In Brief
JUNGLE PRIMARY COMING
The primary election for candidates for Governor and other state positions is nearly here. Mail ballots arrive the week of May 4th and the election is on June 2nd.
Known as a “jungle ballot” because the top two vote-getters will face off in the November general election, regardless of party affiliation. Because there are more viable Democratic candidates than Republican, the result could be a November runoff between two Republicans and no Democrats.
NIGHT TO DAY
The Clean Energy Alliance announced a new “Super Off Peak” rate for electricity used between 10 AM and 2 PM every weekday. This lower rate matches the current 12 midnight to 6 AM cost of CEA electricity and coincides with peak solar production, when energy generation exceeds demand.
FAIR BOARD EXEC X’D
Carlene Moore, Chief Executive Officer for the Fairgrounds, was fired after a closed session on April 14 lasting more than four hours. The Board of Directors for the 22nd District Agricultural Association (the Fairgrounds Board) voted 8-1 to fire Moore, and to appoint Board Chair Sam Nejabat to serve as interim CEO effective immediately. It is unclear what impact this action will have on Del Mar’s efforts to secure a Fairgrounds site for affordable housing. The Sandpiper’s April 16 report on this firing, including City Manager Ashley Jones’s response, is here: delmarsandpiper.org/2026-04-16-update.
