San Diego Fact Check

Truth-squading public officials' statements, with our partners at voiceofsandiego.org

Fact Check: City Council Race

Scott Lewis from Voice of San Diego talks about the hot race between Myrtle Cole and Dwayne Crenshaw. Get more from voiceofsandiego.org here.

Fact Check: San Diego Budget

Voice of San Diego's Scott Lewis and Lisa Halverstadt talk about recent statements made by San Diego officials. Get more from voiceofsandiego.org here.

Fact Check: Officer Investment Claim

Scott Lewis and Lisa Halverstadt with the Voice of San Diego talk about a claim that the city invests $190,000 in each new officer in their first year. Get more from voiceofsandiego.org here.

Fact Check: California vs. Texas

Scott Lewis and Lisa Halverstadt with the Voice of San Diego look at how many local businesses have been relocating to other parts of the country in recent years. Get more from...

Fact Check Tourism Marketing

Mayor Bob Filner refuses to sign an operating agreement that would allow San Diego hotels to collect a two percent surcharge that pays for advertising campaigns for the region, reports Voice of...

Monday, Sep 3, 2012 at 01:01 PM PDT

SD Fact Check Crime Spike

Voice of San Diego's Scott Lewis and Andrew Donohue discuss the San Diego Police chief's claim that crime is spiking. Get more from voiceofsandiego.org here.

Monday, Sep 3, 2012 at 01:01 PM PDT

SD Fact Check: Crime

The police chief has warned about an increase in crime, reports Voiceofsandiego.org. Get more from voiceofsandiego.org here.

Monday, Sep 3, 2012 at 01:10 PM PDT

SD Fact Check: Mayor's Race

The mayoral race in San Diego took a strange turn between candidates Bob Filner and Carl DeMaio this week, reports Voiceofsandiego.org. Get more from voiceofsandiego.org here.

Monday, Sep 3, 2012 at 12:59 PM PDT

SD Fact Check: Bob Filner

Mayoral candidate Bob Filner offered up some pretty major accusations against opponent Carl DeMaio's partner, reports voiceofsandiego.org Get more from voiceofsandiego.org here.

Saturday, Jul 14, 2012 at 07:16 AM PDT

SD Fact Check Jerry Brown's Sales Tax Hike Warning

The Voice of San Diego's Scott Lewis and Andrew Donohue take a careful look at Governor Jerry Brown's warning regarding California voters who don't pass a sales tax hike this fall. Get more...

Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 at 01:46 PM PDT

SD Fact Check: What's a Tax?

In the San Diego mayoral race, candidates don't even agree on what is a tax, reports Voiceofsandiego.org. Get more from voiceofsandiego.org here.

Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 at 01:43 PM PDT

With the June Primary now just four days away the San Diego mayoral candidates are drawing extra scrutiny with everything they say, reports Voiceofsandiego.org. Get more from voiceofsandiego.org here.

Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 at 01:42 PM PDT

SD Fact Check Prop C

Several years ago, San Diego voters approved Proposition C which allowed for what San Diego calls managed competition, reports Voiceofsandiego.org. Get more from voiceofsandiego.org here.

Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 at 01:42 PM PDT

SD Fact Check: UCSD Acceptance

President Bill Clinton recently said a local university had acceptance rates as high as Harvard and Yale - but it turns out he might have been mistaken, reports Voiceofsandiego.org. Get more...

Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 at 01:41 PM PDT

SD Fact Check: Kevin Faulconer

Voice of San Diego's Scott Lewis and Andrew Donohue looks at one councilman's Kevin Faulconer's statement about just how fast the city responds to street complaints. Get more from voiceofsandiego.org here.

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