San Diego Mayor Faulconer says he won’t run for governor, dashing hopes of GOP leaders

Republican San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, who has been lobbied intensely by GOP leaders to run for California governor, on Friday rejected the idea and vowed to serve out his second term at City Hall. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and state Republican Party Chairman Jim Brulte had urged Faulconer to run. As a fiscal…