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Gig Worker Bill: A Lousy Way to Make Law
Gig Worker Bill: A Lousy Way to Make Law
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.usCalifornia’s early 20th century reformers sought to thwart an obviously corrupt political system that benefited en ...
24 Sep, 2020
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The US Must Free Itself from the Political-Industrial Complex
The US Must Free Itself from the Political-Industrial Complex
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The New York Times and has been republished on IVN with permission from the author. ‍In his farewell address to the nation, President Dwigh ...
24 Sep, 2020
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6 min read
Following the Money on San Diego's 101 Ash Street
Following the Money on San Diego's 101 Ash Street
Incredible investigative work1 by Dorian Hargrove and the NBC7 investigative team laid out how City of San Diego officials allowed a questionable land deal to go through that generated significant pro ...
24 Sep, 2020
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35 min read
State Auditor Blasts UC for Admitting Unqualified Students Based on Wealthy Connections
State Auditor Blasts UC for Admitting Unqualified Students Based on Wealthy Connections
A stinging report issued by California’s state auditor today slams the University of California for a culture of privileging wealth and access over merit in its admissions process, galvanizing concern ...
24 Sep, 2020
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7 min read
‘I Miss Her’: COVID-Induced Isolation Continues for Many San Diego Seniors
‘I Miss Her’: COVID-Induced Isolation Continues for Many San Diego Seniors
Bankers Hill resident Rebecca Mitsingas lives just 5 miles away from her mother, Suzanne Papp, yet she misses her. She went from seeing her 77-year-old mother daily to rarely now because of the corona ...
23 Sep, 2020
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4 min read
How the Education System Fuels Racism, Inequality
How the Education System Fuels Racism, Inequality
This is Part One of a two-part series on racism and the education system. Part Two will be published on Monday, Sept. 28. The education system is “particularly effective at reproducing racial inequali ...
21 Sep, 2020
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11 min read
Barrio Logan Artists Respond to Pandemic's Challenges with Resilience
Barrio Logan Artists Respond to Pandemic's Challenges with Resilience
While the term "struggling" is frequently used to describe artists, "resilient,"  "resourceful" or "entrepreneurial" may be more accurate descriptions. Whatever their chosen artistic pursuit,&nbs ...
21 Sep, 2020
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6 min read
Supreme Court Makes Local Tax Hikes Easier
Supreme Court Makes Local Tax Hikes Easier
IVN San Diego Editor's Note: This Supreme Court ruling could have a big effect on San Diego. A proposed hotel tax increase came just short of winning a two-thirds vote in March. Supporters will likely ...
19 Sep, 2020
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3 min read
The Ultimate Balancing Act: San Diego Teachers Pull Double-Duty
The Ultimate Balancing Act: San Diego Teachers Pull Double-Duty
Three weeks into the 2020-2021 school year and San Diego families are settling into their new routines. Aug. 31 was the first day of online classes for the San Diego Unified School District when thous ...
18 Sep, 2020
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6 min read
Life Without Conventions: San Diego's Downtown Businesses Find New Path
Life Without Conventions: San Diego's Downtown Businesses Find New Path
Aaron Trites says he’s always known he wanted to open his own comic book store someday. That day arrived in December 2018 when he opened the doors of Now or Never Comics in downtown San Diego, just a ...
16 Sep, 2020
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4 min read