It was he who dug through various databases to come up with information pursuant to a story on the high-flying travel expenses of San Diego Port commissioners. Washburn spends about half his time as an investigative reporter teamed with David Hasemyer and the other half doing data analysis for other reporters. He previously worked for six and a half years at the Morning Call newspaper in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Washburn also spent a year as an assistant producer for Dateline NBC and has taught computer-assisted reporting at the Los Angeles Times. This should have been a time for the District 6 city councilwoman to be a valued elder statesman.
Stallings is one of just three incumbents left on a council that has six new faces.
Unfortunately, she s being investigated for alleged insider stock trading in a company run by Padres owner John Moores. It s widely felt around town that her resignation would greatly aid the restart of construction on the stalled downtown Padres ballpark. Stallings who has two years left in her term has adamantly resisted a public cry for her to step down.