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Employees, Families Worried As California Prison COVID-19 Cases Pass 19,600
Rancho Peñasquitos mother Cheryl Canson said she’s become increasingly concerned about her son, Jordan Jackson, an inmate at California State Prison, Sacramento. Jackson, who was sentenced to 35 ...
Shutting Down The Two-Party Duopoly Is on the Ballot in 2020
On October 21, US billionaire businessman Mark Cuban tweeted that the duopoly he would shut down “in a nanosecond” if he could was the Republican and Democratic Parties, asserting that their anti-comp...
Replacing Cash Bail: Fairer Justice or Robopocalypse?
California is either about to right decades of inequality between rich and poor defendants by eliminating cash bail, or it’s about to turn over its justice system to robots. The question of what to do...
California's Community Colleges Are Getting Shortchanged
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usCalifornia’s 116 community colleges receive a fraction of the per-student spending compared to public universities in Califo...
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...
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 ...
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...
Minority-Owned Dry Cleaners See Business Dry Up
When the Iranian Revolution broke out in 1978, Sassan Rahimzadeh’s family made its way to the U.S., escaping the violence that killed thousands of people and toppled the regime of Shah Mohammed Reza P...
San Diego Can Make History By Electing Todd Gloria
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.usWhen I moved to San Diego more than 50 years ago, the mayor and entire City Council were made up of very conserva...
Students Find New Ways to Get Out the Vote Amid Pandemic
First-time voter Fernando Villarreal is looking forward to participating in the upcoming presidential election.“I think it’s a really important election for democracy and I think young people have a l...