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Jemma Stephenson

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Sep 27, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Jemma Stephenson

    How this low-profile ballot measure could make it harder to raise taxes — and what it could mean for San Diego County (opens the original)

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    Will California make it harder for voters to raise taxes? Maybe, if a statewide ballot measure passes in November. This fall, San Diego County voters will choose whether to raise the sales tax by half a cent to fund certain services — a decision they’ll make by a simple majority vote, thanks to the fact that a coalition of nonprofits and labor unions, not elected officials, placed the effort on the ballot. For six years now, tax measures placed on the ballot by citizen signature-gathering effort

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Jemma Stephenson

    School districts across San Diego County hope voters will fund new buildings. One in particular has a lot on the line. (opens the original)

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    Hundreds of thousands of voters in eight San Diego County school districts and one community college district will decide a slate of facilities bonds on November ballots — and for one district, the stakes are particularly high this year. Bond measures for decades have been California districts’ preferred means of improving their facilities, and to pass, they face an unusual threshold, requiring approval from 55% of voters. When voters approve a bond, they temporarily raise property taxes so a sc

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Jemma Stephenson

    Candidates for Chula Vista school board discuss budget, safety (opens the original)

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    Candidates vying for a spot on the Chula Vista Elementary School District Board of Trustees participated in a forum Tuesday where they discussed the district budget, safety and academics. Jorge Balvaneda and Debra McLaren are competing for the Seat No. 1 spot held by Jessica Castillo Tolston, who was not in attendance Tuesday. Katina Gonzalez-Rondeau, Leticia Segura and Norma Lozoya Toothman are competing for Seat No. 3. Incumbent Delia Dominguez Cervantes is instead running for Seat No. 5. In a

  4. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Jemma Stephenson

    Escondido school district makes board appointment in contentious meeting (opens the original)

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    Months after community members in Escondido Union School District began raising concerns about the circumstances surrounding a board trustee’s departure, a new replacement has been named — but with his appointment, tensions in the district have boiled over. Ryan Gardiner, a political consultant, is now the newest member of the Escondido school board. His appointment earlier this month on a 3-1 vote by the board drew boos and shouts from the public. The San Diego Union-Tribune reached out multipl

  5. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Jemma Stephenson

    Candidates in the District 8 S.D. council race debate future of the community (opens the original)

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    The two City Council candidates vying to represent some of San Diego’s most polluted neighborhoods near the U.S.-Mexico border each tried to position themselves as the change candidate during a forum Wednesday. Antonio Martinez and Gerardo Ramirez are competing in the Nov. 3 election to replace Vivian Moreno, who is termed out in District 8, which includes Barrio Logan, Nestor, San Ysidro and the Tijuana River Valley. The forum was hosted by the League of Women Voters, MANA de San Diego and the

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