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Dumanis Breaks No-Endorsement Vow

This document is a letter criticizing District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis for endorsing political candidates, breaking her 2007 promise not to endorse any candidates. The letter details several politicians Dumanis has endorsed since 2007, including County Clerk Ernest Dronenburg in 2014. It argues these endorsements undermine her ability to investigate corruption objectively and impartially. In one example, Dumanis had to recuse herself from investigating Bob Filner due to her endorsement of Filner's mayoral opponent. The letter calls on Dumanis to explain why she has changed her policy.

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Dumanis Breaks No-Endorsement Vow

This document is a letter criticizing District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis for endorsing political candidates, breaking her 2007 promise not to endorse any candidates. The letter details several politicians Dumanis has endorsed since 2007, including County Clerk Ernest Dronenburg in 2014. It argues these endorsements undermine her ability to investigate corruption objectively and impartially. In one example, Dumanis had to recuse herself from investigating Bob Filner due to her endorsement of Filner's mayoral opponent. The letter calls on Dumanis to explain why she has changed her policy.

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/01203 Alex 8oLh


March 14, 2014 619-228-3233

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lL's offlclal: 8onnle uumanls's 2007 vow Lo sLop endorslng pollLlcal candldaLes has been
rendered compleLely meanlngless. ?esLerday's news LhaL she has endorsed Lhe re-elecLlon
campalgn of CounLy Clerk LrnesL uronenburg reveals a mlnd-boggllng dlsregard for her
prevlous assurances Lo Lhe publlc.

Cnce agaln, we call on uumanls Lo explaln why she has repeaLedly broken her promlse LhaL she
wlll !"#$$ &' $'&()* +)*,'&-$$. )&/'*,) +'$#0#1-$ 1-&/#/-0),2 )31)+0 #& 4&4,4-$ 1#*145,0-&1),67
(See uumanls 3/1/2007 press release: hLLp://[Link]/flles/[Link]) When
she made LhaL promlse ln 2007, she Lold reporLers LhaL lnvesLlgaLlng publlc corrupLlon ls
dlfflculL enough wlLhouL Lhe posslblllLy of havlng our moLlves quesLloned or lmpalred by
pollLlcs."

Slnce maklng LhaL pledge, uumanls has proceeded Lo endorse noL only uronenburg buL also
!erry Sanders for San ulego Mayor ln 2008, !an ColdsmlLh for San ulego ClLy ALLorney ln 2008,
8lll Porn for San ulego CounLy Supervlsor ln 2010, 8on 8oberLs for San ulego CounLy Supervlsor
ln 2010, ulanne !acob for San ulego CounLy Supervlsor ln 2012, Creg Cox for San ulego
Supervlsor ln 2012, and Carl ueMalo for San ulego Mayor ln 2012.

She endorsed Lhe Lhree members of Lhe 8oard of Supervlsors even afLer she assured u-1
columnlsL Cerry 8raun ln 2007 LhaL she would &'0 )&/'*,) -&.'&) '& 08) 9'-*/ ':
;4+)*<#,'*,. (See 8raun column, vlrLue Club LlsL ls ShorL - !usL Ask uumanls," !uly 11, 2007:
hLLp://[Link]/news/meLro/braun/[Link])

As we've seen ln Lhe 8ob lllner case, Lhese endorsemenLs have lmpacLed her ablllLy Lo do her
[ob. Per declslon Lo endorse ueMalo over lllner ln Lhe 2012 mayoral elecLlon ls one of Lhe
reasons she had Lo recuse herself from Lhe lllner sexual-mlsconducL lnvesLlgaLlon and hand Lhe
case Lo Lhe sLaLe ALLorney Ceneral's Cfflce.

ln 2007, when she flrsL announced her no-endorsemenLs pollcy, she Lold reporLers, LeL me be
clear: l wlll noL allow Lhls offlce Lo be used as a pawn durlng pollLlcal campalgns or allow Lhe
lncorrecL percepLlon LhaL we are anyLhlng oLher Lhan compleLely ob[ecLlve."

Cnce agaln we ask: Why has she changed her mlnd?

Medla lnLeresLed ln Lalklng Lo 8oberL 8rewer on Lhls Loplc should conLacL CommunlcaLlons
ulrecLor Alex 8oLh aL 619-228-3233.

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