Lawsuit Alleges ‘Financial Favors’ to National City Mayor’s Assistant in Development Dispute

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Lawsuit Alleges ‘Financial Favors’ to National City Mayor’s Assistant in Development Dispute

A lawsuit filed late last month alleges that the developer of a controversial gas station and housing project in National City “provided personal financial favors to a staff member of the Mayor” in exchange for help gaining city approval for the project.  The lawsuit, filed Jan. 24 by Micaela Polanco, president of La Vista Memorial Park and Cemetery in Lincoln Acres, stems from an ongoing dispute over what should be built on a vacant lot at the …