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Susan Golding
Susan G. Golding (born August 18, 1945) is an American politician who served as the 32nd mayor of San Diego from 1992 to 2000. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors from 1985 to 1992 and as a member of the San Diego City Council from 1981 to 1983.
Golding currently serves president and CEO of the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation in San Diego. She also serves on the boards and advisory committees of the Pacific Council on International Policy and the International Republican Institute.
Golding was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and grew up in Lafayette and Indianapolis, Indiana. She earned a B.A. in Government & International Relations from Carleton College, and a M.A. from Columbia University. Her father, Brage Golding, was president of San Diego State University from 1972 to 1977, then became president of Kent State University until 1982.
Susan Golding married Stanley D. Prowse, an attorney. They moved to Atlanta, where she was a college instructor at Emory University. In 1974 they moved to California and she was Associate Publisher of NewsPress, a community newspaper. After they divorced, Golding raised her two children, Samuel and Vanessa, as a single mother under her maiden name.
On July 22, 1984, Susan Golding married Richard Silberman, a financier and prominent Democrat. They divorced in 1991 after Silberman was convicted of money laundering.
Golding was appointed to the San Diego city council from in 1981, and then won re-election in 1982. In 1983 she briefly served in the Deukmejian administration in Sacramento, and in 1984 she was elected to the Board of Supervisors for San Diego County, California, serving 1985–1992.
In 1992, Golding was elected mayor of San Diego. She campaigned as a progressive Republican, as a supporter of gay rights, abortion rights, affirmative action, and increased environmental protections.[citation needed] Her first campaign was against political science professor Peter Navarro, whom she narrowly defeated. Peter Navarro had a campaign to restrain the "Los Angelization" of the county, by keeping more open space. He won the primary by a large measure but didn't reach the 50% threshold to avoid a runner-up election. The land developer and hospitality lobbies supported Golding against Navarro in the election.[citation needed]
Her major accomplishment as mayor was to streamline city government for businesses, including setting up a "one-stop" shop for permits. She helped set aside 52,000 acres (21,000 ha) in the city as part of a comprehensive Multiple Species Conservation Plan. She also increased police funding and patrols, created neighborhood service centers, and helped create the city's first winter shelter for the homeless. During her administration, she was instrumental in San Diego's successful bid to host the 1996 Republican National Convention at the San Diego Convention Center. This helped soothe the pain of losing the 1972 Republican National Convention,[citation needed] which was scheduled for San Diego but moved under scandal.
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Susan Golding
Susan G. Golding (born August 18, 1945) is an American politician who served as the 32nd mayor of San Diego from 1992 to 2000. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors from 1985 to 1992 and as a member of the San Diego City Council from 1981 to 1983.
Golding currently serves president and CEO of the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation in San Diego. She also serves on the boards and advisory committees of the Pacific Council on International Policy and the International Republican Institute.
Golding was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and grew up in Lafayette and Indianapolis, Indiana. She earned a B.A. in Government & International Relations from Carleton College, and a M.A. from Columbia University. Her father, Brage Golding, was president of San Diego State University from 1972 to 1977, then became president of Kent State University until 1982.
Susan Golding married Stanley D. Prowse, an attorney. They moved to Atlanta, where she was a college instructor at Emory University. In 1974 they moved to California and she was Associate Publisher of NewsPress, a community newspaper. After they divorced, Golding raised her two children, Samuel and Vanessa, as a single mother under her maiden name.
On July 22, 1984, Susan Golding married Richard Silberman, a financier and prominent Democrat. They divorced in 1991 after Silberman was convicted of money laundering.
Golding was appointed to the San Diego city council from in 1981, and then won re-election in 1982. In 1983 she briefly served in the Deukmejian administration in Sacramento, and in 1984 she was elected to the Board of Supervisors for San Diego County, California, serving 1985–1992.
In 1992, Golding was elected mayor of San Diego. She campaigned as a progressive Republican, as a supporter of gay rights, abortion rights, affirmative action, and increased environmental protections.[citation needed] Her first campaign was against political science professor Peter Navarro, whom she narrowly defeated. Peter Navarro had a campaign to restrain the "Los Angelization" of the county, by keeping more open space. He won the primary by a large measure but didn't reach the 50% threshold to avoid a runner-up election. The land developer and hospitality lobbies supported Golding against Navarro in the election.[citation needed]
Her major accomplishment as mayor was to streamline city government for businesses, including setting up a "one-stop" shop for permits. She helped set aside 52,000 acres (21,000 ha) in the city as part of a comprehensive Multiple Species Conservation Plan. She also increased police funding and patrols, created neighborhood service centers, and helped create the city's first winter shelter for the homeless. During her administration, she was instrumental in San Diego's successful bid to host the 1996 Republican National Convention at the San Diego Convention Center. This helped soothe the pain of losing the 1972 Republican National Convention,[citation needed] which was scheduled for San Diego but moved under scandal.
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