Opinion: Overdue Fines Block Access to People Who Need Libraries Most
Bill Colb has had just about every possible job in the San Francisco Public Library…
Opinion: Employee Ownership and The Promise of Quality Jobs
In October the official United States unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent, which represents a 49-year…
Scripps Study Questions Viability of Traditional Fishing in The Gulf of California
A new study led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds that even with the most…
Opinion: California May Not Be a Global Economic Role Model After All
A significant sub-theme of Gov. Jerry Brown’s climate change conference in San Francisco this month…
Nonprofit Celebrates Serving 12 Millionth Meal for Needy Seniors
A San Diego nonprofit that provides food for seniors living in poverty served it’s 12…
Opinion: What I’ve Learned About Crime as a Public Defender
We say a lot that the system is broken, and in some ways it is.…
Opinion: California’s Economy Earns Bragging Rights, But Challenges Remain
California is in a bragging mode this month because the state’s economy has climbed in…
Opinion: To End Homelessness, San Diego Must Address Long-Term Issues
Whatever we have been doing to solve homelessness in San Diego is not working. Up…
Opinion: California Economy Humming, But High Poverty Persists
Gov. Jerry Brown persistently cautions Californians that their pulsating economy cannot last forever. When,…
Opinion: Why Does California Have The Nation’s Highest Poverty Level?
With all the recent hoopla about California’s record-low unemployment rate and the heady prospect of…
Poverty Rate Nearly 16% in San Diego, Exceeding National Average
The poverty rate in San Diego last year was 15.6 percent, roughly the same as…
11th-Graders Growing Fatter; K-5 Kids More Truant, Report Card Says
Poverty, obesity and marijuana use among 11th-graders and school attendance by kindergarten through fifth-grade students…
Poverty Increasing in San Diego County, Especially in Suburbs
The poverty rate in San Diego County is increasing, and pockets of concentrated poverty are…
Doing Good in San Diego: Serving Seniors
Many seniors in San Diego live in what is effectively poverty, with incomes below $850…
