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2021's Most Memorable Quotes: One Bear Of A Year
From the politicians to judges to an ursine-toting candidate, San Diegans couldn't stop talking

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From the politicians to judges to an ursine-toting candidate, San Diegans couldn't stop talking

Plus: San Diegans had a lot to say this year … a lot.
The city managed to find new and different ways to reveal the scope of its problems buying, leasing, and developing property.
Plus: Contributor Sandra Dibble explores the idea of a course for San Diego and Tijuana high school students focusing on regional history.
Environment, energy, tourism, trade, migration, crime — powerful forces bind together Tijuana and San Diego.
Plus: This week’s podcast brings you a sit down with Sean Elo-Rivera and what we have learned this year.
Voice's journalists share the investigations, explainers, scoops and controversies that they most enjoyed reporting out in 2021.
This hosts interview new San Diego City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera about why he sought the job and what he wants to fix first.
We learned how much people made and that the city and criminal investigators believe the deal may have been the result of illegal actions.
Plus: Property owners in Logan Heights have paid an annual assessment for nearly 20 years, but now some want to stop.
We need new leadership, a force driven by mission and purpose, not motivated by political futures and retaining public office.
At the start of 2021, few political eyes in San Diego were on the Housing Commission. Now, that has changed.
Myers is a former deputy sheriff who ran against current sheriff Bill Gore.
David Alvarez, the former San Diego City Councilman and mayoral candidate, announced in a video he was going to run for Assembly.
Plus: The San Diego County Democratic Party endorsed Dave Myers for sheriff and Kelvin Barrios has agreed to settle.
San Diego might have too much data as it attempts to find poor neighborhoods that need money to help combat climate change.
What’s the deal with so-called “Long COVID” and what are the risks people who have been vaccinated should understand about it?
Take a spin through the scandals, policy changes and power shifts that have shaped San Diego politics over the last 18 years.
The federal government started this year with more money than ever to throw at the Tijuana River sewage crisis.
Plus: “Long COVID” and the risks people who have been vaccinated should understand about it and a short history of San Diego politics.