SAN DIEGO -- As part of her stated commitment to support returning veterans, San Diego mayoral candidate Bonnie Dumanis has announced plans to open a satellite Small Business Administration Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) in San Diego.

According to a news release issued today by Dumanis, more than 28,000 veterans are discharged from the military in San Diego each year, which is more than anywhere else in the nation.

SAN DIEGO -- To support the many veterans who live in the city, Councilmember Carl DeMaio released his "Welcome Home Plan" today at an event held at a training facility run by GC Green San Diego, a company focused on providing employment for veterans.

By releasing this plan, DeMaio said that he hopes to bring the issue of veterans' unemployment to the forefront as military spending cuts and the draw-down in Afghanistan promises to make the problem even more challenging in coming years.

SAN DIEGO -- On Jan. 8, 1912, the San Diego City Council passed an ordinance that effectively banned free speech in much of downtown.

Section 1 of the ordinance, which was titled "An Ordinance Prohibiting Public Speaking or Singing Within Certain Boundaries," made it unlawful for any person to address any assemblage, meeting or gathering of persons, conduct a public meeting, or give a speech, lecture, sing a song, or take part in public discussion on any public street or alley in an area defined by the ordinance as the "Central Congested District."

SAN DIEGO – In an effort to provide ideas to city officials on how to "expeditiously and properly" implement sweeping changes in city employee pension programs, San Diego City Councilmember Carl DeMaio has created a Retirement Security Task Force.

In announcing the formation of the group today, DeMaio said the task force will be comprised of outside experts who will provide advice on how to manage the transition from the old pension system to new retirement plans, which he says will offer security for employees and affordability for taxpayers.