The campaign in the highest-profile local election — former Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s challenge of county Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer — has yet to hit full stride. When it does, an array of l…
The campaign in the highest-profile local election — former Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s challenge of county Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer — has yet to hit full stride.
“Thanks to @lawsonremer’s incompetence, San Diego County is being punished. The state took away 10 million in funding because we’re not making progress on homelessness. No kidding. Homelessness has gone up each year she’s been in office,” FaulconerFaulconer leaves something crucial out, however. as he tours a homeless encampment under a bridge, where he says “Welcome to Remerville.
The stakes are high in this election. A victory by Republican Faulconer would flip the Board of Supervisor’s current 3-2 Democratic majority with Lawson-Remer. Lawson-Remer is fair game, like the other supervisors, if the criticism is the county hasn’t been more aggressive on homelessness, and shares some responsibility for some of the failed efforts. But to suggest the incumbent is solely responsible is more than a stretch. Lawson-Remer isn’t even the board chair; that would be Supervisor Nora Vargas, who led the push to scuttle the Spring Valley plan.
That eventually got under control following tougher enforcement, stronger sanitation procedures and the addition of shelter space pushed by Faulconer. Overall, during his time as mayor the city’s homeless population fell 6 percent , while homelessness in California during that time increased 41 percent,
The plan for the city to take over the 101 Ash St. office building also was complex, but the conclusions are not. It was a Faulconer initiative that turned into an expensive boondoggle. EveryBut there’s a question about how relevant 101 Ash St. will be to voters, as it already has faded from the headlines, especially when the latest ones focused on Gloria’s decisions. Homelessness will continue to be in the news, however.
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