Articles by Jeff Marston

Reginald Jones, president and CEO of Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, , speaks to Jeff about the needs and solutions for San Diego urban communities and how the Jacobs Center continues to lead the way.  He also discusses his newest project, Intelligentsia21c and the potential impact in Southeast San Diego and beyond. (Originally aired 11March21) ‍...

‍ Friends and family join Jeff Marston to honor San Diego's own George Mitrovich in celebration of the inauguration of the 46th President, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (Originally Aired 20January21) ‍...

"The man who knew everyone", George Mitrovich...

Dr. Cynthia Burke is a well-known and well-respected psychologist with great advice on why mindfulness is so important going into the New Year. ...

San Diego, CALIF.- Why are voters leaving political parties and becoming independents? A major concern has been the political, and now very personal rancor elevated from both the right and left, fueled and at times encouraged by the two major political parties. Using the recent confirmation hearings of now Justice Brett Kavanaugh as the backdrop, the following op-ed by Chris Reed, deputy editor of the editorial and opinion section of the San Diego Union-Tribune, provides a bit of insight and an...

The most important ballot fight this November for City of San Diego voters is over Measures K&L. Yes on Measures K and L will align San Diego with the State of California’s election rules, using the same nonpartisan top-two runoff process to elect our mayor, city attorney and council members as we use to elect the Governor, state legislators, and members of Congress. It will also ensure that citizen initiatives and referendums are voted on only in the November general election, when the most v...

Democracy works best when the greatest number of people participate. It is on the basis of that core belief that the Independent Voter Project wrote Prop. 14, a ballot measure that changed the state’s primary system, in 2010. Under the new top-two rule, California’s primary elections were transformed from partisan to nonpartisan elections for all statewide offices. As in local elections, any voter can participate, regardless of party — or lack thereof. Unlike our local elections, however, the t...

An on-going philosophical tug of war exists between disgruntled taxpayers and legislators who on the one hand, are working hard for their constituents, while on the other, suddenly find themselves in a situation where they are given the choice to leave the legislature for greener pastures. Literally. Such was the case last December when Assemblyman Henry Perea (D-Fresno) announced he would forgo the last year of his term to take a position with PhRMA, the pharmaceutical industry’s trade organiz...

I’m a life-long Republican who hasn’t yet made up his mind for whom I’m voting for in California’s June presidential primary. I’m also co-chair of the Independent Voter Project, authors of California’s nonpartisan, top-two primary. IVP is a voter rights organization. People over parties. So, putting on my Republican voter hat for a moment, I have to admit getting a bit of a kick out of watching both Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and one of her predecessors, forme...