Today's top stories from sunny San Diego:

Republicans Bare Tusks in GOP Battle -- VoSD
Featured prominently on City Councilman Brian Maienschein's latest campaign mailer in his run for city attorney is a logo of a blue and red elephant with two stars on its back.

Signs of the political times -- SDUT
It's campaign time and Scott MacLaggan is trying to get his message out. Not to voters, mind you. He targets politicians. He wants them to cool it with their political signs.

Jan Goldsmith Gets It -- VoSD
I have been a deputy city attorney in San Diego for more than 11 years, handling both criminal prosecution and civil litigation. I am a Democrat, president of the Deputy City Attorneys Association and I am supporting Judge Jan Goldsmith to replace my boss, Mike Aguirre.

The Whole Story: RIP -- VoSD
The Whole Story, which existed briefly as a section of county Supervisor Bill Horn's website, has been taken down.

County will not issue marriage licenses to gay couples for now -- NCT
Gay couples who want to get married in San Diego County under last week's state Supreme Court ruling will have to wait a little longer.

Acle's Got Competition -- VoSD
A third contender has jumped into the school board race between incumbent Luis Acle and challenger Richard Barrera, aiming to outdo Acle in his write-in campaign.

Revised budget may shortchange schools, analyst for state says -- SDUT
The state's legislative analyst said yesterday that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's revised budget relies on unrealistic revenue assumptions that could wind up shortchanging schools.

Plans to wed still 'up in the air' for same-sex couples -- SDUT
For same-sex couples in San Diego County, the wedding bouquet is in the air, waiting to be caught. Except nobody knows when it will fall.

14 injured in big explosion at hotel construction site -- SDUT
A deafening boom, plumes of smoke and debris raining from a downtown high-rise. In the moments following an explosion yesterday afternoon at a San Diego hotel construction site, first responders and witnesses feared the blast was the handiwork of a serial bomber or terrorist.

Big investors seek stricter U.S. climate laws -- SDUT
nvestors managing more than $2.3 trillion urged the government Tuesday to enact strict laws to cut greenhouse gas emissions, saying lax regulation could hurt the competitiveness of U.S. companies.

While San Diego Aged -- VoSD
San Diego's pension crisis sits front and center in a new book by renowned financial journalist Roger Lowenstein titled "While America Aged: How Pension Debts Ruined General Motors, Stopped the NYC Subways, Bankrupted San Diego, and Loom as the Next Financial Crisis."

Politician called an early environmentalist -- SDUT
Mike Gotch loved the beach and the desert, and he spent much of his professional and personal time advocating for environmental causes.