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Sen. Catherine Blakespear appears to be the only member of the California Legislature who has a legal defense fund. She is using it to cover bills from a lawsuit from the time she was Encinitas mayor.

A first-term state senator is raising money from interest groups to fight ongoing litigation related to complaints that she blocked critics on social media in her previous job as a mayor.

Lawsuit says Catherine Blakespear refuses to live up to agreement that she formally apologize and pay a $5,000 penalty.

Five Encinitas residents and up to 30 unnamed individuals filed a lawsuit against Mayor Catherine Blakespear on Wednesday in Vista Superior Court for blocking public comments on her mayoral Facebook page and allegedly breaching the terms of a previous settlement agreement reached this past spring.

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The San Diego Association of Governments’ board unanimously elected its new chair Friday, elevating current Vice-Chair and Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear to the regional transportation planning agency’s top spot. Blakespear will begin her new role on Jan. 1 and will serve for two years. The election for the position of vice-chair will be conducted at a future meeting. “I am humbled by the kind words said today by the board members and the speakers, and I will st...