Opinion: Federal cuts put many San Diegans’ mental health at risk
San Diego can choose to invest in the care that helps them move forward.
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Opinion: Midway Rising wants flexibility — but for what?
Key questions about Midway Rising have not been answered.
Dan Walters: Gov.-elect Becerra must quickly confront state budget mess
Gov. Newsom claimed huge surpluses that didn't exist.
Trump’s huge mistakes led to GOP wipeout
The Iran war and tariffs that fueled inflation top the list.
Opinion: City’s plan for Lake Hodges Dam would make fire risk permanent
There is a plan to stop managing the reservoir, and it makes everything worse.
Opinion: Want to be happier? Help a young person in North County
Investing in young people is investing in the future.
Opinion: The Tijuana River sewage crisis keeps growing. Who is responsible?
The Tijuana River does not recognize the border. Neither does the sewage it carries.
Iran, the midterms, and the myth of government by the people
If public opinion really were powerless, those in government would not devote so much effort...
Opinion: Border mayors should have a voice in review of trade pact
In border cities the U.S.-Mexico relationship shapes daily life.
Opinion: How San Diego can win big in America’s shipbuilding revival
Samsung is shaping up as a key partner for the region.
Opinion: When you trick-or-treat, nod to Martin Luther
Oct. 31 is also Reformation Day, and the freedoms it set in motion belong to...
Opinion: Data centers are coming. Let’s rethink who owns them.
There is another way to design enterprises.
Opinion: San Diego County’s childcare shortage is everyone’s problem
Too many families in our region face a growing childcare shortage.
Opinion: Del Mar went looking for lawbreakers. It should check the mirror.
Del Mar treats the coastline like a Gilded Age estate.
Opinion: Voters must rein in San Diego County board’s hard-left turn
San Diego could be ground zero for California.
Opinion: Don’t let anger over county supervisors’ actions doom Measure B
San Diego has the opportunity to take care of San Diego.
Opinion: Yes on Measure R. Protect Oceanside jobs, infrastructure dollars.
Measure R does not raise taxes.
Opinion: We must respond to climate change eroding North County’s coastline
San Diegans will benefit from strong leadership.
Opinion: San Diego should create an office of nightlife management
Nightlife drives much of our service economy.
Gavin Newsom’s legacy: Big promises undercut by costly mismanagement
Taken as a whole, they reveal an administration that doesn’t administer very well, though it...
Opinion: For LGBTQ+ and Latino communities, the fight for equality goes on
We understand that an attack on one of us is an attack on all of...
Opinion: Children carry the weight of adults’ frightening words
Safety is not a luxury but a developmental necessity.
Opinion: S.D. County Civil Grand Jury lets you be a citizen watchdog
You don't have to be an activist or a government expert to apply.
Opinion: How city’s Housing Commission makes housing less affordable
The agency pretends it is not subject to state law.
Opinion: Welcoming refugees is what Jesus commands us to do
I believe our nation is called to welcome those fleeing persecution and seeking safety.
Opinion: Why besieged San Diego taxpayers really need Prop. 43 to pass
San Diegans need protection from politicians eager to hike their taxes.
Opinion: Protecting San Diego through partnerships, resolve and results
San Diego’s collaborative culture keeps our community safe.
Opinion: Midway Rising will finally unlock community’s potential
This project is one of the most thoroughly vetted developments in San Diego history.
Opinion: San Diego does not need to be Silicon Valley South
We need to become the best version of San Diego.
Opinion: Why local police agencies must ban pretextual stops
Point our limited public safety resources at what actually threatens our communities.
Opinion: Democracy is under siege, so vote like your rights depend on it
Access to voting should never depend on whether it benefits those in power.
Opinion: County needs strong leadership in behavioral health department
The county needs a transparent selection process.
Opinion: San Diego County’s taxpayer watchdog needs sharper teeth
The San Diego County Taxpayers Association needs to provide more robust taxpayer protection.
