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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.20.21 Good Tuesday morning. Breaking overnight — “ Gov. DeSantis signs online sales tax plan” via Renzo Downey of Florida Politics — DeSantis has signed the online sales tax bill into law, answering the question of whether he would act on the bill or let it roll into law without his John Hancock. An estimated $1 billion in revenue would come from the new enforcement of sales taxes technically alr...

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The younger Weber, a Democratic La Mesa City Councilmember, had nearly 52% of the vote in the special election, according to final unofficial election-night results released Thursday by the Registrar of Voters. A June runoff is possible if the leading vote-getter received less than 50% of votes, but with just 300 outstanding ballots, according to the Registrar of Voters, Weber appears to be on her way to victory. Marco Contreras, the lone Republican in the field of five candidates and Webers cl...

Akilah Weber wins 79th Assembly District special election FILE and last updated 2021-04-09 09:47:21-04 SAN DIEGO (CNS) - La Mesa City Councilwoman Akilah Weber Thursday evening was elected to the 79th Assembly District seat her mother Shirley held from 2012 until being appointed secretary of state in December. The Democrat has 51.97% of the vote with about 300 ballots left to be counted from Tuesdays special election, according to figures released Thursday by the San Diego County Registrar of V...

Contreras has 33.33% of the vote, the only other candidate with more than 9%. "Tonights win and these results are staggering," Weber said. "I am deeply honored and humbled by the faith that the voters have placed in me. My campaign is focused on one mission -- creating healthier communities for everyone who lives and works in the 79th District. "Although there are votes yet to be counted, I am eager to start that work restoring economic prosperity, expanding high-quality health care, investing ...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – La Mesa City Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber was surpassing the majority needed to fill the vacant 79th Assembly District seat with nearly half of the precincts fully reporting, according to results released tonight by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Weber had 52.34% of the vote in the five-candidate field with 126 of 269 precincts fully reporting, 47%. Marco Contreras, the lone Republican, was second at 33.06%, the only other candidate with more than 10%. If Weber ...

Dr. Akilah Weber close to victory in 79th Assembly District special election KGTV and last updated 2021-04-07 10:57:38-04 SAN DIEGO (CNS) - La Mesa City Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber was close Wednesday to being elected to the 79th Assembly District seat her mother Shirley held from 2012 until being appointed secretary of state in December. The younger Weber, a Democrat, received 52.14% of the vote in a special election, according to final unofficial election-night results released Tuesday by t...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Tuesday is the last day to cast a ballot in the 79th Assembly District special election, with both the San Diego County Registrar of Voters’ office and each voter’s assigned polling place open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The special election was necessitated to fill the seat vacated by Shirley Weber’s appointment as California’s secretary of state. A field of four Democrats, including Weber’s daughter, La Mesa City Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber, and one Republican are s...

Weber has also called for making public colleges and universities tuition-free, increasing teacher salaries and spending on science, technology, engineering and math education, and expanding early childhood education, including making preschool universal. Leticia Munguia, the business representative for the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, District 36, which represents government employees across Southern California, said if elected, "no one will work harder than I w...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Tuesday is the last day to cast a ballot in the 79th Assembly District special election, with both the San Diego County Registrar of Voters’ office and each voter’s assigned polling place open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The special election was necessitated to fill the seat vacated by Shirley Weber’s appointment as California’s secretary of state. A field of four Democrats, including Weber’s daughter, La Mesa City Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber, and one Republican, Marc...