Column: Meet 'Mr. San Diego' 2022 -- Jerry Sanders
It seems that Jerry Sanders has done it all. He took over as mayor of San Diego when the city was reeling from a pension scandal. He served as chief of the city’s police force and CEO of United Way.
In 2013, Sanders spoke at the ceremony honoring Stephen Cushman as “Mr. San Diego.” Now it’s Sanders’ turn in the spotlight as others speak about his impact on the region during a Sept. 15 celebration luncheon hosted by S.D. Rotary at the Liberty Station Conference Center at 2600 Laning Road.Jordan Leigh Maharaj, executive director of the San Diego Rotary Club, notes that honorees must have made outstanding contributions to the betterment of our region in a variety of ways over a long time.
So far-reaching was the negative publicity that The New York Times alluded to our city as “Enron by the Sea,” a reference to the energy giant’s accounting scandal that shocked America. Roscoe alluded to the many job titles that Sanders has assumed over the years. “These are all jobs with great responsibility and time commitment, reflective of a true community and public servant,” she says.
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