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What’s Driving San Diego’s First-Time Voters to the Polls

City Heights resident Lily Nong said she vividly remembers the presidential elections of 2016. "Everyone was crying and fearing for our future," Nong said. "I felt so

By Hoa Quach

September 8, 2020

San Diego: Here’s How to Make Sure Your Mail-In Ballot Counts

‍ Election Day Information * IMPORTANT: The deadline to drop off your mail-in ballot is 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Find your closest drop off location here. * If your mail ballot

By Hoa Quach

September 8, 2020

Getting Better, But Paid Less: Here's Why Some Drivers Support AB 5

Hassan Munro said he can’t understand why rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft would fight to keep their drivers as independent contractors. The San Diego resident who has

By Hoa Quach

September 4, 2020

From City Heights to City Hall: Viet Vote Aims to Empower Vietnamese Community

Jean-Huy Tran grew up in Orange County, home to more than 200,000 Vietnamese-Americans, one of the largest Vietnamese populations in the U.S. He became accustomed to

By Hoa Quach

September 2, 2020

In San Diego Blue Wave, GOP and Independents May Not Ride

When it comes to the race for San Diego mayor, the local GOP has made its decision: “LEAVE IT BLANK – BOTH are terrible.” In a contest pitting two Democrats – Barbara

By Hoa Quach

August 26, 2020

Donovan State Prison Leader Calls It Quits in Blistering Email

An associate warden of the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility resigned last Friday — days after seven officers were attacked by inmates, an incident the leader described as a "lack

By Hoa Quach

August 25, 2020

DC-Based Fulcrum and California-Based IVN Partner to Launch San Diego Local News Affiliate

San Diego, Calif.- California based IVN.us and Washington DC based TheFulcrum.us are the nation’s leading nonpartisan news and information publications focused primarily on political reform and related

By Hoa Quach

August 18, 2020

Pandemic Spreading Like Wildfire in California Prisons, Employees Say

Gilbert Polanco is described as a man who was “proud of his job” and represented "the best of CDCR.” After working at San Quentin State Prison for three decades,

By Hoa Quach

August 15, 2020

The Heart of San Diego: How The Asian Economy Keeps Beating

Allen Chan is a fixture in the Convoy District. In fact, it would be difficult to tell any story about this Pan-Asian community without talking to Chan, a judicious

By Hoa Quach

August 15, 2020

IVN San Diego: News for All

A few months ago, I was watching a local news station when I saw a reporter outside of the Korean grocery store, H Mart in the Convoy District. As I

By Hoa Quach

August 14, 2020