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Michael Aguirre
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"The City Attorney is to be elected by the people. This is a guarantee that the legal head of the government will be able to fearlessly protect interests of all San Diego and not merely be an attorney appointed to carry out wishes of council or manager."

– 1931 election piece asking voters to elect an independent City Attorney

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Section 40.1 Concurrent Jurisdication of City Attorney with District Attorney

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The San Diego City Attorney’s Office today filed an appellate brief in the SDCERS v. City of San Diego pension case. The appeal cites numerous legal errors that were made by the trial court, including the application of a one-year statute of limitations to allegations of conflict-of-interest in the making of government contracts.
• Read the appeal (PDF: 3.7Mb)

U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) charges five former San Diego city officials with fraud in connection with city municipal securities offerings.
• Read the SEC Complaint. (PDF: 974K)
• Read the SEC News Release. (PDF: 308K)

City Attorney’s Report to the Citizens of San Diego
On January 11, 2008 City Attorney Mike Aguirre spoke of the legal accomplishments of the City Attorney’s Office and highlighted critical issues of interest to San Diegans.
• Watch the video
• View the City Attorney’s Report to the Citizens of San Diego (PDF: 2.0Mb)

San Diego City Attorney Interim Report No.24: Report to the People of San Diego Regarding the San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System
This report is written to ensure that San Diegans better understand the financial consequences they will face if the problems associated with the San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System (SDCERS) are not properly addressed.
• View the City Attorney Updated Interim Report No. 24 (PDF: 204K)
• Attachments Supporting Interim Report No. 24 (PDF: 4.2Mb)

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THE AGUIRRE REPORT - WEB LOG (BLOG)
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03.17.08
by Michael Aguirre, San Diego City Attorney
A letter to U-T Editorial Page
Don't Disseminate False Information

I want to make the citizens of San Diego aware of the misinformation that the Union-Tribune Editorial Page disseminates to its readers. I sent the following letter to Bob Kittle on March 10, 2008:
• Letter to Bob Kittle, March 10, 2008 (PDF: 189K)

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