FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Monday, May 12, 2025

CONTACT:
MayorPress@sandiego.gov

SAN DIEGO – Mayor Todd Gloria issued the following statement today announcing the City Council’s authorization to initiate litigation against the San Diego County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) over its objectionable handling of the signature-verification process related to the proposed secession of La Jolla from the City of San Diego:

“This morning, the City Council authorized the City Attorney’s Office to file litigation against LAFCO for its handling of the petition for La Jolla’s secession from the City of San Diego. 

“From the outset, I’ve made it clear that the City of San Diego has serious concerns about LAFCO’s exceptionally broad and questionable interpretations that led them to overturn the County Registrar of Voters’ official determination that the La Jolla secession petition was insufficient. The decision by LAFCO to overrule the Registrar undermines public confidence in the integrity of this signature-verification process and sets a troubling precedent. This litigation aims to provide San Diegans with the transparency they deserve, hold LAFCO accountable for its arbitrary and capricious decisions, and affirm the Registrar’s original certification of insufficiency.”
 

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