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Articles by Mark Kersey
Opinion: The Golden Pacific Powerline is a Transmission Line That Pays Off
When I served on the San Diego City Council, I spent eight years chairing the Infrastructure Committee. I learned a lesson in that job that I've never been able to shake: the most expensive thing a region can do is nothing. I watched what can happen to a fast-growing region that kept deciding the next generation could pay for projects that this one would rather not. Every street San Diego didn't repave in the 1990s and 2000s cost us more to fix in the 2010s.
Opinion: The city should honor its agreements with the Padres
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The city is facing a serious budget crisis, and no one who has spent time in public office would suggest otherwise. San Diego is confronting difficult fiscal realities that will require hard decisions about priorities, services and long-term financial stability.
Opinion: Taxpayers should be wary of a city takeover of the electric utility
Linemen at work on a power pole. (Photo courtesy of SDG&E) Today, with San Diego’s current budget woes, it’s more important than ever to do a deep dive on ideas that carry hidden financial consequences. It’s crucial that policymakers analyze budgets, plan for long‑term obligations, and evaluate whether idealistic-sounding proposals are truly affordable, not just politically attractive.
San Diego voters will rebel against new fees and tax increases
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San Diego voters will rebel against new fees and tax increases
The city and the county of San Diego have large budget deficits, brought on by years of spending beyond their means — and now officials at both entities are looking for ways to raise taxes. Residents have had enough. We understand that tax dollars fund streets and highways; schools and libraries; and police and firefighters. Aerial view of downtown San Diego with a marina full of boats in the foreground and a cityscape with many high-rise buildings.
City Councilman Mark Kersey on the future of policing in San Diego
More than 150 years since the end of the Civil War, it is clear that our nation continues to struggle with the ideals of President Abraham Lincoln. It is also clear that we have work to do to reform our police officers’ approach to interacting with minority community members. Some of this reform, like banning the carotid chokehold, can occur immediately. Other reforms are more complex.
Commentary: Changing the city attorney's role in San Diego
Americans have a long tradition of electing the prosecutors who represent the people in the courtroom, and for good reason: the character of the criminal justice system is a statement of our values. In San Diego, we set the standards for law and order as a city and county by electing the city attorney to prosecute infractions and misdemeanors and the district attorney to prosecute felonies. Voters see how these elected leaders perform their duties and hold them accountable at the ballot box.
Guest column: Clean hands save lives
Chances are, you’ve gotten the flu. Riddled with symptoms like a runny nose, fever, muscle and body aches and headaches, you may have taken a day off work to rest and get better, or worked through it and attempted not to shake anyone’s hand. According to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency, there were nearly 21,000 reported cases of the flu last season in our region.
Interviews with District 5 council candidates
The Union-Tribune editorial board met with the District 5 candidates recently. Here are edited transcripts of the Q&As.
Interview with District 5 council candidate Mark Kersey
The Union-Tribune editorial board met with the District 5 candidates recently. Here is an edited transcript of the Q&A with Councilman Mark Kersey.Q: Why are you running, what’s left to be done?KERSEY: There’s still a lot to be done. We’ve made tremendous progress over the last 21/2, 3 years and when you look at the city’s budgetary picture, it’s obviously quite a bit better than it was just three or four years ago.
Kersey, Sherman deserve second terms in San Diego
There are two incumbents seeking re-election on the San Diego City Council this year, and both deserve your vote.
It’s time to rebuild San Diego
With more than 2,500 miles of roads, nearly 5,000 miles of sidewalks, a labyrinth of underground pipes and sewer lines, and hundreds of city facilities, you’d expect a good portion of your tax dollars would go toward the maintenance and improvement of these key city assets. But you’d be mistaken.Right now, there is no dedicated funding stream for our city infrastructure. I am seeking to change that. Infrastructure is a core responsibility of city government.
Final stadium plan must benefit both taxpayers and Chargers
Over the past few weeks there have been many developments in the ongoing saga of the Chargers stadium. There is now yet another stadium “plan” in Los Angeles and it’s anyone’s guess as to how realistic this plan is compared to all the others. Irrespective of this latest proposal, the focus of San Diego’s leadership continues to be on building a sports and entertainment complex in a way that benefits both taxpayers and the team.
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