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Richard Bailey

Richard Bailey

Nonpartisan · California · 2026

Running for San Diego City Council, District 2, California

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Reducing city spending and right-sizing City Hall management
  • Limiting ADU density and requiring parking in new development to protect single-family neighborhoods
  • Prioritizing street repair over other infrastructure spending
Biography

Richard Bailey owns two businesses in San Diego and has worked as a Fortune 500 financial analyst and adjunct professor of economics at the University of San Diego, per the campaign site. He previously served as Mayor of Coronado and on the Coronado City Council, per the campaign site.

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