Greuel files fund-raising papers for controller bid

Councilwoman Wendy Greuel filed papers Thursday to raise money to run for city controller in March 2009.

Incumbent Controller Laura Chick will be forced from office by term limits that year. Greuel won reelection to the council in March and, if she wins in 2009, would leave her current post halfway through her term.

“I’m running for city controller because I think I have a strong record as a fiscal watchdog, and this is just an extension of what my efforts have been in my district,” Greuel said.