Un portavoz del alcalde de San Diego niega que Kevin Faulconer participó en maniobras políticas que llevaron a la ciudad a arrendar el edificio 101 Ash St., pero el alcalde no ha disputado directamente las acusaciones ni ha exigido una retractación.

A spokesperson for Mayor Faulconer offers denial of allegations over Mayor’s role in 101 Ash St. building, but the statement leads to more questions.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer waste $16 million more in an effort to shield himself from political criticism over “Papa” Doug Manchester, and everyone else went along with the taxpayer boondoggle by agreeing to disguise the purchase of the building as a lease.

Emails from 2016 show City efforts to raise the value of a building by signing a 20-year deal and the former City Attorney focuses attention on current City Attorney Mara Elliott as the final backstop for the now-crumbling deal.