The Race for Mayor: A Look at Jim Bell

He believes San Diegans are pining for a long-term plan in addition to the city’s immediate fiscal woes when they elect their next mayor. Bell contends that his plan to make the region self-sustaining, while not the urgent matter on the minds of city voters, will help the local economy over the long haul.

“The first question on these candidate questionnaires the different groups send out is ‘why should the residents of San Diego vote for you?’” said Bell, who has run for mayor three times prior, most notably in last spring’s primary, when he won 6.7 percent of the vote. “And the answer is ‘peak oil.’”
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