Politically Speaking

A political consultants shares a tip on getting your mailbox back to normal — and why campaigns are willing to stop sending them.

If you’re feeling inundated with mailers about candidates and propositions, voting early can get you taken off the lists to send them, reports NBC 7’s Joey Safchik

Two Democrats, Heather Ferbert and Brian Maienschein, are running against each other. They have openly debated each other’s qualifications for the job and whether public confrontation is part of the role. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea reports.

With the election just weeks away, NBC 7 is previewing the candidates running for San Diego’s city attorney. It’s the only race that does not have an incumbent running as current City Attorney Mara Elliott terms out.

Larry Turner, who is challenging Mayor Todd Gloria, toured encampments and said the mayor’s strategy has not worked. Gloria said Turner is good at pointing out problems but not fixing them. NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer spoke with both candidates about their plans.

Besides the presidential, California Senate and local races, San Diego voters also have some important statewide ballot measures to consider before the general election this November.

California’s 51st Congressional District includes a large stretch of central and east San Diego County.

Sara Jacobs and Bill Wells are campaigning to represent the residents of El Cajon, Kensington, Mira Mesa and other neighborhoods, reports NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes.

California voters will be asked this November to vote on Proposition 36, a measure that would roll back a resolution passed by voters in 2014 to reclassify some “non-violent” felonies as misdemeanors.

A ballot measure in California proposes to lock in billions of dollars to pay doctors more for treating low-income patients. Proposition 35 would take an existing tax on health insurance plans and use the money to increase payment to medical providers who see Medi-Cal patients.

During an election where homelessness is top-of-mind, there is a push to make sure people with experience living on the streets or in shelters are not used as political props.

In one of the most high-stakes local races this election cycle, incumbent Terra Lawson-Remer faces off against former mayor of San Diego Kevin Faulconer to represent the coast, from Carlsbad to Coronado. The candidates sit down with Politically Speaking host Joey Safchik to discuss the seat that could tilt the balance on the Board of Supervisors......

San Diego County voters should’ve already gotten their mail-in ballots. Now all they have to do is fill them out, sign them and mail them back or drop them off.