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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 ...
19 Oct, 2020
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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 ...
19 Oct, 2020
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4 min read
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 ...
19 Oct, 2020
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2 min read
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 ...
18 Oct, 2020
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9 min read
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 ...
17 Oct, 2020
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8 min read
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 ...
15 Oct, 2020
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5 min read
19 States Where It Is Never Too Late to Register to Vote
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.October is the last chance for most Americans to register if the ...
15 Oct, 2020
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2 min read
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 ...
14 Oct, 2020
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Workout Workaround: How Gyms are Getting Themselves Reclassified as ‘Essential’
As the pandemic forced Terry Delamater’s two Bakersfield-area fitness centers to shut down for months, the pharmacist-turned-gym-owner in desperation turned to his county supervisor for help. Maybe, D ...
13 Oct, 2020
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7 min read
Governor’s Veto of High School Ethnic Studies Was the Right Decision
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.usGov. Gavin Newsom made the right decision when he vetoed Assembly Bill 331 that would have required all public hig ...
13 Oct, 2020
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4 min read