San Diego, California
| San Diego, California | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of San Diego
Todd Gloria | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2020 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2024 |
| Last city council election: | 2022 |
| Next city council election: | 2024 |
| City council seats: | 9 |
| City website | |
| Composition data (2019) | |
| Population: | 1,409,573 |
| Race: | White 65.1% African American 6.4% Asian 16.7% Native American 0.5% Pacific Islander 0.4% Two or more 5.3% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 30.3% |
| Median household income: | $79,673 |
| High school graduation rate: | 88.1% |
| College graduation rate: | 45.9% |
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San Diego is a city in San Diego County, California. The city's population was 1,386,932 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of San Diego utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1][2]
Mayor
The mayor serves as the city's chief executive officer and is responsible for proposing a budget, signing legislation into law, appointing departmental directors, and overseeing the city's day-to-day operations. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[1][3][4]
The current Mayor of San Diego is Todd Gloria (nonpartisan). Gloria assumed office in 2020.
City council
The San Diego City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for adopting the city budget, approving mayoral appointees, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.[5][6]
The San Diego City Council is made up of nine members, each of whom are elected by the city's nine districts.
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Other elected officials
Mayoral partisanship
San Diego has a Democratic mayor. As of June 2024, 63 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 26 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, four are independents, four identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. While most mayoral elections in the 100 largest cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
Elections
2024
The city of San Diego, California, is holding general elections for mayor, city attorney, and city council on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 7, 2023.
San Diego, California, also held a special election for city council on March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 14, 2023.
2022
The city of San Diego, California, held general elections for city council on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 10, 2022.
2020
The city of San Diego, California, held general elections for mayor, city attorney, and city council districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. The two candidates who received the most votes in the primary advanced to the general election. The filing deadline for this election was December 6, 2019.[7]
2018
The city of San Diego, California, held general elections for city council on November 6, 2018. The primary was on June 5, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was March 9, 2018.
2016
The mayor's chair and five of the nine seats on the San Diego City Council were up for election on June 7, 2016.
While the June election was called a primary, it was functionally a general election. The only races where no candidate won a majority (50 percent plus one) of the votes cast in the primary advanced to the election on November 8, 2016. The November election was called a general election, but it was functionally a runoff election.
2014
The city of San Diego, California, held nonpartisan elections for mayor and city council in 2014. A runoff election for mayor took place on February 11, 2014. Kevin Faulconer was the winner.[8]
In city council, four seats were up for election. A primary election for these seats took place on June 3, 2014. Lorie Zapf, Myrtle Cole, and David Alvarez received a majority of the votes in Districts 2, 4, and 8, respectively. Thus, they did not have to run in the general election on November 4, 2014. Chris Cate won a contested race in District 6 on November 4, 2014.[9]
2013
A special mayoral election was held in San Diego on November 19, 2013. None of the 11 candidates received a majority of votes during the primary. Kevin Faulconer defeated David Alvarez in the runoff election on February 11, 2014.[10]
A special election for the District 4 city council position was held on March 26, 2015. None of the nine candidates received a majority of votes, triggering a runoff election between Myrtle Cole and Dwayne Crenshaw. Cole won the runoff election on May 21, 2013.[10]
2012
The city held primary elections for mayor and five city council districts on June 5, 2012. The general election was held on November 6, 2012. Bob Filner defeated Carl DeMaio in the general mayoral election on November 6, 2012. In the primary, Todd Gloria and Mark Kersey won election without opposition to council seats in Districts 3 and 5, respectively. Scott Sherman and Marti Emerald won contested races for Districts 7 and 9, respectively. Since Sherman and Emerald received a majority of votes in the primary, there was no general election for Districts 7 and 9. Sherri Lightner won a contested race for District 1 in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11]
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for San Diego | |
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| San Diego | |
| Population | 1,386,932 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 326 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 54.5% |
| Black/African American | 5.9% |
| Asian | 17.4% |
| Native American | 0.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| Two or more | 12.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 30.1% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 89.7% |
| College graduation rate | 48.7% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $98,657 |
| Persons below poverty level | 7.1% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022). | |
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | |
Budget
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from July 1 to June 30 of the next year. The budget process begins with the council passing a budget priorities resolution. Next, the mayor, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer develop a budget proposal by working with city departments. Then, the city council holds public budget hearings and committee meetings and makes amendments as necessary. The final budget is passed and adopted in June. The city is required by state law to maintain a balanced budget.[12]
Fiscally standardized cities data
The fiscally standardized cities (FiSC) data below was compiled by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to make municipal budgets comparable across cities in the United States.[13]
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FiSCs are constructed by adding revenues and expenditures of each central city municipal government to a portion of the revenues and expenditures of overlying governments, including counties, independent school districts, and special districts. The allocations to FiSCs are estimates of the revenues collected from and services provided to central city residents and businesses by these overlying independent governments. Thus FiSCs provides a full picture of revenues raised from city residents and businesses and spending on their behalf, whether done by the city government or a separate overlying government.[14] |
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The tables below show estimated finances within city limits. As such, the revenue and expenses listed may differ from the actual city budget.
