Opinion
Bob Rawitch: With the election over, what should ordinary citizens do?
"Facts are stubborn things," former President Johnson Adam’s, once said, though some might argue that is no longer true based on the last election.
Donald Trump and RFK Jr. aim to shake up America’s broken healthcare system
If they commit to supporting long-proven safe vaccinations while increasing transparency and freedom to make choices on newer vaccines, they stand a good chance of rebuilding America’s trust in our medical institutions.
Rep. Levin must support bill helping with online safety of kids
I’m a parent living in north San Diego County. It’s time for Congress to help parents protect our kids. The Kids Online Safety Act is a very straightforward bill that puts in place protections for kids online. Data shows parents badly want it. In an August poll, 76% of Republican voters and 79% of Democratic []
Opinion: Donations fuel inequity in K-12 public schools. Here’s a better way.
For too long, we have overlooked an uncomfortable truth about San Diego County’s K-12 public education system: Our most well-resourced schools are thriving, in spite of insufficient government support, thanks to the generosity of their communities. In certain areas, like coastal North County, families are asked to contribute, on average, over $750 per student annually, enabling []
Opinion: I took an Uber ride that ended up costing me $500. Learn from my mistakes..
I admit it: I’m a serial misplacer. I’ve lost my car keys more times that I can remember. If I had a dollar for every time a server ran after me with the credit card I’d left behind, I’d be debt-free. After repeatedly misplacing my wallet, I instead kept my driver’s license and one credit []
Surplus food should be donated, not thrown out
As a San Diego resident who cares about sustainability, I’m concerned by the amount of food waste generated by our city’s restaurants each night. I was recently at a local restaurant as it was closing and I noticed workers throwing an entire display case of food in the trash. I asked if this was []
Opinion: My Puerto Rican friend regrets her vote. Do others too?
Each election year, I find myself casting my vote at the very last minute — in the final week before the deadline, I can be found scrambling around trying to get it squared away. I’m one of those people rushing to cast my vote in the final days of the election. It’s a habit I []
Opinion: Splitting San Diego Unified into two districts would help students
The unanimous decision in August by San Diego Unified School District board members to dismiss Superintendent Lamont Jackson, following an investigation by the district that substantiated allegations of misconduct, highlights the urgent challenges facing the district. Yet this action barely scratches the surface of the deeper issues at hand. Nearly half of the district’s students []
Why can’t U.S. agencies detect incoming panga boats?
How many undetected panga boat landings, with migrants aboard, are too many? The numbers seem to be multiplying, which makes me think there are wings of the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection that are failing to detect or intercept the migrant landings. America has lots of tax dollars and sophisticated know-how to put []
Turner would have brought much-need change as mayor
Re Larry Turner concedes San Diego mayoral race to Mayor Todd Gloria (Nov. 13): I share the disappointment of the hundreds of thousands of Larry Turner supporters who voted for integrity and accountability. As Mr. Turner rightly noted in his concession statement, “Nearly half of this city voted for change and my hope for San []
Did term limits make maintenance less of a priority in San Diego?
Re San Diego has put off $1 billion in routine building maintenance, audit says (Nov. 9): Infrastructure isn’t sexy and term limits reward sexy. Elected officials looking for the next rung up the ladder don’t generate headlines and contributions by being responsible managers. I had a friend who’d often ask how I thought Mayor Jerry []
Anthony Rendon holds up a nation infamous for ethnic cleansing as a model for California
Ethnic cleansing, civil rights abuses, failing economy. This is not the utopia Rendon thinks it is.
DOGE offers a golden opportunity to streamline the bloated federal government
The fireworks start soon. Much wow.
Despite their critical role in feeding the nation, farmworkers face harsh working conditions
Calling the U.S. farm workforce “critical” is an understatement. Agricultural workers’ labor feeds us. Yet their living and working conditions often do not reflect their immense contributions to society. They face a variety of challenges for at work — difficulties taking leave for sick days or family or personal obligations and harmful working conditions — []
Opinion: I wrote my way through trauma to gratitude. Here’s how.
In late November of last year, I awoke in the wee hours coughing up blood, so my wife had to drive me to the emergency room where I endured several invasive procedures and spent a week in the hospital. Even after my recovery, I never learned the cause of my malady. Perhaps, the medical team []
New law meant to make intersections safer is praised
Re Street look different? Ahead of state ban on parking near corners, San Diego paints thousands of curbs red (Nov. 8): I was overjoyed to read the front-page article on the new parking law for the curbs within 20 feet of an intersection. Pedestrians, bikes and autos have been endangered for years by having parked cars, []
Los Angeles County voters launch a ‘quiet revolution’
It got lost in the massive attention paid — with good reason — to Donald Trump’s triumphant return to the presidency, but a quiet revolution occurred in Los Angeles County. Its voters approved a ballot measure to completely overhaul how the huge county, whose 10 million residents are greater than the populations of all but 10 states, is []
Lawmakers must respond vigorously to climate threat
I voted, and along with integrity, honesty and evidence-based policy, climate change was a priority issue for me. 2024 was another in a series of hottest years measured. Disasters mount, social instability and mass migration follow. “Drill baby drill is not the answer. It is anachronistic, harmful sloganism. These companies are already heavily subsidized, have []