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10 Political Predictions for 2021: A Never-Ending Georgia Campaign, TMI from Joe Biden & Borat in Congress?

With COVID-19 vaccines going into the pipeline, it’s reasonable to be optimistic about our collective health scenario for 2021. Unfortunately, Pfizer doesn’t seem to have an antidote for the ills that...

10 Political Predictions for 2021: A Never-Ending Georgia Campaign, TMI from Joe Biden & Borat in Congress?

OPINION: Here are 10 reasonably bipartisan political predictions that don’t bode well for our democracy....

Left-Leaning San Diego Pundit Reveals What It’s Like to Play In the Opposition Sandbox

Laura Fink is an up-and-coming TV news pundit. She isn’t offended by the “talking head” label, which can carry negative connotations, but certainly would prefer “political analyst.” She agrees to meet...

San Diego Democrats Promised a Progressive Future — We Will Hold Them Accountable to It

This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.us The year of 2020 has been one of the most challenging in recent memory. While our society was, and continues to be, devasta...

As Cases Rise, College Students Take COVID-19 Prevention Into Their Own Hands

Earlier this fall, Occidental College junior Luigi Maruani laid in bed anxious and angry, swiping through his phone. His 75-year-old father had just contracted the coronavirus, and Maruani felt the fe...

Hope On the Way: Here’s What You Need to Know About California’s COVID-19 Vaccine Plan

California is in the throes of another COVID-19 surge — cases are skyrocketing and hospital beds are filling up quickly. On Tuesday, hospitals had 3,300 more COVID patients than at the beginning of th...

What Todd Gloria’s Election Means to Me as a Filipino Youth

This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.us In a historic year for American politics, Todd Gloria’s election as San Diego mayor this November has brought a m...

Newsom Needs to Select an API to Replace Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate

When Sen. Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president as expected, Gov. Gavin Newsom will have the extraordinary constitutional privilege to appoint her replacement to the U.S. Senate. This will be on...

It's Hard to Breathe: San Diego COVID-19 Survivors Share Experiences

More than 238,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 with 908 of those deaths in San Diego County as of Monday morning. San Diego County health officials warned if cases continue to increase, locals wi...

San Diego Unified Must Not ‘Rush Pell-Mell’ into Reopening Amid COVID

This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.us Everyone wants schools to resume pre-pandemic operations as soon as possible. But it would be a mistake for the 122,000-stu...

Are Women Political Candidates Treated Differently? Duh.

This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.us Let’s conduct a brief experiment. Read the following statements about candidates for elected office and try to gu...

Represent San Diego, Independent Voter Project to Host Free Screening of ‘UnRepresented’

Represent San Diego and Independent Voter Project announced this month it will host a free screening of the award-winning documentary, “UnRepresented.” The documentary by Daniel Falconer features acco...
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