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In @GavinNewsom California child molesters are emboldened by his weak on Pedos laws to post 100s of advertisements near schools on utility polls. Because of the eagle eye & persistentance of Lemon_Grove_Volunteers on Instagram & repeated calls to the San Diego Human Trafficking…

Republican Carl DeMaio has lost the race to represent California's 52nd Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. DeMaio, who sought to be the first openly gay Republican elected to Congress, challenged freshman Rep. Scott Peters (D) The race took a tumultuous turn when a former aide to DeMaio accused the Republican of sexual harassment. Prosecutors later declined to charge DeMaio, who accused his opponent of being behind the allegations.

Mayor Jerry Sanders created some surprising news Tuesday when he endorsed City Councilman Carl DeMaio to be his mayoral successor. His opponent, Congressman Bob Filner, widened his lead in the mayoral race in a poll released the same day ... The relationship between Sanders and DeMaio has been notoriously frosty. Sanders said they don’t talk much and haven’t always gotten along. But Sanders said Tuesday he cared about the city too much to "sit out" the endorsement. ... A 10News and SurveyUSA poll of likely voters out Tuesday put Filner up 12 points over DeMaio, 50 percent to 38 percent....

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Two leading Republican contenders for mayor of America's eighth-largest city are openly gay, and voters have barely noticed. It doesn't come up at campaign appearances or in local news coverage. District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and City Councilman Carl DeMaio haven't made their marks as gay rights activists, which may help explain why their sexual orientation has been a non-issue even among social conservatives.