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READER’S EDITORIAL: SB 10 WAS NOT MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING
By Neighbors for a Better San Diego The SB 10 bullet we dodged was peddled as “Missing Middle Housing” by City Hall. It wasn’t, and here’s why it matters…

READER’S EDITORIAL: TRUMP IS A DANGER TO OUR DEMOCRACY
By Jean Dittmeyer Photo by Gage Skidmore, cc: Donald Trump at 2020 campaign rally in Arizona March 22, 2024 (San Diego) — Americans await with baited breath the

READER’S EDITORIAL: TRUMP IS A DANGER TO OUR DEMOCRACY
By Jean Dittmeyer Photo by Gage Skidmore, cc: Donald Trump at 2020 campaign rally in Arizona March 22, 2024 (San Diego) — Americans await with baited breath the

READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY I’M AN INDEPENDENT FOR CONGRESS VS. SARA JACOBS AND BILL WELLS
By Stan Caplan from Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: Stan Caplan holds up a bill he’s proposing for Congress

READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY I’M AN INDEPENDENT FOR CONGRESS VS. SARA JACOBS AND BILL WELLS
By Stan Caplan from Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: Stan Caplan holds up a bill he’s proposing for Congress

READER’S EDITORIAL: SIGN A PETITION TO SAVE SAN DIEGO RODEOS
By Shiloh Ireland February 18, 2024 (San Diego) –The San Diego City Council is examining the termination of rodeos in the city limits of San Diego after one horse had

READER’S EDITORIAL: UNDERMINING TRANSPARENCY–SHEDDING LIGHT ON WHY CAJON VALLEY NEEDS NEW LEADERSHIP
“Sunshine is said to be the best of disinfectants.” – Louis Brandeis, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1913) By Alex Welling February 6, 2024 (El Cajon)

READER’S EDITORIAL: SAN DIEGO’S PROPOSED RODEO BAN IGNORES A HISTORIC SPORT’S DEEP CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
By Josh Muse, Raymond J. Welch, John Christman, Ramon Jara and Jed Pugsley, Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: a performer demonstrates the

READER’S EDITORIAL: PROP 1 WILL HAMSTRING SAN DIEGO COUNTY’S EFFORTS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
By Supervisor Joel Anderson January 23, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) — This Tuesday, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will consider whether or not to adopt a support position on a

READER’S EDITORIAL: LEASE REVENUE BOND IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS SAN DIEGO’S DEFERRED MAINTENANCE QUICKLY BEFORE NEXT MAJOR STORM
By Shane Harris, president, People’s Association of Justic Advocates Photo via National Weather Service: flooding today in Mission Valley January 22, 2024 (San Diego,CA ) — The imagery of our
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READER’S EDITORIAL: SB 10 WAS NOT MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING
By Neighbors for a Better San Diego The SB 10 bullet we dodged was peddled as “Missing Middle Housing” by City Hall. It wasn’t, and here’s why it matters…

READER’S EDITORIAL: TRUMP IS A DANGER TO OUR DEMOCRACY
By Jean Dittmeyer Photo by Gage Skidmore, cc: Donald Trump at 2020 campaign rally in Arizona March 22, 2024 (San Diego) — Americans await with baited breath the

READER’S EDITORIAL: TRUMP IS A DANGER TO OUR DEMOCRACY
By Jean Dittmeyer Photo by Gage Skidmore, cc: Donald Trump at 2020 campaign rally in Arizona March 22, 2024 (San Diego) — Americans await with baited breath the

READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY I’M AN INDEPENDENT FOR CONGRESS VS. SARA JACOBS AND BILL WELLS
By Stan Caplan from Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: Stan Caplan holds up a bill he’s proposing for Congress

READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY I’M AN INDEPENDENT FOR CONGRESS VS. SARA JACOBS AND BILL WELLS
By Stan Caplan from Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: Stan Caplan holds up a bill he’s proposing for Congress

READER’S EDITORIAL: SIGN A PETITION TO SAVE SAN DIEGO RODEOS
By Shiloh Ireland February 18, 2024 (San Diego) –The San Diego City Council is examining the termination of rodeos in the city limits of San Diego after one horse had

READER’S EDITORIAL: UNDERMINING TRANSPARENCY–SHEDDING LIGHT ON WHY CAJON VALLEY NEEDS NEW LEADERSHIP
“Sunshine is said to be the best of disinfectants.” – Louis Brandeis, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1913) By Alex Welling February 6, 2024 (El Cajon)

READER’S EDITORIAL: SAN DIEGO’S PROPOSED RODEO BAN IGNORES A HISTORIC SPORT’S DEEP CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
By Josh Muse, Raymond J. Welch, John Christman, Ramon Jara and Jed Pugsley, Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: a performer demonstrates the

READER’S EDITORIAL: PROP 1 WILL HAMSTRING SAN DIEGO COUNTY’S EFFORTS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
By Supervisor Joel Anderson January 23, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) — This Tuesday, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will consider whether or not to adopt a support position on a

READER’S EDITORIAL: LEASE REVENUE BOND IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS SAN DIEGO’S DEFERRED MAINTENANCE QUICKLY BEFORE NEXT MAJOR STORM
By Shane Harris, president, People’s Association of Justic Advocates Photo via National Weather Service: flooding today in Mission Valley January 22, 2024 (San Diego,CA ) — The imagery of our