Review note: San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board -- "Alessio for supervisor: She won't go along with efforts to dupe voters" (published May 8, 2026, updated May 11): endorses Kristine Alessio over incumbent Monica Montgomery Steppe, citing a Dec. 9, 2025 board vote to tap county reserve funds for one-time employee bonuses on a simple-majority vote and an April 21, 2026 vote advancing term-limits ballot language the board says is written to look pro-term-limits while allowing a third term may have more bias because it is an editorial endorsement source compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia -- San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4 (candidate pages for Monica Montgomery Steppe and Kristine Alessio): confirms the June 2, 2026 primary was canceled -- only two candidates filed -- and both advance directly to the November 3, 2026 general, with Montgomery Steppe's officeholder bio (SD City Council 2018-2022, county supervisor since Dec. 2023) and Alessio's own campaign-site text (former La Mesa Councilwoman)
- sandiegouniontribune.com (opens in a new tab)San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board -- "Alessio for supervisor: She won't go along with efforts to dupe voters" (published May 8, 2026, updated May 11): endorses Kristine Alessio over incumbent Monica Montgomery Steppe, citing a Dec. 9, 2025 board vote to tap county reserve funds for one-time employee bonuses on a simple-majority vote and an April 21, 2026 vote advancing term-limits ballot language the board says is written to look pro-term-limits while allowing a third term
- cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- "STEPPE FOR SUPERVISOR 2026; RE-ELECT MONTGOMERY" (Filer #1470155), status ACTIVE; no Form 460/461/450 electronically filed for the 2025-2026 cycle as of this retrieval
- cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- "ALESSIO FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR D4 2026; KRISTINE" (Filer #1489745), status ACTIVE; no Form 460/461/450 electronically filed for the 2025-2026 cycle as of this retrieval
Last updated August 31, 2026.
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San Diego County Board of Supervisors, District 4
This person is one of five supervisors governing San Diego County -- the state's second-most-populous county, home to about 3.3 million residents: the county budget, land use in unincorporated areas, and county health, parks, probation, and social-service departments. The term is four years.
Monica Montgomery Steppe is the incumbent for the District 4 seat. She has served since December 2023. Before that she spent two terms on the San Diego City Council. She faces Kristine Alessio, a former La Mesa Councilmember and attorney.
This person holds one of five seats on the Board of Supervisors. The board sets San Diego County's budget. It decides land use in the unincorporated county. It oversees county health, parks, probation, and social-service departments. The term is four years. The county has about 3.3 million residents.
Montgomery Steppe is campaigning on her record. She points to affordable-housing dollars and a violence-interruption program in her old council district. She also points to the county's response to the January 2024 floods. Alessio is campaigning against the sitting board's recent conduct. She cites a reserve-fund vote and a term-limits ballot measure. She and the Union-Tribune's editorial board both call that measure misleading. She frames herself as an independent check, not part of the current board majority.
Monica Montgomery Steppe
Monica Montgomery Steppe is the incumbent District 4 Supervisor. She won a November 2023 special election for this seat. She succeeded Nathan Fletcher. Before that she served two terms on the San Diego City Council.
Kristine Alessio
Kristine Alessio is a former La Mesa City Councilmember and attorney. This is her first run for county office. She is a UCSD graduate. She has filed La Mesa campaign committees since 2012.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.