When Republican Roger Hedgecock vaulted to the office of mayor of San Diego in a special election in May 1983, his future seemed all blue sky and candy. The former San Diego County supervisor had already earned a reputation as an innovative politician determined to help the community ward off urban sprawl, and as mayor he won approval for a new bay-front convention center and helped attract the 1988 Super Bowl to San Diego. So strong was the Hedgecock sentiment that last November voters awarded him a full four-year term as mayor, even though he had been indicted on conspiracy and...
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