San Diego Mayor's Race Takes Familiar Course

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http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-me-sdmayor9oct09,1,4280754.story?coll=la-headlines-politics

If there is anything unusual about the Nov. 8 special election for mayor, it may be this: It's not very unusual at all.

Polls suggest that former Police Chief Jerry Sanders has a comfortable lead over Councilwoman Donna Frye.

He's a Republican, former Red Cross and United Way official and born-again tax-fighter. She's a Democrat and surf-shop owner who has dared suggest the city may need a half-cent boost in sales tax to dig its way out of the worst fiscal mess in its history.