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SAN DIEGO - Jerry Sanders was sworn in as mayor of California's second-biggest city Monday and restored the title of "America's Finest City" to San Diego's Web site in his first official act.
The Associated Press reported Sunday that city officials had quietly dropped the self-proclaimed title from the Web site in August following a series of scandals involving San Diego's elected officials.
"It disappeared as if somehow the citizens were to blame for the problems that we have right now," Sanders said. "Starting today, that will be back on the city's Web site."
The FBI has raided City Hall, a $1.37 billion pension shortfall led the previous mayor to resign and two councilmen were convicted of taking bribes from a strip club owner. Last week, Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham resigned after taking $2.4 million in bribes,
"It's the citizens that make this city great," Sanders said. "It's business, academia, arts and culture, the military that make this city one of the most desirable places in the world to live and work."
Sanders, a former police chief, defeated Councilwoman Donna Frye with 58 percent of the vote in the Nov. 8 election to replace Dick Murphy, who resigned in April.
The former San Diego police chief said he would forgo a big celebration, citing the city's ongoing financial crisis.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051206/ap_on_re_us/america_s_finest_city
SAN DIEGO - Jerry Sanders was sworn in as mayor of California's second-biggest city Monday and restored the title of "America's Finest City" to San Diego's Web site in his first official act.
The Associated Press reported Sunday that city officials had quietly dropped the self-proclaimed title from the Web site in August following a series of scandals involving San Diego's elected officials.
"It disappeared as if somehow the citizens were to blame for the problems that we have right now," Sanders said. "Starting today, that will be back on the city's Web site."
The FBI has raided City Hall, a $1.37 billion pension shortfall led the previous mayor to resign and two councilmen were convicted of taking bribes from a strip club owner. Last week, Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham resigned after taking $2.4 million in bribes,
"It's the citizens that make this city great," Sanders said. "It's business, academia, arts and culture, the military that make this city one of the most desirable places in the world to live and work."
Sanders, a former police chief, defeated Councilwoman Donna Frye with 58 percent of the vote in the Nov. 8 election to replace Dick Murphy, who resigned in April.
The former San Diego police chief said he would forgo a big celebration, citing the city's ongoing financial crisis.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051206/ap_on_re_us/america_s_finest_city
