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Opinion: Regardless of who holds office, making life worth living is our lifelong vocation
It’s November 2016, and I’m in Reykjavik, Iceland, watching the U.S. election results. My then-partner and I are cozied up in a small cottage, awaiting the outcome. As the night stretches into the early morning hours, we watch Donald Trump decisively win the election. Like millions of others, I felt a deep anxiety about what []
Mass deportations would be an ugly chapter for a nation that should have turned the page
It seems just about every American has an opinion about mass deportations. Its too bad most of those views are so uninformed. Ive been writing about immigration for 35 years, and I still havent figured it out. My take is complicated by the branches on my family tree. I dont have a single undocumented immigrant []
Police chases that put many at risk not worth it
Re Oversight board recommends SDPD pursuit policy changes (Nov. 7): Why in the world would a competent “protect and serve” (us) police chief oppose reducing police chases? It’s understandable that such chases are exciting for officers, but they are clearly dangerous to all of us. As a minimum, officers all over town should be instructed []
Supervisors’ share of blame in county jail deaths keeps growing
In 2019, after The San Diego Union-Tribunes Watchdog team first documented excessive deaths at the jails run by the San Diego County Sheriffs Department, the agency was dismissive. While the comprehensive report showed at least 140 jail deaths from 2009 to 2019 — an appalling mortality rate that was the highest among large counties in the state — Sheriff Bill Gore disputed nearly all the key findings. As new deaths kept being reported, however, Gore began offering lip-service promises of reforms. But a s
Opinion: My side lost the national election. But I still trust the results. Here’s why.
We are fortunate to live in a democracy that places the highest priority on conducting free and fair elections. According to a statement from the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the lead federal government agency for election infrastructure security, the day after the election, “Our election infrastructure has never been more secure []
Opinion: We can do better in some areas of voting. But our basics are strong.
America’s founders chose a democratic system for our newly formed country because they believed it to be the form of government most likely to protect the individual liberties which formed the ideological foundation for the new republic. Public confidence in that system is essential for it to continue to serve as the means by which []
Ungrateful author questions motives of those helping him? Really?
Re Essay on society’s response to homelessness hits home (Nov. 4): Im surprised by the support the David Lee Condrey commentary generated. I was floored after reading it by Condreys attitude of entitlement. I think its summed up by I dont like all the help you offer because its not the right kind of help, []
California taxpayers need protection from Newsom, not from Trump
There appears to be no limit to the hubris of Governor Gavin Newsom.
Newsom’s posturing offers little comfort to Trump foes
California leaders can’t serve as the focus of the Trump resistance because no one outside of California takes them seriously.