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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
How San Diego County's Taxpayers Association is Voting this November
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.usAhead of the November 2020 election, my organization, the San Diego County Taxpayers Association (SDCTA) recently ...
13 Oct, 2020
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4 min read
CTC Chair Hilary Norton Reflects on Sea Change in State Transportation Priorities
In this TPR interview, Hilary Norton, newly appointed chair of the California Transportation Commission, reflects on the ‘phenomenal sea change’ driving state investments in transportation infrastruct ...
10 Oct, 2020
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18 min read
What to Know About Gig Worker Pay Before Voting on Prop. 22
How much will your Uber driver get paid if gig companies convince California voters to approve ballot measure Proposition 22? It could be anywhere from $5.64 to $27.58 per hour, depending who you ask. ...
10 Oct, 2020
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5 min read
For America’s Sake, We Must Ensure Military Mail Votes Count
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.usWhenever I speak with someone new, I always begin with gushing about the one city that will forever own a piece of ...
09 Oct, 2020
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3 min read
Freeze First, Verify Second: Unemployed Californians Get a Fright From EDD
Joseph Wood went to buy gas in Ventura in anticipation of driving up the coast to visit his children this week. The 39-year-old gig driver knew he had money on a debit card connected to his unemployme ...
07 Oct, 2020
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5 min read
Online vs. In-Person Schooling: Whose Vote Should Count?
Michael Allman joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to discuss the challenges facing public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and in general. Mr. Allman is a candidate for School Board in Califo ...
07 Oct, 2020
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2 min read
How the Pandemic Reshaped California Politics in 2020
It’s not easy to get work done during a pandemic. Even for the fortunate who kept their pre-pandemic jobs, productivity has taken it on the chin in 2020.The same goes for those in the lawmaking busine ...
06 Oct, 2020
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3 min read
Root Out Disparities in California By Voting Yes on Proposition 16
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usIn this unprecedented year, a global pandemic, deep recession and nationwide demonstrations have all reinforced the persiste ...
06 Oct, 2020
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5 min read
A Mixed-Race Girl Says ‘No’ to Proposition 16 and the Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations
My father was a Jamaican immigrant, and I was raised in poverty by my single mother. My husband is Mexican and Puerto Rican — our family is proudly multiracial. We urge Californians to vote “no” on Pr ...
06 Oct, 2020
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3 min read