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READER’S EDITORIAL: PRO-CHOICE DANGEROUS DESCENT
By Sylvia Sullivan February 16, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) — This year marks the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision 47th anniversary. While mourning the deaths of over 61
READER’S EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO SANTEE OFFICIALS: LET’S PAUSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND SOLVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION FIRST
By Eid Fakhouri, CPA, Santee resident and commuter advocate Photo by Eid Fakhouri, taken January 23, 2020 January 31, 2020 (Santee) – We see this traffic everyday on
READER’S EDITORIAL: MEASURE A WILL REDUCE FIRE RISK IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
By Nona T. Barker and Richard W. Halsey Photo: 2007 firestorms in San Diego County, courtesy of La Mesa Fire Dept. January 22, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) — As
READER’S EDITORIAL: AL FRESCO DINING AND HEALTHY CHOICES DURING SAN DIEGO 2020 RESTAURANT WEEK
By Dana Stevens, Executive Director, Community Action Service & Advocacy January 21, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) – Let’s embrace healthy living in 2020, as we head into San
READER’S EDITORIAL: CALIFORNIA’S NEW GIG WORKER LAW IS DISRUPTING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND THREATENING ALL PERFORMING ARTS
By Brendan Rawson Originally published by CalMatters Musician Alphonso Horne performing with the band, Sammy Miller and the Congregation, at San Jose Jazz in 2019. (Photo, Robert Birnbach,
READER’S EDITORIAL: OPEN LETTER TO SANTEE COUNCIL MEMBER LAURA KOVAL – PUBLIC INTEREST MOTIVATES PRESERVE WILD SANTEE
By Van Collinsworth, Director, Preserve Wild Santee January 14, 2020 (Santee) — At the last meeting, the new Vice-Mayor Laura Koval waited until after I had addressed the council
READER’S EDITORIAL: SHOULD WE LIMIT FREEDOM OF PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO BE HOMELESS?
By Steve Goble, El Cajon Councilman January 14, 2020 (El Cajon) — This has lots of good information. Thank you for this article, “Cities Should Act on Homelessness or Face
READER’S EDITORIAL: TO SOLVE HOMELESSNESS, CALIFORNIANS MUST TREAT CERTAIN CRIMES AS CRIES FOR HELP
By Mike Gatto, Special to CalMatters CALmatters is an independent public interest journalism venture covering California state politics and government. January 6, 2020 (Los Angeles) — Those of us who
READER’S EDITORIAL: WE MUST NOT EQUATE SEXUAL HEALTH TO DEVIANT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
By Daniel Smiechowski, Bay Ho December 20, 2019 (Jacumba Hot Springs) — The recent hearing in a San Diego courtroom to release another sexual predator in Jacumba Hot Springs is
READER’S EDITORIAL: WE’VE COME A LONG WAY BABY – OR HAVE WE? EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT: A 100 YEAR WALK IN THE LEGAL BONEYARD
By Helen Horvath Isn’t it time we made the system work for women instead of the women work for the system? December 18, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) — Two
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READER’S EDITORIAL: PRO-CHOICE DANGEROUS DESCENT
By Sylvia Sullivan February 16, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) — This year marks the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision 47th anniversary. While mourning the deaths of over 61
READER’S EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO SANTEE OFFICIALS: LET’S PAUSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND SOLVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION FIRST
By Eid Fakhouri, CPA, Santee resident and commuter advocate Photo by Eid Fakhouri, taken January 23, 2020 January 31, 2020 (Santee) – We see this traffic everyday on
READER’S EDITORIAL: MEASURE A WILL REDUCE FIRE RISK IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
By Nona T. Barker and Richard W. Halsey Photo: 2007 firestorms in San Diego County, courtesy of La Mesa Fire Dept. January 22, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) — As
READER’S EDITORIAL: AL FRESCO DINING AND HEALTHY CHOICES DURING SAN DIEGO 2020 RESTAURANT WEEK
By Dana Stevens, Executive Director, Community Action Service & Advocacy January 21, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) – Let’s embrace healthy living in 2020, as we head into San
READER’S EDITORIAL: CALIFORNIA’S NEW GIG WORKER LAW IS DISRUPTING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND THREATENING ALL PERFORMING ARTS
By Brendan Rawson Originally published by CalMatters Musician Alphonso Horne performing with the band, Sammy Miller and the Congregation, at San Jose Jazz in 2019. (Photo, Robert Birnbach,
READER’S EDITORIAL: OPEN LETTER TO SANTEE COUNCIL MEMBER LAURA KOVAL – PUBLIC INTEREST MOTIVATES PRESERVE WILD SANTEE
By Van Collinsworth, Director, Preserve Wild Santee January 14, 2020 (Santee) — At the last meeting, the new Vice-Mayor Laura Koval waited until after I had addressed the council
READER’S EDITORIAL: SHOULD WE LIMIT FREEDOM OF PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO BE HOMELESS?
By Steve Goble, El Cajon Councilman January 14, 2020 (El Cajon) — This has lots of good information. Thank you for this article, “Cities Should Act on Homelessness or Face
READER’S EDITORIAL: TO SOLVE HOMELESSNESS, CALIFORNIANS MUST TREAT CERTAIN CRIMES AS CRIES FOR HELP
By Mike Gatto, Special to CalMatters CALmatters is an independent public interest journalism venture covering California state politics and government. January 6, 2020 (Los Angeles) — Those of us who
READER’S EDITORIAL: WE MUST NOT EQUATE SEXUAL HEALTH TO DEVIANT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
By Daniel Smiechowski, Bay Ho December 20, 2019 (Jacumba Hot Springs) — The recent hearing in a San Diego courtroom to release another sexual predator in Jacumba Hot Springs is
READER’S EDITORIAL: WE’VE COME A LONG WAY BABY – OR HAVE WE? EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT: A 100 YEAR WALK IN THE LEGAL BONEYARD
By Helen Horvath Isn’t it time we made the system work for women instead of the women work for the system? December 18, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) — Two
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