive interviews with many of the women accusing Filner of abuses.
View ArticleMost Influential: Preservationist Bruce Coons
When it came to bucking a plan to remove cars from Plaza de Panama in Balboa Park last year, Bruce Coons was up against many of the city's biggest players.
View ArticleMost Influential: The Fletcher killers: Mickey Kasparian, Bill Lynch and Doug
In a September 2013 poll, Nathan Fletcher led all of the major mayoral candidates — and it wasn't even close. His support was at 30 percent.
View ArticleDo our mayors have gambling problems?
Want a safe bet? Bet that the mayors of cites with sports teams in big games will always take the home team.
View ArticleMost Influential: UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla
Leading a renowned university has got to be hard. You suggest a change or innovation and it will likely be dissected by a horde of Ph.Ds.
View ArticleFilner's Vision: More Livable
Mayor Bob Filner has promised to make San Diego a more "livable, bikeable, walkable city." But it might be more challenging to walk the walk and make that happen.
View ArticleDe Anza Cove saga may end soon. Here's an idea what to do next
A proposal to replace the De Anza Cove mobile home park with wetlands, recreational facilities and campers.
View ArticleDo you believe in miracles? Waterfront park opens
The San Diego County Administration Building waterfront park is now a reality. It only took, well, decades.
View ArticleAfter twists and turns, City Council is almost complete
The San Diego City Council's rendition of musical (high-back, swivel) chairs is almost over.
View ArticleMost Influential: Kevin Faulconer ... And the rest of the list
Our City is ending our list of San Diego's 20 Most Influential people with new Mayor Kevin Faulconer.
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