Today's top stories from sunny San Diego:

A Political Career Stifled by John Hancock -- VoSD
In an embarrassing coda to a troubled political career, Luis Acle's bid to reclaim his seat on the San Diego Unified school board fizzled Wednesday with his second failure to gather enough valid signatures to run, virtually guaranteeing challenger Richard Barrera the office.

DA Won't Investigate Aguirre -- VoSD
District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis won't be conducting the investigation into City Attorney Mike Aguirre that Council President Scott Peters requested yesterday because Dumanis has endorsed one of Aguirre's challengers.

Grand jury says area not keeping pace with growth -- NCT
San Diego County is not building roads, schools and other vital infrastructure fast enough to keep pace with population growth, in part because its regional planning agency is not equipped to make the politically tough decisions required to prepare for the future, a county grand jury concluded Wednesday.

13% more owners didn't pay their property taxes -- SDUT
Property tax delinquencies rose nearly 13 percent this year as county residents grappled with an economic downturn, higher gas prices and plummeting property values.

What city attorney's race could look like -- SDUT
A nice, warm post-mortem beats cold numbers. Thanks to polls, election results are so predictable. The real mysteries are psychological. How is it that voter groups cohere around answers to probing questions?

Same-sex marriages could start by June 16 -- SDUT
Same-sex marriages could begin as soon as June 16 in San Diego County, depending on how quickly the state can establish a formal process for the unions.

Council passes budget with funding intact -- SDUT
The Encinitas City Council approved a $53.5 million operating budget yesterday that would leave programs and services funded while increasing subsidies for a community group and open space acquisition.

A Democrat for Maienschein -- VoSD
Brian Maienschein will get things done. I support Brian Maienschein for city attorney because of his demonstrated competence at being an effective, productive and honest civil servant.

Spammed by Candidates? -- VoSD
Have you received an unsolicited e-mail from Scott Peters? Mike Aguirre? Jerry Sanders? I would like to hear from any San Diego residents who have been contacted by e-mail by any of the election campaigns being run in the city at the moment.

Committee backs Street Scene fest -- SDUT
The Street Scene music festival received unanimous support last night from the Centre City Advisory Committee, an elected group of residents and business people.

Crackdown on graffiti gets preliminary OK -- SDUT
Graffiti vandals will have a harder time shoplifting spray paint and broad-tipped indelible markers under new regulations that have received preliminary approval from the San Diego City Council.