Column: Was Todd Gloria destined to be San Diego's mayor?
Print Todd Gloria evidently has been preparing to become mayor of our country’s eighth largest city since he was a kid attending Hawthorne Elementary School in Clairemont. Before being sworn in as San Diego’s 37th mayor on Dec. 10, he confided in a tweet that 32 years ago he was a finalist in a “Mayor for a Day” essay contest for local school kids. Even at age 10, Todd Gloria had ambitions to be San Diego mayor. (Courtesy photo) Gloria, 42, later explained to me the competition was sponsored by then-Mayor Maureen O’Connor. “I don’t recall the specific details of my essay, but ...
Source: sandiegouniontribune.com