Spin Cycle presses on with its effort to recognize all candidates running to be San Diego’s next mayor. While most media would have you believe that only those named Carl, Nathan, Bonnie and Bob are worth hearing from, the list of folks who’d argue otherwise has now grown to 16 candidates. Here’s a glimpse into three relative newcomers to the race:

Now, a memoir being a memoir, Murphy has every right to depict his four-year, eight-month reign as mayor in any light he chooses. But this 192-page book could have been so much more. Instead, it’s an autobiography of an orderly man seeking relevance—Murphy even offers 10 “new” goals—six years after he stepped away from the political spotlight.