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Historical total revenue and expenditure
To see the historical total revenue or expenditures as a rounded amount in this city, hover over the bars.[13]
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Contact information
Mayor's office
202 C Street, 11th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-236-6330
City Clerk's office
202 C Street, 2nd Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-533-4000
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
The city of San Diego is in San Diego County. A list of ballot measures in San Diego County is available on the San Diego County ballot measures page.
Noteworthy events
2020: Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
During the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, demonstrations and protests took place in cities nationwide, including San Diego, following the death of George Floyd. Events in San Diego, California began on Saturday, May 30, 2020.[16] No curfews were issued. The national guard was not deployed.
2017: Equal pay ordinance for businesses with city contracts
On July 31, 2017, the city council unanimously passed an ordinance requiring contractors who do business with the city to certify that their employees are paid equally, regardless of gender or ethnicity. Although existing federal and state laws prohibit pay disparity based on those factors, supporters of the measure stated that the city’s action was both symbolic and could lead to better enforcement of those provisions. While councilman Scott Sherman voted in favor of the provision, he said he considered opposing it because it was redundant with other laws and unnecessarily emphasized people’s differences. Certain businesses were exempt from the law, including those with fewer than 12 employees or with contracts with the city for less than $500,000. Companies determined to be in violation of the measure had 30 days to correct instances of noncompliance.[17]
2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws
In July 2015, the Movement Advancement Project described San Diego, California, as a city or county that prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of gender identity via ordinances that apply to public and private employers. At that time, a total of 71 of America's largest 100 cities prohibited private employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, while 69 of those cities also prohibited discrimination based on gender identity. This did not include those jurisdictions that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for government employees.[18]
Nondiscrimination laws can cover a variety of areas, including public employment, private employment, housing, and public accommodations. Such laws may be enacted at the state, county, or city level.
See also
External links
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- City of San Diego website
- Office of the Mayor
- San Diego City Council
- San Diego Department of Finance
- San Diego City Charter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 San Diego City Charter, "Art. XV 250-295: Strong Mayor Form of Governance," accessed September 3, 2021
- ↑ City of San Diego, "A History of San Diego Government," accessed September 3, 2021
- ↑ San Diego City Charter, "Art. V 24-25: The Mayor," accessed September 3, 2021
- ↑ City of San Diego, "Office of the Mayor," accessed September 3, 2021
- ↑ San Diego City Charter, "Art. III 11-23: LEGISLATIVE POWER," accessed September 3, 2021
- ↑ City of San Diego, "City Council," accessed September 3, 2021
- ↑ City of San Diego, "2020 ELECTION: CANDIDATE INFORMATION," accessed February 5, 2020
- ↑ U-T San Diego, "Faulconer wins mayor's race," February 11, 2014
- ↑ The City of San Diego, "June 3, 2014 Primary Election," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 San Diego Elections Office, "2013 Election Results," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ San Diego Elections Office, "2012 Election Results," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ City of San Diego, "A Public Guide to the Budget Process & FY 2023 Adopted Budget," accessed August 28, 2023
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities database," accessed August 28, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities," accessed August 28, 2023
- ↑ AJC, "UPDATE: Minneapolis, San Diego erupt in violence," May 30, 2020
- ↑ The San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego approves equal pay law to address persistent gender gap," July 31, 2017
- ↑ Movement Advancement Project, "Local Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinances," accessed July 7, 2015
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