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Not Dire, For Now: California Expects $26 Billion Windfall Despite Pandemic
The good news: The recession California officials predicted in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic has not been as dire as they thought it would be, leaving the state with a $26 billion windf ...
19 Nov, 2020
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4 min read
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 ...
18 Nov, 2020
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10 min read
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 ...
18 Nov, 2020
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4 min read
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 ...
17 Nov, 2020
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3 min read
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 ...
16 Nov, 2020
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11 min read
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 ...
16 Nov, 2020
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8 min read
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 ...
13 Nov, 2020
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3 min read
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 ...
12 Nov, 2020
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6 min read
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 ...
12 Nov, 2020
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3 min read
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 ...
08 Nov, 2020
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5 min read