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Photo credit: sergededina.com As most know, San Diego City Council typically meets every Monday at 10am, and every Tuesday at 2pm. For those who cannot take several hours off work to attend, council live streams all meetings here, which is a beneficial tool for transparency in government. Though they will not meet today, Council President Todd Gloria released the docket for a special meeting of council to be held on Monday, December 17. The consent agenda for this meeting seems to be the heavie

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. -Nicolo MachiavelliThe Prince (1532) Since this column bears my name you may assume what you read in this space is indeed my thinking. Although, given that I am, as the French would say, “a gentleman of a certain generation”, you should allow some opinions previously expressed to have been revised. In defense of changi

Credit: AZflyfishing.com Today, the United States and Mexico will sign a landmark treaty on freshwater resources in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and Nevada, along with the Mexican States of Baja California and Sonora, have approved the treaty that will distribute freshwater from the Colorado River. The Colorado River supplies freshwater for seven states and Northern Mexico according to allocations made in the Colorado Riv

Newly drawn odd-numbered state senatorial districts seats were up for election this year. Many electees have never previously held office as a California state senator, but have robust track records serving their communities and/or as a state assemblymember. The biographical excerpts below highlight some of the newly elected California state senators' listings of accomplishments. For example, the maps lists Senator Monning's 20 years spent as Professor of International Negotiation and Conflict

Increasingly frustrated over the use of filibusters in the 112th Congress, some senators are pushing to initiate filibuster reform before the new year. In particular, Democrats have been advocating for the changes after increasing gridlock in Congress due to stalled legislation from filibusters put forth by Republicans. Currently, senators do not need to actually stand on the chamber floor to initiate a filibuster, continue debate, and thus block legislation. senators are allowed to make a req

Gabriela Dow of San Diego Startup Circle Startup businesses are a crucial element in San Diego's economy. How do individuals with solid business models and innovative ideas go about starting an original business? Well, that is where entrepreneurship comes into play. San Diego Startup Circle's Robert Reyes and Gabriela Dow led a forum at Mintz Levin Law Firm last night, November 15 regarding key facets to performing as a startup business. Reyes kicked off the forum, but panelists Michael Limbri

Credit: Disputed Waters Several southwestern states and Mexico are nearing a water sharing agreement regarding the Colorado River. The agreement would share the surplus water stored in Lake Powell and Lake Mead along with a water shortage burden felt more harshly the further south the water travels. The new agreement would serve multiple purposes for Mexico. Since 2010 when an earthquake damaged their irrigation system, Mexico has stored portions of their water supply in Lake Mead. The new agr

During this election cycle, IVN covered third party candidates to ensure voters could access information about the wide range of choices they had at the ballot box. Gary Johnson, from the Libertarian Party, received 1,139,562 votes which represents 0.9% of the popular vote. He is the third party candidate who has done the best this year, but fell far short of the 5% needed to receive public funding for the 2016 Libertarian candidate. He is, however, the most successful Libertarian Party candida

of all US Senators are up for re-election. Every two years approximately one-third 1. Max Baucus (Montana) Baucus is the longest-serving US Senator in the history of Montana, having first won election in 1978. He has voted to allow concealed carry and was a major player in the passage of the Affordable Care Act. 2. Mark Begich (Alaska) Begich is the former mayor of Anchorage and defeated Ted Stevens in 2008, the longest-serving Republican US Senator in history. In his term in the Senate,

The chief of the Mexican president-elect’s transition team, Luis Videgaray, has confirmed a meeting between Enrique Peña Nieto and President Barack Obama. Peña Nieto was elected in July and will take office on December 1. Likely topics of conversation will include the legalization of marijuana in the context of the drug war in Mexico and immigration reform. The leaders will meet on November 27 in Washington, DC and, although an official agenda has not been released, it is likely that the new Me