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Shutting Down The Two-Party Duopoly Is on the Ballot in 2020
On October 21, US billionaire businessman Mark Cuban tweeted that the duopoly he would shut down “in a nanosecond” if he could was the Republican and Democratic Parties, asserting that their anti-comp ...
23 Oct, 2020
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4 min read
Replacing Cash Bail: Fairer Justice or Robopocalypse?
California is either about to right decades of inequality between rich and poor defendants by eliminating cash bail, or it’s about to turn over its justice system to robots. The question of what to do ...
23 Oct, 2020
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5 min read
No More Half-Measures on Homelessness—Vote ‘Yes’ on Measure A
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usMost San Diegans think homelessness is getting worse and they say the city is to blame. The coronavirus pandemic makes homel ...
23 Oct, 2020
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5 min read
10 (Tongue-in-Cheek) Tips for Surviving a Never-Ending Election Night 2020
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usIn a country suffering from pandemic-induced time distortion, try to remember that national elections are held on the first ...
21 Oct, 2020
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6 min read
How Colorado Became the Nation's Model for Vote by Mail Elections
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. All across the country, the consistent theme of this presidentia ...
20 Oct, 2020
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11 min read
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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3 min read
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
A Self-Made Success Story, Barbara Bry Should Be San Diego's Next Mayor
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usThe first time I met City Council President Pro Tem Barbara Bry was on March 3, 2019 in the Council chambers. I was immediat ...
19 Oct, 2020
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5 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