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Commentary: Cities deserve a voice in shaping local housing policies

commentaryJune 1, 2023

June 1, 202302

By Richard Bailey Unfortunately, regional policies from SANDAG and the Board of Supervisors forcefully impose high-rise development upon our coastal communities, exacerbating housing affordability issues...

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Commentary: Saying ‘yes’ to getting helped

commentaryApril 27, 2023April 27, 2023

April 27, 2023April 27, 20230182

By Richard Bailey Previously, I stated that San Diego’s comeback to “America’s Finest” must begin by addressing the homeless issue. Across the country, the number...

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Commentary: 9th Circuit issues scathing rebuke of Lorena Gonzalez

commentaryApril 7, 2023April 10, 2023

April 7, 2023April 10, 20233 5842

By Karen Anderson “Corruption.” “Backroom dealing.” “Pure spite.” “Naked favoritism.” These are the words written by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to describe former...

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Remembering Rachel Carson for Women’s History Month

Sheila S. CameronMarch 16, 2023March 20, 2023

March 16, 2023March 20, 20230270

Marine biologist, scientist, researcher, naturalist scholar and gifted writer…meet Rachel Carson. Carson wrote about the oceans in a series of three books in the 1940s...

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Commentary: Oceanside community stands up to indoctrination

commentaryFebruary 8, 2023

February 8, 20231729

By Frank Xu Oceanside is one of the most significant cities in North County San Diego, with a predominantly working-class population, more than one-third of...

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Commentary: Off to a rocky start

commentaryJanuary 4, 2023

January 4, 20232 981

By Garvin Walsh “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” the closing track on “Who’s Next,” The Who’s 1971 album, finishes with “the greatest scream of a career...

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Letters: Encinitas council backing Prop 1 nothing to celebrate

commentaryNovember 18, 2022

November 18, 20220225

Dear Editor-in-Chief, I’d like to comment on Encinitas City Council’s support for Proposition 1. The underpinning worldview is fundamental. Nancy Pearcy’s “Love Thy Body” builds upon...

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Commentary: A rebuttal to Sandpiper’s endorsement of Worden

Hershell PriceOctober 12, 2022October 13, 2022

October 12, 2022October 13, 20220221

In the Sandpiper’s opinion, he does everything right for Del Mar and with a little encouragement, could probably walk on water....

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Commentary: The elephant in the room

commentaryOctober 6, 2022

October 6, 20224 2143

By Garvin Walsh It’s high season in the 2022 elections. Since Labor Day, the rhetoric has intensified, campaign spending is surging, and the battle for...

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Letters: Don’t let the Arts Alive banners die in Encinitas

commentarySeptember 26, 2022

September 26, 20220413

Dear Editor, Something is missing — a 21-year Encinitas tradition that myself and many local residents cherish and anticipate each year. I am referring to...