California’s nursing shortage is self-inflicted. Here’s how to fix it.
Modernizing needlessly cumbersome regulations is imperative to addressing health care staffing shortages
Opinion: Don’t assume last year’s Medicare coverage still your best choice
Medicare’s annual open enrollment runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.
Opinion: Will state’s new health cost law actually help anyone?
The state has only made matters worse.
Why do so many ballot measures read like campaign flyers?
Californians will vote on more than 300 local tax measures in November, and anyone who...
Opinion: What San Diego’s worst El Niño looked like up close
No one knows for sure if we will see a repeat in the coming winter.
Opinion: Water costs are quietly killing San Diego County farms
Can farming actually survive here under the water costs growers face today?
Opinion: San Diego’s working waterfront is getting steadily cleaner
Every resident deserves to breathe clean air.
CEQA is standing in the way of the California Dream
The first step in restoring the California Dream is lowering housing prices
Opinion: Vote out Grossmont school board members responsible for scandals
Grossmont Union High School District has been rocked by scandal after scandal.
Opinion: City must be honest about what Midway Rising will really cost
Laws clearing the way for Midway Rising don't make its problems go away.
Opinion: No on Props. 1 and 37, costly housing bonds with obvious downsides
Voters don't understand that bonds are akin to delayed taxes.
Opinion: The military families who fuel San Diego’s economy need Prop. 37
It establishes low-interest down-payment assistance loans.
Opinion: Prop. 1 an investment our state’s families and veterans deserve
Let’s bring funds San Diegans paid back to San Diego.
Opinion: Vote yes on Prop. 40 ‘billionaire tax’ to save state healthcare
Working people don’t have to let the billionaires win.
Opinion: When billionaires flee state, working families will pay the tab
Billionaires have options. Working families do not.
Opinion: Proposition 38 promises far more than it can deliver
The claim that Prop. 38 could end up costing taxpayers nothing is not credible.
Opinion: We need Prop. 38 to fund urgently needed medical research
We need more sustained resources to develop better treatments.
Opinion: Is Xavier Becerra ignoring the media? Well, he ignored me.
Becerra's team acknowledged my communications, then things went quiet.
Hypocrisy of union fighting Prop. 45 is on plain display
It's time to make it harder to use CEQA to block needed projects.
Opinion: Data centers want a loophole. Voters should reject Proposition 45.
California should strengthen, not gut, environmental safeguards.
Would closing California’s corporate tax loopholes actually generate new revenue?
It’s highly doubtful that SB 1349 will produce the cornucopia of revenues its sponsors seek.
Opinion: Our schools need Prop. 3’s funding to stay permanent
Education does not happen by accident.
Opinion: Making income tax surcharge permanent with Prop. 3 hurts state
The state has put itself in a terrible fiscal bind.
Council member who ripped mayor often supports his plans
The irony doesn't get any better than this.
Don’t let Newsom rewrite his dismal COVID record
Voters weighing his next act should remember that it took him half a decade to...
Big Government: Born in crisis and built to last
Why are “emergency” government measures so likely to become permanent?
Opinion: Unsustainable pay, benefits breaking National City’s budget
A tax increase might only fuel further irresponsible compensation increases.
Opinion: Massive billing errors add to city’s never-ending trash debacle
Accountability matters because these errors have real consequences.
Tilting California voters toward raising local taxes often involves tricks, manipulation
Compressing the time for opponents to respond is another common technique employed to tilt the...
Outdated air traffic control system strands and delays Californians
California’s travelers, airports, businesses and economy would all benefit from a better air traffic control...
Opinion: Who will robotaxis actually serve in San Diego?
Waymo needs real local oversight.
Who really won the Paramount-Warner Bros. spat?
Bonta’s victory might be more than the accommodations he squeezed out of Paramount. He might...
Opinion: Let’s heed pope’s call to celebrate world’s migrants and refugees
Presence is a form of advocacy.
