Articles by Ken Stone Times of San Diego

A popular English teacher at Francis Parker School is resigning over pending in-person instruction rules, and officials of the elite private school in Linda Vista fear a student boycott. Chris Harrington, head of the English Department in the Upper and Middle schools and a faculty member since 1991, emailed students Thursday. “Because my wife is in a high-risk category for COVID complications, I wanted to wait until I felt like the risk was minimized,” he said, noting that a change in school p...

The leader of the NAACP’s San Diego chapter on Friday offered La Mesa help in selecting its new police chief in the wake of its current chief, Walt Vasquez, announcing his retirement Thursday. “We would love to facilitate a listening tour among La Mesa residents and visitors,” said Francine Maxwell, president of the local NAACP branch. In an open letter to Mayor Mark Arapostathis, Maxwell said a tour would discover traits in a new chief that would make the community active participants in redu...