However, don't let these statistics mislead you, gang violence is not limited to California and or big urban areas - that might have been true a while ago but it is no longer the case today.

In January 2013 following a meeting between Filner and the San Diego chapter of Americans for Safe Access Filner instructed the San Diego Police Department and city code compliance officers to stop enforcing codes against marijuana dispensaries and stop forwarding cases to the San Diego City Attorney's Office. The National Iranian American Council criticized the congressman for these actions. At his first news conference after his election as mayor Filner introduced his fiancee Bronwyn Ingram a disability analyst who works for the Social Security Administration.

S. He is a member of the Democratic Party.