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‘Everything is in Jeopardy’ – Gompers Charter Battles San Diego Unified
This is the first in a two-part series on Gompers Preparatory Academy in Southeastern San Diego. Read the second installment here. Fifteen years ago, I had the privilege of sitting in the boardroom wh ...
05 Nov, 2020
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11 min read
‘It’s a Horrible Narrative’: Black Women Are Losing Their Jobs Faster Than Others
Native San Diegan Shakema Martin says she may still be employed today if she weren’t Black. Martin, a Mira Mesa native, was working at a Carlsbad company until August when she caught COVID-19. Sh ...
02 Nov, 2020
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4 min read
The 10 Most Important Better Elections Proposals to be Decided This Election
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.It's often hard to see, but much more is at stake Tuesday than the pr ...
29 Oct, 2020
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12 min read
Early Voting Trends Show Dems Falling Short in 3 out of 4 Battleground States
Editor's Note: This opinion piece originally appeared in The Hill, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the author.Polling indicates Joe Biden and the Democrats will win big. How ...
29 Oct, 2020
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4 min read
What’s Even Scarier Than SeaWorld’s Spooktacular? A San Diego Without the Marine Park
Her son’s third birthday party and his preschool field trip, those are the SeaWorld memories Anna M. holds dear. As a season passholder, she gushed about how fortunate children in San Diego are to get ...
28 Oct, 2020
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7 min read
How VotePact Gives You Leverage Over the Duopoly
VotePact is a voting strategy that advocates that people vote for their actual preferences by pairing up with someone on the other side of the Democratic-Republican divide. So people can strategically ...
26 Oct, 2020
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4 min read
No More Half-Measures on Homelessness—Vote ‘Yes’ on Measure A
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usMost San Diegans think homelessness is getting worse and they say the city is to blame. The coronavirus pandemic makes homel ...
23 Oct, 2020
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5 min read
How Engaged Citizens Can End Corruption and Create Change
Represent San Diego and Independent Voter Project presented a screening of Daniel Falconer’s award-winning anti-corruption documentary, "UnRepresented," to an audience of 120 democracy reform advocate ...
21 Oct, 2020
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7 min read
Tax Measure Rejected in March Could Still Pass in San Diego
The San Diego City Council on Tuesday discussed the option of filing a lawsuit that would allow the passage of Measure C — a special tax measure that would increase lodging taxes — despite it failing ...
20 Oct, 2020
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2 min read
Building Toward a Brighter Future For San Diego Women
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usThe COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing recession have forced Californians and San Diegans to grapple with a new reality. Dail ...
19 Oct, 2020
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3 min read