San Diego sues to get out of 101 Ash Street, Civic Center deals

San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott filed suit Tuesday to void the city’s lease-to-own agreements for 101 Ash Street and Civic Center Plaza. The action came hours after the Union-Tribune reported that real estate broker Jason Hughes was paid almost $10 million by a middleman company while advising former Mayor Kevin Faulconer on the two deals. Jeff McDonald is a watchdog reporter at the U-T.