City Hall is a mess.

But the extent of this mess isn’t even known, because a culture of deception, lies, and backroom deal-making keeps major problems behind closed doors.

I serve on the City Council, and even the Council is kept in the dark about many of these dirty secrets … and it’s costing our taxpayers MILLIONS of dollars!

Here are some issues from just the last few weeks:

• We found out from a warning notice posted at 101 Ash Street that the $72 million city-owned building I said the City shouldn’t purchase has a dangerous and costly asbestos problem.
• An audit revealed that the Mayor awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to a company that is supposed to regulate short-term rentals, without even bothering to inform the Council.
• Auditors also revealed that THE CITY SPENT $2 MILLION to pick up trash at 16,000 properties being used FOR ILLEGAL short-term rental businesses.
• An investigative news report revealed that the police department is failed to properly test rape kits, despite a half-million supplementary allocation intended to do just that. Read my statement here.

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City administration is either incompetent, corrupt, or both. We desperately need transparency and leadership at City Hall.

That’s why I demanded the audit of the water department that revealed major billing errors when I first joined the Council.

That’s why I stood with a fellow Councilmember to demand openness in the City’s negotiations regarding SDSU West.

That’s why I’m running for Mayor.

I’ve been talking to thousands of San Diego neighbors and they agree:

We need a Mayor who is a problem solver, not a politician!

Let’s get to work!

Barbara Bry
Candidate for Mayor of San Diego