- Occupation: Consumer Fraud Investigative Reporter
 - Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from National University,
 - Honored as Alumnus of the Year in 2005 because of her many contributions and leadership in the San Diego region.
 - Marti Emerald has spent the last 26 years in San Diego building bridges and mending fences as a consumer advocate
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Make local government as good as San Diego.
 - Perform department by department audits and performance audits. Let's work on the independent financial analysis with its $30 million cost savings
 - Create good jobs and grow the middle class, cut waste and avoid raising taxes, and protect our environment and quality of life.
  
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- San Diego Firefighters
 - San Diego Police Officers
 - Sierra Club of San Diego and the San Diego League of Conservation Voters
  
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