Opinion: Is California the Future of America or an Increasingly Failed State?
Recent weeks have seen a debate of sorts about the image and reality of contemporary…
Opinion: Legislative Fix Needed to Keep Internet Applications Free in California
No matter where you go in California, you’re likely to see someone on their smartphone,…
Opinion: How Investment in Nursing Can Help Californians Rise from Poverty
As I campaigned in 1997 for the congressional seat previously held by my husband, who had…
Panel Explores How Technology Can Help San Diego’s Low-Income Neighborhoods
A group of San Diego technology experts will discuss how technology and data can be…
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…
