He was commander of the San Diego SWAT team during the 1984 San Ysidro McDonald 's massacre , and his management of the tragedy , which resulted in twenty-one deaths , earned him criticism from the city 's Mexican-American community . As a result , the newspaper La Prensa San Diego called Sanders " unfit to be mayor . " Sanders left the Police Department in 1999 to become president and CEO of the United Way of San Diego County . He also served as United Way Community Campaign Chair in 2002
San Ysidro McDonald 's massacre
San Ysidro McDonald's massacre
Jerry Sanders (politician)