Here in SD: History behind Curran Plaza

👏 Congrats to Evan M. for recognizing Curran Plaza at San Diego City College.

Zoom in: The plaza sits above B Street thanks to the overpass that links together the two sides of campus.

• It's named after Frank Curran, San Diego's 28th mayor, who held office from 1963 until 1971.
• Curran was arrested in the 1970 Yellow Cab scandal after being accused of taking bribes to raise taxi rates.
• His policy legacy: The creation of a corporation to attract and grow business in the region, which became the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.

Between the lines: A jury acquitted Curran, a Democrat, of all charges in early 1971, but he lost a re-election race later that year to Republican Pete Wilson.

• Wilson then served three terms as mayor, eight years as a U.S. Senator and two terms as California governor.