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Community College Enrollment Falls as Students Grapple with Job Loss, Online Learning
David Lewis was just a few credits shy of earning his associate’s degree in journalism from Long Beach City College when the pandemic hit.Lewis, 29, was already encountering scheduling conflicts betwe...
San Diego Couple Intervenes by Revitalizing Downtown Scenes
When it comes to improving neighborhoods, Pete Garcia and Beth Callender aren’t holding their breath while waiting for others to step in. The San Diego couple are the minds behind Urban Intervent...
Alaska Becomes First In The Nation to Approve Top-4 Primary with Ranked Choice Voting
Alaska voters sent a clear message to state officials in the 2020 election: they want elections that better serve the interests of voters, and by doing so made history as the first state to approve a ...
How Educational Inequities Begin the Moment a Child Is Born
This is the first in a two-part series. Check back with IVN San Diego next week for the next columnMore than 50 years have passed since the groundbreaking Equality of Educational Opportunity Coleman R...
Let’s Start A Homelessness Win Streak With the ‘Housing First’ Game Plan
Supporting homelessness causes can sometimes feel like rooting for the Los Angeles Chargers.Not that San Diegans should feel obligated to cheer for a greedy, mercenary NFL owner who unforgivably rippe...
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...
To Pivot or Stay the Course? Catering, Events Professionals Seek Paths to Survive
The COVID-19-related private event cancellations started in February, reaching a crescendo in March as the pandemic closed down travel worldwide. Meetings, conventions and catered private events, incl...
Election Reformers Made Important Gains in 2020; Now We Talk Next Steps
The biggest overlooked story from this election is how reformers made history, once again.From Virginia to California, voters sent a message that they want less hyper-partisanship, greater voter choic...
California Women Smash Ceilings in National Politics — Not So Much in State Politics
With California’s junior senator Kamala Harris poised to become America’s first female vice president, a remarkable pattern has taken hold: Once again, a woman from California is making history in the...
Chollas Creek Neighborhood Fights to Save its School Leaders
This is the second installment of a two-part series on Gompers Preparatory Academy in Southeast San Diego. Read the first installment here. The Gompers community has made its position clear. ...