Opinion: Vote no on Prop. 44. It would put communities at risk.
Community health centers are put at risk with one sweeping motion.
Opinion: City attorney calls criticism of handling of Measure A ‘misguided’
The city attorney's client is the city of San Diego.
Gavin Newsom paddles to the political right with 3 notable vetoes
These vetoes may reflect Newsom’s beliefs, but they also may moderate his left-of-center image as...
Opinion: Before San Diego bulldozes golf courses, it should fix leases
The city owns 11 golf courses.
Opinion: Nurses are ready to work in San Diego — but state won’t let them
Over 400 trained graduates have been formally notified their applications are on hold.
Opinion: Teach emotional intelligence in schools, not prisons
When a child is living in survival mode, it is difficult to imagine a different...
Opinion: California is setting limits on AI. Schools should, too.
AI literacy should mean more than knowing how to write a good prompt.
Opinion: San Diegans need protection from the City Council, not Waymo
Protecting existing providers from competition is a poor basis for transportation policy.
Opinion: City attorney failed San Diegans on Measure A
Heather Ferbert works for the city, not for a campaign.
Opinion: Renatho Casseus is a City College student, not just an ICE case
The public should know who he really is.
Opinion: What being childfree taught me about mothering
I know I am not alone in this experience.
Opinion: Don’t let lawsuits stall long-anticipated Chula Vista university
With large-scale projects, time truly is money.
Opinion: When dangerous tenants can’t be removed, many suffer as a result
We must examine where our current policies fall short.
Opinion: Severe mental illness requires medical care, not a crisis hotline
Suicide prevention efforts need reform.
Opinion: Refill Lake Hodges before a scary fire season arrives
Let the coming El Niño rains raise Lake Hodges to 295 feet.
Opinion: What the county is doing to create, preserve fair workplaces
Protecting workers ensures that responsible employers can compete on a level playing field.
As Californians celebrate Labor Day, remember the injustice of forced unionism
This Labor Day California workers deserve more than just our appreciation, they deserve the protection...
Opinion: Academia must mend its ‘imperfect meritocracy’
Excellence in academia is undercut by counterproductive agendas.
Opinion: Navy must go all out to help Lincoln crew recover from long tour
They put their lives on the line and deserve our unconditional support.
Opinion: Building data centers could yield huge influx of state revenue
Data centers have paid off big for Loudon County, Virginia.
Opinion: Hunger in San Diego is a working-family crisis
Hunger is not a problem of unemployment — it is increasingly a problem of affordability.
Opinion: U.S. government must extend TPS for more than 200,000 Salvadorans
This is not simply an immigration issue.
Opinion: The $19 million gift that should have united us
Healthy organizations understand that transparency builds trust.
Increased spending on California public schools has not raised achievement. Here’s what’s next
If anything, maintaining high levels of school funding will be difficult because the state has...
Opinion: The right to birthright citizenship is not a wartime exception
Our government suggests that the children of immigrants should be treated as less American.
Improving Southern California’s highway system by connecting a network of toll lanes
By expanding managed lanes across the region and using private investment to help pay for...
Opinion: The USS Abraham Lincoln and America’s ‘forever war’
The Abe deployments became a barometer of this long war with Iran.
Opinion: What Germany and San Diego share in the fight for Pride
The fight for LGBTQ+ justice knows no borders.
Opinion: Don’t make taxpayers foot bill for closed oil refineries
Refinery owners owe us more information.
Opinion: Don’t stick San Diego families with another utility bailout
It's time for political courage.
Opinion: Why San Diego is investing in healing through art
Healing doesn’t just happen inside clinical settings.
Opinion: Carlsbad, Oceanside should work together on beach issues
Cities should work together on shared challenges.
Opinion: The power of culture to bring Mexico and the U.S. closer together
Culture offers a distinct path for connection.
Opinion: Key promises made about AB 32 were sweeping — and wrong
AB 32 didn't inspire the world and it didn't keep energy prices in check.