Op-Ed: Rules and red tape won’t fix the housing crisis
In recent years, city after city across San Diego County has rushed to pass its own version of a Tenant Protection Ordinance (TPO). Chula Vista,...
Community Commentary
Instability: Easter, engines and mammograms
Recently, I went for my annual mammogram. A necessary procedure for women. They stretch your breast out as far as they can, then smash it...
Op-Ed: Serving himself, Allman flip-flops on Ethnic Studies
As someone who served on the San Diguieto Union High School District (SDUHSD) governing board with Michael Allman for four years and was involved in...
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Op-Ed: Ethnic Studies shouldn’t replace 9th grade English
In 2021, California passed Assembly Bill 101 (AB 101), which requires high school students to complete one semester of Ethnic Studies to graduate, effective with...
Op-Ed: School nutrition investments empower entire communities
In recent years, students in the San Marcos Unified School District (SMUSD) have reaped the benefits of state investment in school nutrition more than ever....
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Commentary: A pinch of truth
On March 16, 2025, the New York Times ran a piece by opinion columnist Zeynep Tufekci titled “We Were Badly Misled About the Event That...
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Op-Ed: More empty homeless rhetoric
EDITOR’S NOTE: This commentary is a response to Community Resource Center CEO John Van Cleef’s op-ed, “Enough is enough.” By S. Garcia If calling attention...
Letters: California’s Medigap policy hurts kidney patients
My father requires dialysis treatments for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), or kidney failure. As his caregiver, I see how consuming and exhausting dialysis is for...
Commentary: Enough is enough
By John Van Cleef A recent social media post by Save Encinitas Now crossed a line that should never be crossed. In their attempt to stoke...
Stephan: Unpaid tolls? It’s a scam
If you’ve received a text message saying to pay your FasTrak lane tolls by a certain date to avoid a fine and keep your license,...
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Cartoon: Scott Chambers
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