FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
April 29, 2025

CONTACT:
MayorPress@sandiego.gov

SAN DIEGO – Today, the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) overturned the San Diego County Registrar of Voters’ Certification of Insufficiency of the petition by a group aiming to separate La Jolla from the City of San Diego.  

The proponents failed to collect a sufficient number of signatures and were subsequently given an additional 15 days to collect more. That effort also failed, according to the Registrar of Voters; however, LAFCO accepted proponents’ appeals on more than 240 signatures despite their not meeting the Registrar’s clear signature-validation standards, enabling the effort to progress. 

With this development, Mayor Todd Gloria issued the following statement:  

“Today’s announcement by LAFCO reversing the San Diego County Registrar of Voters’ Certification of Insufficiency regarding La Jolla secession is outrageous. The City sat in on the proponents’ appeal of their signature submissions and has serious concerns about the exceptionally broad interpretations made by LAFCO staff to overrule the ROV on hundreds of signatures. The City formally objected to many of LAFCO staff’s interpretations, including the allowance of names not matching registered voter data, incorrect addresses and ZIP codes, incomplete addresses, and illegible submissions already rejected by the Registrar. To ensure full transparency regarding LAFCO’s override of the ROV’s Certification of Insufficiency, the City will issue a formal Letter of Objection and continue to explore the legal options available.” 

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