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A Self-Made Success Story, Barbara Bry Should Be San Diego's Next Mayor
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usThe first time I met City Council President Pro Tem Barbara Bry was on March 3, 2019 in the Council chambers. I was immediat...
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...
How Would Proposition 15 Impact California’s Housing Crisis?
When Californians approved Proposition 13 in 1978, critics of the landmark ballot measure say voters did not foresee many of the unintended consequences of capping property taxes on both residential a...
For Many Californians, the Pandemic Marks the End of ‘Barely Making It’
Sarah Rivas was barely making rent since she’d moved to the city of Sunnyvale, in Silicon Valley, California. When, three months into the pandemic, she woke up to an email from her school announcing a...
Measure E: A Bipartisan Plan to Revitalize a Community
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.usThink fast. Can you name an idea that is supported by both Democrats and Republicans in 2020? In an era of extreme...
We're Untying the Two-Party Doom Loop
With less than 20 days left until Election Day, millions of voters feel trapped in a two-party doom loop. Yet, NANR members continue to make inroads against the perils of partisanship and policy paral...
Yang Gang Joins Fight for Ranked Choice Voting
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has added his voice behind the growing movement for systemic political and electoral reform in the US. Yang joined FairVote Senior Fellow and auth...
At a Glance: See the Biggest Spenders in California’s Prop Battles
Californians are voting on 12 propositions, but not all are funded equally. Just take a look at that fat slab of lilac in the graphic below.No surprise for even the most dimly engaged Californians who...
Why Facebook's Fight for Survival Hinges on a Smooth Election
Facebook is fighting to survive the information war. Every four years Americans get to pass judgement on the nation’s most powerful politician. Unlike many other nations we can, and do, remove or re-a...
Innovation Keeps San Diego’s Startup Scene Alive
Before March, VirBELA, a virtual reality company in San Diego, saw a steady flow of clients who wanted to offer their workers an engaging, remote office space. Today, the company, founded by Alex Howl...