Press Coverage

Campaign Press Releases

• Lightner Lambasts Opponent Over Negative Campaigning - Sherri Lightner today assailed her opponent, Phil Thalheimer, for repeatedly using untruths and smears about her in his campaign mailers.
  (October 29, 2008)
• Sherri Lightner Calls on Opponent to Get Pension Facts Straight - Thalheimer Demonstrates Lack of Understanding of Pension Issues
  (October 13, 2008)
• Sherri Lightner Challenges Thalheimer to Clean Campaign Pledge
  (September 23, 2008)
• Recent Endorsements of Sherri Lightner
  (September 21, 2008)
• Sherri Lightner Calls on Scott Peters to Dissolve the La Jolla Parking District Advisory Board
  (April 11, 2008)
• Sherri Lightner Wins Endorsement of Sierra Club and League of Conservation Voters
  (March 19, 2008)
• Sherri Lightner Announces District 1 Candidacy
  (October 8, 2007)

You Tube

• Sherri Lightner for San Diego City Council - UCSD Students: Vote Sherri Lightner for San Diego City Council on Nov 4th!
  (October 26, 2008)
• Phil Thalheimer admits on-air that he lied in one of his mailers - Roger Hedgecock Show, KOGO Radio
  (October 24, 2008)
• Sherri Lightner at SD City Council (Conflict of Interest)
  (April 15, 2008)

KGTV Television

• Sherri Lightner on the 10NEWS.com's NextGen Politics Website with Hal Clement. [play video]
  (May 16, 2008)

NBC 7/39 Television

• Sherri Lightner on the NBC 7/39's Politically Speaking with Gene Cubbison. [play video]
  (May 8, 2008)

KUSI Television

• Sherri Lightner on the KUSI Good Morning Show with Sandra Maas and Dan Plante [play video]
  (April 28, 2008)

Voice of San Diego

• Did Obama Deliver District 1? by Scott Lewis
  (November 21, 2008)
• How Democrats Got Their Groove Back by David Washburn
  (November 7, 2008)
• Courting Coastal Republicans in District 1 by David Washburn
  (September 30, 2008)
• Where's April? - Letters to the Editor by Brian T. Peterson
  (August 13, 2008)
• It's Raining Money in District 1 by David Washburn
  (May 22, 2008)
• The Politics of Seal Poop by David Washburn
  (May 15, 2008)
• Proposition Makes for Strange Bedfellows by David Washburn
  (May 7, 2008)
• The Taking Care of the Essentials by Darcy Ashley
  (April 25, 2008)
• The Debates in Focus by Sam Hodgson
  (April 4, 2008)
• Council Cash by David Washburn
  (March 3, 2008)

San Diego Union Tribune

• New council pledges change - Mayor is sworn in along with four new City Council members who vow to work together by Jeanette Steele and Ronald W. Powell
  (December 9, 2008)
• Council victories tied to Obama surge - Community involvement also cited as key to wins by Jeanette Steele
  (November 10, 2008)
• Emerald, Lightner, Gloria sweep onto San Diego council by Craig Gustafson
  (November 5, 2008 7:44 AM)
• Emerald, Lightner, Gloria hanging on to Democratic sweep by Craig Gustafson
  (November 5, 2008 6:43 AM)
• Hot seat: Sherri Lightner - First District City Council candidate Sherri Lightner talks about Proposition C, the pension debacle, Mayor Jerry Sanders and more
  (October 19, 2008)
• Democrat, Republican vie for District 1 council seat by Jeanette Steele
  (October 4, 2008)
• Ask the candidates - Survey by The San Diego Union-Tribune staff
  (July 5, 2008)
• DeMaio to weigh in on runoffs - Council victor eyes 'reform' candidates by Ronald W. Powell and Jeanette Steele
  (June 5, 2008)
• Three want Peters' seat in northern District 1 by Jeanette Steele
  (May 7, 2008)
• Rumor mill rampant about TP leadership by Tod Leonard
  (May 6, 2008)
   

