Nathan Fletcher
San Diego County Board of Supervisors: A Primer Published
Structural primer for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Explains the five-district geographic structure under CA Government Code §25000 et seq, the 3-of-5 majority on an $8-billion budget, the Board's hire/fire power over the Chief Administrative Officer, and the two-term limit added by county voters in 2010 (Measure B).
The Meter Play: How a $17 Million Contract, a Rigged RFP, and a Punished Whistleblower Built San Diegos Parking Meter Empire Published
Mayor Gloria expanded IPS Groups $17M parking meter empire into residential neighborhoods to backfill a $258M budget deficit. IPS Group (owned by Windjammer Capital PE) benefits from every expansion while communities lose both free parking and their share of revenue. A MathPolitics Special Investigation.
The Empty Drawer: How San Diego County Supervisors Stopped Filing and Stopped Watching Published
The Supervisors Published
Eight billion dollars. Five seats. The donors know your supervisor's name.
The Faulconer Machine Published
A Republican mayor of a blue city, 101 Ash Street, the stadium wars, and the donor class entrenching as the county begins to flip.