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Good morning, San Diego ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- It’s Thursday and some local races have yet to be decided. We have the latest count from Tuesday’s vote.
- “The Outsiders,” a book, film and play about teens in another place and time, has themes that remain relatable today. Our Drew Sitton praises the musical adaptation, with key San Diego ties, which is in town this weekend.
Jennifer Vigil
News editor
Top story
Three new faces are set to join the City Council. All three are Democrats, but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote in lockstep
The San Diego City Council is in flux, but the hot-button issues are not. No matter who fills the seats at City Hall, there will still be battles over development, the budget, Flock cameras and more.
Five of those council seats were essentially in play Tuesday, given that one council member was in a hot race for a congressional seat.
Two seats are in play now, in Districts 4 and 5, the former because incumbent Henry Foster III is in trouble and the latter because Marni von Wilpert soon will be leaving City Hall behind to represent the 48th District in the nation’s capitol.
So a special election is in the offing, but as for Tuesday’s results, Kent Lee, in District 6, easily outpaced his challenger, and in the latest returns, released Thursday evening, Nicole Crosby and Antonio Martinez are maintaining comfortable leads in the race for the two open council seats, in Districts 2 and 8.
The other incumbent, though, Foster, trails challenger Martha Abraham and has every reason to be uncomfortable. What does this all mean for the council to come? Our Tessa Balc has more.
As for races that are thisclose – check out the results in Encinitas and San Marcos and on two San Diego County measures, including one to increase the local sales tax by half a cent. We have the updated numbers.
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Stories you should know about
📜 Newsom plans to commute all death sentences in California to life without parole: In a letter, the governor announced his intention to grant clemency to hundreds of inmates currently sentenced to death in California; 529 are men and 19 are women, according to his office.
🍷 San Diego Weekend Guide, Nov. 6-8 – Raise a toast: Take your pick – there’s two wine fests to do just that or if you like to see what talented locals are up to, head to San Diego Film Week, with a focus on San Diego filmmakers.
🏀 PLNU’s Downer has built winning tradition entering fourth season at helm of Sea Lions men’s hoops: In his first three seasons, Point Loma Nazarene won consecutive regular-season championships and two conference tournament titles. But injuries and roster turnover have complicated Justin Downer’s pursuit of an NCAA championship.
What else we’re reading
⛓️💥 Here’s details on the 34 death penalty cases out of San Diego County and the defendants who may no longer be on Death Row after Gov. Newsom’s call to shift their sentences to life without parole. The crimes date back to 1979. (Union-Tribune)
🎬 Another fest to consider this weekend: The San Diego Asian Film Festival, with scores of films available for your viewing pleasure, including the restoration of a 1962 classic, “Good Neighbors.” (KPBS)
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Locals Only
🎶 We asked you: What’s the best spot for live jazz in the city of San Diego? Here’s what San Diegans had to say:
🎼 Tio Leo’s on Napa St. from Elle A. and Nancy O. (Both of these readers independently suggested seeing jazz flutist Holly Hofmann perform on one of Tio Leo’s Sunday 5-7 p.m. jazz nights)
🎺 The Jazz Lounge on El Cajon Blvd. from Lisa R.