Politically Speaking

Monica Montgomery Steppe took a commanding lead in the race for the District 4 County Supervisor seat, according to early results.

Early results for Special Elections in San Diego County are in.

Chula Vista City Councilwoman Andrea Cardenas spoke out for the first time Monday about fraud charges against her and her brother, while two top city officials called on her to resign.

Chula Vista City Councilmember Andrea Cardenas and her brother, Jesus Cardenas, have been charged with felony counts of conspiracy to commit a crime, money laundering, and other charges stemming from an alleged fraudulent loan for their political consulting business, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.

Chula Vista voters could choose a new city attorney Nov. 7. Three candidates are facing off in a special election to fill the seat won by Simon Silva in 2022. However, Silva died of cancer two months before election day. It was too late to replace Silva’s name on the ballot. “We’ve been over a year without a city attorney,”…

A judge granted a motion forcing Grecia Figueroa, the woman suing former San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher over sexual assault and harassment, to provide documentation of all written communication between her and Fletcher, including text and social media messages and emails.

The San Diego County Registrar of Voters office found that around 1% of voters for the Nov. 7 special election may have received duplicate ballots, it was announced Wednesday.

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer says he wants a job on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors representing District 3, which spans from Point Loma to Carlsbad.

Politically Speaking aired Sunday, June 18 at 9 a.m. on NBC 7

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s ongoing medical struggles have raised a sensitive political question with no easy answer: Who would California Gov. Gavin Newsom pick to replace her if the seat becomes vacant? Feinstein has given no indication that she is considering stepping down, despite calls to resign from within her own party. But her frail appear...

In this week’s Politically Speaking, NBC 7’s Priya Sridhar takes a look back on how Nathan Fletcher’s 15-year political career came crashing down in a matter of weeks. Now, the remaining four supervisors have a 50/50 party split. Meet the three women looking to become District 4’s next supervisor. Special elections historica...

After more than a month without an official leader, the Metropolitan Transit System’s Board of Directors Thursday elected San Diego City Councilman Stephen Whitburn as its chair.

Whoever wins this seat will decide the majority party on the County Board.