City of San Diego is prosecuting and defending lawsuits about Ash Street property
Print The lease-to-own deal for the former Sempra Energy building downtown has cost the city tens of millions of dollars so far and has yet to provide any benefit to the public. It also has pushed San Diego city officials — and their lawyers — into the awkward position of defending one lawsuit over the botched agreement while prosecuting another. City officials were accused of wasting public funds in a lawsuit filed last August by resident John Gordon, who claims the contract calling for the city to pay $128 million over 20 years for the downtown office tower is illegal. Former Mayor Kevi...
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