With the announced resignation of Bob Filner, to take effect August 30, San Diego will acquire a new mayor in the form of City Council president Todd Gloria, a gay Democrat. (My apologies for the poor quality of the article, which rambles quite a bit before getting to the point--mainly the topic of its title. To such has journalism sunk in 2013...)
A special election will be held within 90 days to pick a permanent replacement for Filner.
Dare we hope that Todd Gloria will run for a full term?
Maybe it's time to crank up the letter- and email-writing machinery encouraging Mr. Gloria to do so.
Herewith, the gentleman himself: