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Trump Is Right About Rigged Elections, But Maybe Not The Way You Think
The 2016 election seems like a distant memory from a lifetime ago. But 2020 isn't really qualitatively different, just more of what 2016 was. We're seeing that wild year's ghosts of partisanship in ov ...
23 Nov, 2020
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7 min read
Still Cooking: Some San Diego Entrepreneurs Open New Eateries During Recession
When Dennis O’Connor co-purchased the vacated Fraser's Boiler Service building in 2015 — he had big plans for the historic Barrio Logan space. It began with creating a production space for his brewery ...
23 Nov, 2020
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4 min read
4 New Voting Methods to Unrig the US Political Process
The movements to reform the electoral process in the US made significant and historic gains during the 2020 election. Voters in 5 cities approved the use of ranked choice voting, and Alaska voters com ...
18 Nov, 2020
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4 min read
Community College Enrollment Falls as Students Grapple with Job Loss, Online Learning
David Lewis was just a few credits shy of earning his associate’s degree in journalism from Long Beach City College when the pandemic hit.Lewis, 29, was already encountering scheduling conflicts betwe ...
18 Nov, 2020
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10 min read
Dictators Who Have Ruled in the Past – Is It Happening Again?
Kenneth C. Davis joins host T. J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to talk about his new book, Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy. Mr. Davis is a renowned historian and also the au ...
18 Nov, 2020
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1 min read
Let’s Start A Homelessness Win Streak With the ‘Housing First’ Game Plan
Supporting homelessness causes can sometimes feel like rooting for the Los Angeles Chargers.Not that San Diegans should feel obligated to cheer for a greedy, mercenary NFL owner who unforgivably rippe ...
16 Nov, 2020
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8 min read
How Educational Inequities Begin the Moment a Child Is Born
This is the first in a two-part series. Check back with IVN San Diego next week for the next columnMore than 50 years have passed since the groundbreaking Equality of Educational Opportunity Coleman R ...
16 Nov, 2020
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11 min read
Francis Parker School Fears Student Boycott Over Teacher’s COVID Resignation
A popular English teacher at Francis Parker School is resigning over pending in-person instruction rules, and officials of the elite private school in Linda Vista fear a student boycott.Chris Harringt ...
13 Nov, 2020
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7 min read
To Pivot or Stay the Course? Catering, Events Professionals Seek Paths to Survive
The COVID-19-related private event cancellations started in February, reaching a crescendo in March as the pandemic closed down travel worldwide. Meetings, conventions and catered private events, incl ...
12 Nov, 2020
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6 min read
Now That the Election is Over, We Must Reform Our Politics
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usIn the recent elections, the U.S. came perilously close to re-electing a man who, after four long years as our president, ma ...
11 Nov, 2020
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3 min read