City Times

SDCCD board of trustees set, David Alvarez concedes to Sean Elo

Jonny Rico, Editor-in-Chief

November 16, 2018

City Councilman David Alvarez told Voice of San Diego that he conceded to his opponent Sean Elo in the race for San Diego Community College District board of trustees.

San Diego City College alumnus and local artist Salvador Torres engages audience members with a retelling of the Chicano movement as art history to a packed house in the Saville Theatre on Oct. 8. Photo credit: Celia Jimenez

Chicano art through the ages

October 14, 2015

As students, San Diego City College alumni and guests piled into the Saville Theatre, they were hit with the melodic sounds coming from a guitar that belonged...

Faulconer grabs another opportunity

Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Photo credit: Celia Jimenez

Christopher Handloser

February 22, 2014

Republican Kevin Faulconer will be sworn in as the next mayor of San Diego on March 3. He defeated young Latino Democrat, David Alvarez, by a margin of...

Kevin Faulconer, official Facebook image

Kevin Faulconer victorious in San Diego’s special mayoral election

February 12, 2014

With 86 percent of precincts reporting, Republican Kevin Faulconer is leading Democrat David Alvarez 55 percent to 44 percent, and is projected to be th...

Election for mayor set for February runoff

Christopher Handloser

December 5, 2013

Two San Diego councilmembers, Democrat David Alvarez and Republican Kevin Faulconer, will square off in a runoff election in February for mayor of San Diego. In a special election on Nov. 19, Faulconer brought in 101,944 votes (42.17 percent), with Alvarez at 65,722 votes (27.19 percent) and fellow Democrat Nathan Fletcher closely behind him with 58,346 votes (24.3 percent)...

Photo finish for second place in mayoral election

Christopher Handloser

November 20, 2013

David Alvarez appears to have an edge over fellow democrat, Nathan Fletcher, in a very tight race for second place in yesterday’s special mayoral election. Republican Kevin Faulconer easily secured his spot in February’s runoff election with a first place showing. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Faulconer brought in 89,043 votes (43.58 percent), with A...

Mayoral voting Nov. 19

Jennifer Ovalle

November 19, 2013

Residents of San Diego, including City College students, will be voting for the mayor in a special election on Nov. 19, after Bob Filner vacated the office in August because of allegations of sexual misconduct.The successor will serve the remainder of Filner's four-year term. If none of the 11 candidates wins a majority vote, a runoff election between the top two candidate...

Mayoral candidate David Alvarez visits City College

Jennifer Ovalle

November 18, 2013

San Diego City Councilman and mayoral candidate, David Alvarez, visited City College Oct. 31 on his latest mayoral campaign. Alvarez addressed his conc...

Behind the political curtain

Sandra Galindo

November 13, 2013

Many people are angry about San Diego's special election on Nov. 19, not only because it’s expected to cost taxpayers nearly $5 million but because it’s a bitter reminder of Mayor Bob Filner’s resignation as a result of allegations of sexual harassment.But the special election was like music to the ears of low-income, part-time or unemployed workers because...