Opinion: Slowing Population Growth Could Reduce California’s Congressional Clout
The U.S. Census Bureau and the state Department of Finance issue annual population estimates each…
Opinion: As Socialists, Democratic Party Elites Are ‘Modern Slavemasters’
As a child immigrant from South America, I can only watch with anguish as the…
Opinion: In an Aging America, Walking Is a Simple Path to Better Health
There are countless benefits to exercise, no matter what age. For older adults, many studies…
Opinion: Sen. Brown, Harris’ Candidacy, Martial Law and Other 2019 Predictions
Admittedly, predictions are just fun guesses. But sometimes they come true. In fact, historians —…
Opinion: The Californians Overdosing on Drugs Aren’t Whom You Might Think
Just-released figures show illicit-drug abuse deaths rose 4 percent in California in 2017 to 5,300, the highest…
Help Support Independent Local Journalism in 2019
There is every indication that 2019 will be a pivotal year for California. We have…
Opinion: 2019 Will Be Another Pivotal Political Year for California
While 2018 has been a pivotal year in California’s political history — particularly the Republican…
Koalas, Elections, Crime: Times of San Diego’s Most Popular Articles in 2018
The past year in San Diego was marked by a pivotal election and tragic crimes,…
Opinion: Marriage, Hope and Asylum in The Time of Trump
“Ummm, would you like to get married?” I asked repeatedly in Spanish. I always imagined…
Opinion: California Corporate Boards Must Avoid ‘Check-The-Box’ Diversification
Legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown takes effect in 2019 requiring that California-based publicly traded…
Opinion: Franz Boas and The Controversy Over Scientists as Spies
Franz Boas immigrated to the United States from Germany in the late 1880s and went…
Opinion: ‘Motor Voter’ Was a Disaster Waiting to Happen—and It Did
In his re-election statement posted on the Secretary of State’s website, Alex Padilla boasts: “In my first…
Opinion: What Is Racism? Find Out By Answering These 25 Questions
Unbalanced budgets, poor public schools, high taxes, lying politicians, poverty, illegitimacy, war, illegal immigration… Are…
Opinion: Steve Poizner’s Near Victory Creates Path for Third Party in California
When I ran for Secretary of State four years ago as California’s first no-party-preference candidate…
