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How Open Primaries Empower Communities of Color
Editor's Note: This op-ed originally appeared in the South Florida Sun Sentinel and has been republished in its entirety with permission from the author. This November, Florida voters have the chance...
Proposition 21 Rent Control Will Discourage Construction of Affordable Housing
This is an independent opinion. Want to respond? Write your own commentary! Email hoa@ivn.us.The primary path to the middle class for American families is through property ownership. However, for many...
‘It’s My Passion’: San Diego Rideshare Driver Shares Story
Al Porche has been driving the streets of San Diego for seven years as a rideshare driver, a job he says gives him the income and flexibility he needs. “I do this full-time because I love it,” Po...
California Needs a Party That Stands for Common Sense
This is an independent opinion. Want to respond? Write your own commentary! Email hoa@ivn.us.The Common Sense Party, a new political party being formed in California, stands for fiscal responsibility,...
A Ballot Prop That Could Boost Racial Equity Among University Faculty
Come November, California voters will determine the fate of affirmative action… again. What they decide will have a huge impact on higher education. In 1996, voters passed Proposition 209, banning pub...
California's Eviction Ban Isn't Just Unconstitutional — It's a Bad Idea
This is an independent opinion. Want to respond? Write your own commentary! Email hoa@ivn.us. The ban on evictions is causing homelessness, not preventing it. The Judicial Council, which sets rules fo...
Five Automakers Finalize Deal with California to Clean Up Car Emissions
California’s clean air enforcers have finalized a deal with five automakers to cut greenhouse gases from cars despite the Trump administration’s rollbacks.The deal, first proposed last year, is Califo...
The Tough Questions Pushing California to An Eviction Cliff
Governor Gavin Newsom doesn’t want it to happen. Neither do powerful leaders in the state Legislature. Tenant groups desperately want to prevent it, and landlord associations say they also want to avo...
Forget Election Day; Are You Ready for Election Week?
There is a high probability that Americans will not know the results of the 2020 presidential election and other high-profile races on election night. The reason? An overwhelming majority of states wo...
Opinion: Fight for Equal Rights Continues 100 Years After the 19th Amendment
This is an independent opinion. Want to respond? Write your own commentary! Email hoa@ivn.us.“Suffrage is not a right. It is a privilege that may or may not be granted. Politics is no place for a woma...