
The 101 Ash St. scandal is just one problem. Time for a grand jury to investigate
BY LISA ROSS San Diego Union-Tribune
AUG. 27, 2020 6:31 PM PT “Ya been took! Ya been hoodwinked! Bamboozled! Led astray!”
So says Malcolm X, as channeled by Denzel Washington, in Spike Lee’s foundational film of the same name. That is what Mayor Kevin Faulconer and City Councilwoman Vivian Moreno want taxpayers to believe about the purchase of the asbestos-infused 101 Ash Street building, which was intended to house city government offices, but cannot be occupied because of t