ICYMI on KPBS Roundtable: The President stumps in San Diego in a key congressional race, voters to choose a new sheriff for the county, and a look at local measures in the run up to the 2022 midterm election.
S1: The midterm elections are nearly here. And we're taking one last look at a few key San Diego races. I'm Matt Hoffman and this is KPBS roundtable. The balance of Congress could be hanging in the hands of San Diego voters. With the election just around the corner , President Joe Biden is stumping here in San Diego. He's hoping to boost Democratic Congressman Mike Levin. He's in a tight race against Republican Brian Marriot for California's 49th District.
S2: Well , I think it's interesting and just what you know , complementing what Andrew said , that the presence here in San Diego , the San Diego County portion of the district , not Orange County. Now , Biden carried both counties in 2020 , but he was much heavily favored in San Diego County for what that's worth.
S2: Sure. And as we've seen , the red wave sort of has kind of ebbed and flowed a little bit earlier in the year , was very strong. People were expecting a blowout. The Roe v Wade overturning by the Supreme Court sort of changed the dynamics. But just for a bit , it seems like it's kind of come back to a pretty heavy Republican push right now. But even under different circumstances , this is always going to be a swing district. Democrats have a less than 3% voter registration advantage.
S4: So the city of San Diego in 2016 , the same year that we approved Proposition 64 , which legalized adult use cannabis across the state , that same election , the city of San Diego voters adopted a cannabis business tax. It was called Measure N , and that's levied on both retail outlets and production facilities that grow and manufacture and distribute cannabis products.
S2: That's sort of the bottom line for a lot of proponents. But , yes , I mean , it is really remarkable that the the municipal trust system financing structure is really based on an ordinance that's more than a century old that was designed to go. What kind of waste went where and whether waste could be sold to pig farms. I mean , that's that's how antiquated this is.
S4: We the city did vote on a measure called Measure E in 2020. That was exactly the same question. Should the Midway district be exempt from the 30 foot coastal height limit in San Diego ? And what happened was a group sued the city and argued that the they did not conduct a proper or adequate environmental analysis of of the impacts of allowing taller buildings in this particular area. And a judge sided with those plaintiffs. The city is now appealing that decision.
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