  The San Diego Municipal Golfers Alliance (SDMGA) "has endorsed candidate Sherri Lightner in District 1"

• District 1 council candidates keep gloves on at debate by Ronald W. Powell
  (April 4, 2008)
• 'This is a disgrace' Union-Tribune polls City Council candidates regarding the auto allowance
  (April 3, 2008)
• Fundraising in council races reported by Ronald W. Powell
  (March 25, 2008)
• Candidates hope to bring new blood to City Council by Ronald W. Powell
  (January 10, 2008)

La Jolla Village News

• LJ's Lightner wins seat for District 1 by Alyssa Ramos
  (November 6, 2008)
• District 1 debate draws lines by Alyssa Ramos
  (October 24, 2008)
• Lightner and Thalheimer will debate at UC High by Alyssa Ramos
  (October 11, 2008)
• La Jollan Lightner will face Thalheimer for council seat by Alyssa Ramos
  (June 6, 2008)
• Candidates showcase differences in debate by Alyssa Ramos
  (May 1, 2008)
   

  "Attendees voted for their favorite candidate after the debate. La Jolla resident Lightner was first, Merrifield second and Thalheimer third."

• Promote La Jolla promotes paid parking by Alyssa Ramos
  (April 18, 2008)
   

  "Lightner wrote a letter to Peters and the council, urging them to dissolve the parking board. She said that PLJ is "running amok," and that the group needs to break its tie with the parking board. Lightner also said PLJ's actions were against the Brown Act."

• Race is under way for District 1 by Alyssa Ramos
  (November 23, 2007)

La Jolla Light

• Four Letters to the Editor by Gale Spicher, David Cooper, Ingrid Varon, and Orrin Gabsch/Ray Weiss
  (October 30, 2008)
• First District candidates reflect on run
  (June 11, 2008)
• Business Briefs - Lightner calls for parking advisory board's dismissal
  (April 30, 2008)
• District One Candidates Meet in Debate
  (April 24, 2008)
• Sherri Lightner takes populist approach to District One race by Dave Schwab
  (April 11, 2008)

City Beat

• Our endorsements - by the CityBeat Staff
  (October 14, 2008)
   

  We're big fans of Lightner. [...] If you only follow one of our three endorsements in this section, make sure it's this one.

• Political Lunacy - Shoulda Didda by Carl Luna
  (June 2, 2008)
• Our endorsements by the CityBeat Staff
  (May 14, 2008)
   

  In endorsing Sherri for City Council District 1 City Beat says "she's a smart cookie (longtime engineer at General Atomics) who will do her homework, read the fine print and ask the hard questions that will need to be asked of the mayor and his staff. She's paid her dues at the community level and won't need any time getting up to speed on issues involving growth and development in the neighborhoods."

• Conservationists endorse Lightner, Gloria, Emerald by David Rolland
  (April 7, 2008)
• Folllow the money - Details and tidbits from candidates' campaign filings by Eric Wolff
  (February 5, 2008)

KPBS Radio

• San Diego City Council Races Raise Hundreds of Thousands by Alison St John
  (October 24, 2008)
• Lightner and Thalheimer Vie for SD City Council District 1 KBPS These Days interview with Tom Fudge
  (October 22, 2008)
• District 1's Quality Candidates by Gloria Penner
  (April 29, 2008)
• District One Candidates Debate Outsourcing City Jobs by Alison St John
  (April 15, 2008)

Del Mar Times

• District 1 city council candidates square off
  (October 23, 2008)

Corridor News

• Candidates face-off at PQ forum by Steve Dreyer
  (April 10, 2008)
• Candidate joins District 1 race by José A. López
  (November 22, 2007)

Carmel Valley News/Del Mar Village Voice

• La Jolla's Lightner presses for community power in District One Council run by Ian S. Port
  (April 10, 2008)

Mission Times Courier

• League of Conservation Voters Announces San Diego Candidate Endorsements
  (April 8, 2008)