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>> >>AMITA SHARMA: AT 5:01 P.M. FRIDAY TODD GLORIA TAKES OVER AS NEW MAYOR JUST AS BOB
FILNER'S STEP DOWN BECOMES OFFICIAL. PEOPLE ON THE INSIDE CITY HALL SAY IT'S BEEN
A GRUELING SIX WEEKS. IS THAT BECAUSE CITY BUSINESS GROUND TO A
HALT OR BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF LEADERSHIP? >> >>TODD GLORIA: I THINK THIS IS NOW GOING
TO BE PUT BEHIND US. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR OUR 10,000 CITY
EMPLOYEES TO OPEN THE PAPER EVERY DAY AND SEE SOMETHING WRITTEN, FOR OUR CITIZENS TO
WATCH THE LATE NIGHT NEWS AND SEE THE SHAME BROUGHT TO OUR CITY.
I THINK I SEE A COLLECTIVE SIGH OF RELIEF ON THE FACES OF ALL OF OUR FOLKS AT CITY HALL.
>> >>AMITA SHARMA: HOW DO YOU AS INTERIM MAYOR PLAN TO HELP PICK UP THE PIECES AND GET THE
CITY BACK ON TRACK? >> >>TODD GLORIA: WELL Y HOPE FOO START BY
PREDICTING SOME CALM IN HOPING FOLKS CAN BEGIN TO HEAL, THEN WE START TO CLEAN THINGS UP.
THAT STARTS WITH A DEPARTMENT REVIEW, WE'LL HAVE WILL EKARD TO DO THAT, WE'LL RELEASE
THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HELD UP AND BOTTLED UP, PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS AND OTHER
THINGS AND GET BACK TO THE INITIATIVES THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE OUR CITY GREAT.
THINGS LIKE OUR NEW CITY LIBRARY, COASTAL COMMISSION EX EXPANSION OF CONVENTION CENTER
IN OCTOBER. >> >>AMITA SHARMA: WHAT POWERS DO YOU HAVE
AS AN INTERIM MAYOR AND WHAT POWERS DO YOU LACK THAT AN ELECTED MAYOR HAS?
>> >>TODD GLORIA: IT'S EASIER TO SAY WHAT I DON'T HAVE, AND THAT WOULD BE THE VETO.
VETO CAN COUNCIL ACTIONS. I AM ABLE TO VOTE ON MATTERS, BUT THERE'S
CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON LONG TERM PROJECTS OR INITIATIVES.
I THINK WE CAN WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE TO
MAKE SURE THAT THINGS NEED TO BE DONE WILL GET DONE.
>> >>AMITA SHARMA: DO YOU PLAN TO RUN FOR MAYOR?
>> >>TODD GLORIA: I HAVEN'T MADE THAT DECISION YET.
I'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON TRYING TO SOLVE THIS CRISIS.
YOU SEA SAW ME WORKING WITH JAN GOLDSMITH, I'M NOW TRANSITIONED TO THE INTERIM MAYOR'S
OFFICE. >> >>AMITA SHARMA: HOW LONG DO YOU EXPECT
THAT TO TAKE? I MEAN, BY WHEN DO YOU HOPE TO HAVE MADE A DECISION?
>> >>TODD GLORIA: NOT TOO MUCH LONGER. I RECOGNIZE THIS IS A QUICK TURN AROUND. YRN
TRY AND REALLY THINK THINGS THROUGH THIS IS A BIG DECISION. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT SOME
TIME AND MAKE SURE WHATEVER I DECIDE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY.
>> >>AMITA SHARMA: YOU'VE RECEIVED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM REAL ESTATE AGENTS, CONTRACTORS,
DEVELOPERS, THERE ARE CRITICS WHO SAY THAT YOU DON'T QUITE STAND UP FOR PROGRESSIVE CAUSES,
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE A DEMOCRAT. WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT?
>> >>TODD GLORIA: IT'S BOLOGNA. I SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE AS A DEMOCRAT, MY CORE
VALUES ARE INCREDIBLY PROGRESSIVE. I THINK PEOPLE PICK UP THAT I RECOGNIZE DEMOCRATS
DON'T HAVE A MONOPOLY ON GOOD IDEAS AND I'VE BEEN WILLING TO WORK WITH REPUBLICANS AND
INDEPENDENTS TO GET THINGS DONE. AS FAR AS MY VALUES, THEY ARE PROGRESSIVE
AS THEY COME. WITH REGARDS TO CAN DEVELOPERS, I THINK YOU'VE
SEEN ME WORK TIME AND AGAIN TO HOLD DEVELOPERS ACCOUNTABLE.
I THINK THINGS LIKE THE NAVY BROADWAY COMPLEX, EXPANSION OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN MY AREA WHERE
I STOOD UP TO DEVELOPERS AND I DON'T THINK THEY'LL BE ANY DIFFERENT PROVIDED THEIR PROJECTS
AREN'T GOOD. >> >>AMITA SHARMA: WHAT KIND OF MAYOR DOES
SAN DIEGO NEED RIGHT NOW. >> >>TODD GLORIA: SOMEONE THAT CAN BRING THE
CITY TOGETHER. I THINK WE NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP HEAL
THE CITY. THE CITY IS BROKEN AT THE MOMENT, I THINK
WE'RE HURTING WE WANT TO GET PAST THAT, I THINK WE WILL.
>> >>AMITA SHARMA: TODD GLORIA, THANK YOU.