ANALYSIS: Did San Diego mayoral candidates tackle issues San Diego City College values most?
The mayoral race in San Diego heats up as the political campaigns enter the final weeks before Election Day.
Climate change and the environment are at the forefront of many voters’ minds this election season, with 51% of respondents to the City College Community Agenda survey listing it as one of their priorities, according to Oct. 1 data.
Based on the first of two scheduled debates, held Sept. 17 and hosted by ABC10 News, both incumbent Todd Gloria and challenger Larry Turner hold strong convictions about the direction of San Diego.
The pair sparred over a number of issues, including affordable housing, homelessness, public safety and infrastructure – many of which have been on the minds of the City College community, according to the City College Community Agenda.
Gloria defended his record and laid out his plan for the future of San Diego under his continued leadership.
Turner, who served in the Marine Corps and spent time working with the San Diego Police Department, would be stepping into his first public office if elected.
As with the presidential debate on Sept. 10, City Times Media listened to this debate, identifying statements from the candidates that describe their plans for their potential administration. CTM listed these statements below, categorized by issues in the City College Community Agenda.
CTM did not list statements made by the candidates that did not address their plans or that were directed at the other candidate’s plans. The goal was to identify what the candidates wanted to accomplish.
The City College Community Agenda is an ongoing survey of City community members, in both English and Spanish, asking what issues and questions they want candidates to address as they compete for their votes. If you have not submitted your issues and questions to the survey, please do so today.
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College Affordability and Access
The candidates did not address this during the debate.
Gun Control
The candidates did not address this during the debate.
Healthcare and Reproductive Rights
The candidates did not address this during the debate.
Civil Rights and Inequalities
The candidates did not address this during the debate.
Immigration Reform
The candidates did not address this during the debate.
KPBS will host the second debate between the two candidates on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m.
Update, Oct. 10, 2 p.m.: Story updated to reflect new format.
Update, Oct. 15, 11:15 p.m.: Story updated to include link to graphics-friendly version.
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Stephanie Kohnen • Oct 2, 2024 at 6:48 am
This is such a great format for analyzing a debate. So much easier to compare the candidates on specific issues. Excellent work!