SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The race to fill San Diego County’s vacant District 1 seat is starting to get heated.
An attack ad from Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre’s campaign accuses her opponent, Chula Vista Mayor John McCann, of taking money from corrupt contractors and helping a convicted fraudster get out of prison.
According to Aguirre’s campaign, the ad has reportedly garnered nearly a million online views. It also aired before and after the ABC 10News District 1 debate. The timing of the ad was selected by Aguirre’s campaign; our news department did not participate in that decision.
McCann’s campaign calls the commercial a “cheap shot” and “sleazy,” and says it distorts the facts.
A representative for Aguirre said her campaign has been running the ad so voters know the extent of McCann’s “Trump-style corruption.”
So, what’s true — and what needs context? Watch the video above to see Team 10’s fact-check.
