Photo of the Charles C. Dail Dedication Wall on the City Administration Building. Charles Calhoun 'Charlie' Dail (1909-1968) was an American Democratic politician. He was elected to three terms on the San Diego City Council from 1943 to 1955, and served two terms as Mayor of San Diego between 1955 and 1963. His promotion of the development of the downtown Community Concourse set off a wave of construction of skyscraper offices and hotels and started the revival of the city's downtown.