Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Mayor Sanders Needs to Release All Information Regarding the Sherman Heights Wal-Mart Project Permits and Campaign Contributions

From the Labor Council:




Mayor Sanders Needs to Release All Information Regarding the Sherman Heights Wal-Mart Project Permits and Campaign Contributions


SAN DIEGO - San Diego Labor Council Secretary-Treasurer Lorena Gonzalez and President Mickey Kasparian made the following joint statement in response to the Wal-Mart de Mexico permit scandal:

“In light of the Wal-Mart de Mexico permit scandal, we call today on the Mayor's office to release all documents, calendars, e-mails and staff directives related to approval of plans and permits for Wal-Mart's proposed store in Sherman Heights. Likewise, we call on Wal-Mart and the Mayor to release any and all communication, calendars, and phone logs related to Wal-Mart’s decision to donate to the Mayor’s pension reform ballot initiative.

“A review of public records finds that plans for the site's development were approved in August 2011 and made public August 26th, 2011.

“Campaign reports show that Wal-Mart made a $20,000 donation to the Comprehensive Pension Reform for San Diego campaign on August 19th, 2011. It is unclear what interest Wal-Mart has in public employee pension reform.

“Citizens of San Diego need to know what happened to prompt a major donation and plan approval so close together. Even the appearance of quid pro quo presents a major crisis of confidence for the city's and Wal-Mart’s leadership and must be addressed.”


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San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council
The San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO includes 134 affiliated labor groups in the region with a membership of more than 192,000 working families.  Founded in 1891, the Labor Council advocates for more jobs, better jobs and better lives for all of San Diego’s workers – union and non-union.
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