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SAN DIEGO — Three Jewish women are in highly competitive races for spots in Congress, Mayor of San Diego, and the County Board of Supervisors. Respectively, they are are Sara Jacobs (53rd Congressional District); City Councilwoman Barbara Bry (Mayor of San Diego), and Terra Lawson-Remer (3rd District County Board of Supervisors.
Here’s a look at the recent news being made by them and their opponents, respectively Georgette Gomez, Todd Gloria, and Kristin Gaspar.
53RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT — San Diego City Council President Georgettte Gomez has released her tax returns, calling on Sara Jacobs, her opponent in the 53rd Congressional District race, to do likewise. “Voters deserve to know if the people running to represent them have been paying their fair share or if they’re taking advantage of tax loopholes to enrich themselves at the expense of our community. It’s time for our leaders to demonstrate that they have nothing to hide,” said Gómez campaign manager Elijah Lefkow. In other news, Gomez announced her endorsement by the International Association of Firefighters and her plans to host and livestream a Climate Emergency Panel on Sunday at 2 p.m. with representatives of the Sierra Club, Environmental Health and Justice Campaign, California League of Conservation Voters, and Democrats for Environmental Action.
SAN DIEGO MAYORAL CONTEST — San Diego City Councilwoman Barbara Bry refers to AB5 as “job killing legislation,” which required companies like Uber and Lyft to treat their drivers as employees rather than outside contractors, and similarly deals with other companies with part-time workers. She faults her opponent in the San Diego mayoral contest, Assemblyman Todd Gloria, for having voted for the legislation. She touts her own record in opposing “the SoccerCity land grab” which voters defeated in preference to San Diego State University being allowed to acquire the San Diego Stadium property in Mission Valley. “But above all, I’m running against a political culture that makes major decisions behind closed doors at a table where only the insiders sit, and where insiders push the issues that benefit them at the expense of our neighborhoods,” she writes in a fundraising message. Gloria, meanwhile, is urging attendance at a virtual fundraiser Oct. 7th at which California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appear in his behalf. Additionally he has released a plan (BTWSD-1) he describes as a “comprehensive blueprint for our city to recover as safely and quickly as possible.” On Saturday, he distributed food and personal protective equipment (PPE) to families impacted in Southeast San Diego by Covid19.
3rd COUNTY SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT — Incumbent Kristin Gaspar criticizes opponent Terra Lawson-Remer for her support of state Proposition 15, which Gaspar says will raise taxes on small businesses. Although the proposition exempts commercial and industrial properties worth less than $3 million, she says “the average commercial or industrial parcel value … in San Diego County is $3,155,623, which is above the exemption. Meanwhile, the Lawson-Remer campaign is inviting supporters to attend a virtual fundraiser at 5 p.m., October 14th, featuring Gov. Gavin Newsom.
OTHER CONTESTS — Former San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman is among members of the Jewish community who are supporting Noli Zosa in the 7th District City Council race. So too are restaurateurs David & Lesley Cohn. A fundraiser is planned for Zosa at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24, in the Del Cerro home of Marc and Dena Kaplan.
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Jewish Music
*”Jews in Music” caught the eye and the ear of Ben Dishman, who passed it along to us. We in turn embedded it above for your pleasure. Meanwhile, Marsha Sutton, in a moment of nostalgia for the singing of Cantor Emeritus Sheldon Merel of Congregation Beth Israel found his rendition, with choir, of Avinu Malkenu from the audio archives of San Diego Jewish World and sent it to friends for their enjoyment.
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Donald H. Harrison is editor of San Diego Jewish World. He may be contacted via donald.harrison@sdjewishworld.com