Focus on affordable rural housing

Communities in every corner of the country now struggle with a lack of affordable homes, an ailment long associated with fast-growing urban areas. A...

Watching Congress in action

Watching the hearings held by the Jan. 6 committee as it delves into the events at the Capitol last year and what lay behind...
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Could recession be a boon?

The U.S. economy shed 353,000 jobs in April in the household survey compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This came a month...
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County knows best?

There has been a problematic pattern emerging in Alpine, where the input and desires of residents are set aside for a grander, ‘multi-modal’ agenda...
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Ready to prosecute all manner of DUIs

Witnesses will never forget the accident they saw that July day on Interstate 8. The driver, a man from Chula Vista, swerved across the...

Food monopolies are dangerous

It’s a tough time to be the parent of a newborn in the United States today. Not only is childcare prohibitively expen­sive, but the...

Preventing school shootings

Over the last 20 years, what once was the safest place for our children – school – has turned into a place of constant...

Day of Giving can help twice as many animals

San Diego is already one of the safest and best places for animals thanks to the compassion and generosity of people who support the...
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Gun tragedy is good for business

In the days following the horrific school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, firearm stocks rose. Gun buyers, conditioned to fear new restrictions, tend to run...

Court must balance points of view

In the wake of the leaked draft opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito overturning Roe v. Wade and holding that there is no...