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Represent San Diego, Independent Voter Project to Host Free Screening of ‘UnRepresented’
Represent San Diego, Independent Voter Project to Host Free Screening of ‘UnRepresented’
Represent San Diego and Independent Voter Project announced this month it will host a free screening of the award-winning documentary, “UnRepresented.” The documentary by Daniel Falconer features ...
05 Oct, 2020
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1 min read
Measure C: District-Only Elections Aren't New But Could Be Coming to San Diego Schools
Measure C: District-Only Elections Aren't New But Could Be Coming to San Diego Schools
It was a simple phone conversation that attorney Kevin Shenkman believes may have been his calling: to ensure every neighborhood or community was properly represented in government. With about 20 elec ...
05 Oct, 2020
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5 min read
California Will Keep Burning. But Housing Policy Is Making It Worse
California Will Keep Burning. But Housing Policy Is Making It Worse
This story was originally published by ProPublica.Monday morning, Sept. 28, California woke up sweaty, devastated, even shocked to find the state burning again. But if we’re honest, and to our great s ...
04 Oct, 2020
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14 min read
Embarcadero Institute Responds to Housing Formula Report Critiques
Embarcadero Institute Responds to Housing Formula Report Critiques
Last week TPR shared a new report from Embarcadero Institute disputing the accuracy of the state's methodology for calculating local housing needs. With the state moving to hold local governments acco ...
02 Oct, 2020
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12 min read
Opinion: Padres Have the Right Team for Tailgate Park Redevelopment
Opinion: Padres Have the Right Team for Tailgate Park Redevelopment
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.us.“Slam Diego” is a slogan we are seeing all around town as the Padres have set an MLB record for consecutive grand slam home ...
02 Oct, 2020
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3 min read
Welcome to Zoom University. That’ll Be $500.
Welcome to Zoom University. That’ll Be $500.
Matthew Villongco stopped by the UCLA campus to see his friends on a Thursday night during his first year of community college. An airy lounge surrounded by a glass wall, packed to the brim with stude ...
01 Oct, 2020
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5 min read
Proposition 19 Will Help Seniors, Californians with Severe Disabilities
Proposition 19 Will Help Seniors, Californians with Severe Disabilities
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usI was born with a disability and 13 years ago, I sustained a spinal cord injury, which left me paralyzed from my shoulders d ...
01 Oct, 2020
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1 min read
Why the American Nurses Association California Opposes Proposition 23
Why the American Nurses Association California Opposes Proposition 23
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usHistorically, nurses have advocated for increased access to care.Type "nurses + increase access to care" into Google and you ...
01 Oct, 2020
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3 min read
Language Barriers Create Obstacles for San Diego’s Refugee Business Owners
Language Barriers Create Obstacles for San Diego’s Refugee Business Owners
When Hana Muhammad’s family left war-torn Somalia for the U.S. more than 20 years ago, it was the International Rescue Committee that helped them resettle in San Diego where the nonprofit has an offic ...
30 Sep, 2020
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4 min read
San Diego Residents Don’t Support Agreement on Short-Term Rentals
San Diego Residents Don’t Support Agreement on Short-Term Rentals
This is an independent opinion in response to a commentary published on Sept. 16, titled “Agreement on Short-Term Rentals Will Boost San Diego’s Tourism Economy.” Have an opinion of your own? Email it ...
30 Sep, 2020
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4 min read