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In an article posted today, Politico reports Carl DeMaio “is ditching his campaign for Congress to run for San Diego mayor.” To be clear, the Politico article cites a “source with direct knowledge” of DeMaio’s decision. That could be someone with direct knowledge, or someone Politico thinks has direct knowledge. But it appears this is the first publication to report …

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Someone is definitely polling on Mitt Romney’s son, Matt, as a potential in the San Diego mayor’s race. The admins at Rostra have no idea if he’s interested or even if he knows about the polling. Take a look at some of the Twitter traffic. No response from Matt yet. http://storify.com/sandiegorostra/matt-romney-considering-a-run-for-mayor

We make no bones that the mainstream media and others are covering the breaking Bob Filner news very nicely. We know you don’t need to come here to determine the latest. So, other than what individual Rostra bloggers may write, we only have one brief reaction. In the last speech he makes in his more than 30 year political career, …

from the U-T San Diego… Dear Bob, The time has come for you to resign as mayor of San Diego. I am in a unique position to give you this advice because, as you know, the time to resign came for me. You have lost something that cannot be regained. You have lost the bond of trust that must exist …

via Rachel Laing on Facebook… Attention, everyone who wants to help awaken our city up from the civic nightmare we’re dealing with: Sunday is the day we start collecting signatures. We’ll announce everywhere you can sign, pick up petitions to get signed, and all other pertinent info tomorrow. In the meantime, if you’re interested in volunteering and haven’t already done …

Military sexual assault victims say Filner didn’t have their backs, he was watching their backs… Read and see the story at CNN.

The Daily Show: Touched by a Mayor… Watch it here.

Reporter Doug Curlee in Scoop San Diego… Regardless of how the Bob Filner mess eventually ends—and it will end, somehow—there are questions that need to be asked and answered … questions that should have been asked long ago, and should have been asked by those whose job it is to ask such questions: us. Read it all.

from local NBC… Executives Resign From Lobbying Firm Assisting Mayor by Wendy Fry Read it at NBC 7 website

In reference to Mayor Bob Filner’s veto of his own appointments to the City of San Diego pension board and the question of whether the City Council had six votes for an override: From Rostra, Monday… We can guess where Myrtle Cole and Marti Emerald will stand on that issue when it is discussed today during the City Council meeting. …

10News… Attorney Gloria Allred to represent woman accusing Filner of sex harassment Here’s the lawsuit, from the UT San Diego website… http://media.utsandiego.com/news/documents/2013/07/22/McCormackLawsuit.pdf Related UT story… http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jul/22/allred-accuser-filner/ Bob Filner statement, issued Monday evening… I am saddened by the charges that were leveled against me today.  Once due process is allowed to unfold,  I am certain there will be a better understanding …

The July/August of Our City Magazine is out… Why the world hates Bob

San Diego Councilman Scott Sherman: I’ve worked with the mayor for six months (or so) now and I believe the allegations. If this were the private sector and the mayor behaved the way he does……….he would not be employable. It became very obvious shortly after I arrived at city hall that the mayor had a serious problem dealing with people. …

From the brilliant John Dadian… Here’s my recommendation for what Bob Filner should use as an excuse: Substitute the name Bob Filner for Joliet Jake… Mystery Woman: “You miserable slug! You think you can talk your way out of this? You betrayed me.” Joliet Jake: “No, I didn’t. Honest… I ran out of gas. I… I had a flat tire. …

Here is the full text of Ingram’s statement to KPBS and inewsource (h/t John Dadian): The statement I made regarding Bob’s abusiveness and disrespect is referring to his behavior in our personal relationship. While I had heard rumors that he was engaging in sexual relationships with other women, I was never able to determine their validity. My focus has been …

Now that powerhouses Lorena Gonzalez and Todd Gloria have joined the clamoring din of those urging Bob Filner to resign, who will be the last holdout? Will anyone of prominence end up not joining in? Make your selection and tell us why… Marti Emerald Sherri Lightner Myrtle Cole What about Scott Peters? Others?

Maybe the mayor won’t even last as long as Mike Aguirre did… KPBS: Filner Asked To Resign Over Sexual-Harassment Claims By Sandhya Dirks, Mark Sauer, Amita Sharma At least three staunch supporters of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner are asking him to resign over allegations of sexual harassment, KPBS has learned. Read it all here.