Mayor Jim Wood & Deputy Mayor Esther Sanchez apparently are backed by the unions. The other 3 council members I dismiss as being party to this without more information.
If it's the Mayor, he really put himself 'out there' walking into Ares the way he did. He's not on the MAIG Coalition List (I downloaded the Member Coalition list Bloomberg deleted from the MAIG website in January, current a/o November 1, 2013, if anyone needs it).
My $$ is on Deputy Mayor Ester Sanchez.
These are her 'endorsements' for her 2012 election:
Mayor Jim Wood, City of Oceanside
ACTION
Team Oceanside
Sierra Club
League of Conservation Voters
Veterans Democratic Club of San Diego County
Carlsbad-Oceanside Democratic Club
Democratic Party of San Diego County
Labor Council of San Diego and Imperial Counties
Oceanside City Employees Association
Oceanside Firefighters Association
Oceanside Police Officers Association
Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
Mexican American Business & Professional Association
Citizens for the Preservation of Parks and Beaches PAC
Oceanside Business Owners & Community Leaders
I thought it was National City as opposed to Oceanside.