Investigative reporting and data journalism from San Diego County and beyond, every Monday morning. (7 a.m.)
 Monday, Nov 5 The campaign supporting Proposition 6, the November ballot measure to repeal the gas tax, promoted a statewide event scheduled for Monday as an activity that an expert said would likely be illegal under state and federal election laws. |   | |
| The billboards, YouTube video and full-page ad promoting San Diego State University in recent weeks are part of a routine marketing program — not the improper use of public funds to push a ballot measure, San Diego State University officials said. |
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| When he worked as chief of staff to Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Stephen Puetz scheduled and attended most of the private meetings between his boss and proponents of the SoccerCity stadium plan. Now he's working on the initiative. |
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| San Diego County voters are younger and less likely to register with a major party, according to current and 2010 voting data. See how far your zip code leans left or right now — compared to eight years ago. |
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| A deputy who admitted grabbing the buttocks of a teen girl earlier this year, then later downloading her photo and address from the investigative file was sentenced to a year in jail. |
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| A proposal to limit the amount of paid time off that veteran Los Angeles police and firefighters can take while in a controversial retirement program would save nearly $13 million in the first year, according to a city report. |
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| San Diego officials said on Wednesday that they've struggled to correct years of mismanagement of the city's large vehicle fleet, which includes 4,200 fire engines, patrol cars, street sweepers and other vehicles. |
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