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From left to right: Maria Simon, Dawn Ovrom, Scott Barr Credit: coronado.patch.com The Coronado Unified School District (CUSD) has two seats open and three candidates competing. One candidate, Scott Barr, has made a  case for his candidacy. In a lesser known race, such as CUSD's governing board, information may be hard to come by. ECoronado.com, the city of Coronado's news site, asked Scott Barr the challenges of CUSD and what he can bring to education: Any school board member will tell you t

The view from the ferry  of the downtown San Diego skyline. The trip lasts a mere 15 minutes one-way. But a ride on the quaint San Diego-Coronado Ferry is a relaxing respite that turns out to be functional for both tourists and locals. Downtown visitors looking to check out Coronado can board the ferry at the Broadway Pier. Starting at 9am, the double-deck boats leave downtown every day of the week, on the hour. They arrive at the Coronado Ferry Landing in time for a 9:30pm departure back (eve

Photo Credit: thcfinder.com Three states will attempt to legalize marijuana this November, as support for such measures grows. According to a Rasmussen poll, 56% of Americans are in favor of legalizing marijuana and regulating it in a similar fashion to alcohol and cigarette consumption. As support rises, three Western states are embracing an open-mind in the area of marijuana legalization, with the reality of legal marijuana consumption potentially materializing in Colorado, Washington and Ore

Credit: GaryJohnson2012.com Judge Jim Gray (ret.) is running with Gov. Gary Johnson as the Libertarian Party’s Vice Presidential nominee. Judge Gray made an unprecedented move in 1992 by coming out against the drug war as a sitting judge in Orange County, California. He and Gov. Johnson actually co-star in a documentary entitled American Drug War: The Last White Hope (2007), along with other prominent political figures such as Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, Ralph Nader, and Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Judg

Credit: Wikimedia.org The Governor of Ohio, John Kasich, announced today that he believes Mitt Romney will win the battleground state on the legs of the auto-bailout discussion. The Republican governor announced on Meet The Press, “I believe right now we are currently ahead. Internals show us currently ahead. I honestly think that Romney is going to carry Ohio. And you know I haven’t been saying this, I now believe it’s going to happen.” Whether the internal polls reflect a large swing of vote

Credit: Realclearpolitics.com With the election only ten days away, many Americans are looking to presidential polls as a means for predicting the outcome of the election and possibly making the decision to vote for one candidate over the other. Many voters recognize that the state they reside in will go to one candidate over the other regardless of their vote, but people still vote for the opposing candidate. Americans understand that the outcome of the election is determined by the Electoral

Photo: Wikimedia Commons In a loft just outside Downtown Los Angeles, Meghan Leuders, is packing up her things. The recent Tufts University graduate is headed to the airport to embark on a two month internship in Ghana. But her mind is focused elsewhere. This week, early voting began in her home state of Colorado. She flies in just a couple hours, and yet her absentee ballot is blank and unsent. Four years ago, Leuders would have voted immediately. This is the same young woman who keeps an un

Screenshot: Comedy Central What are we to do when the essential conversations that surround any serious political issue have been rendered a joke by the inadequacy of mainstream media coverage? Enter the comedians. Though comedians are usually found musing over the absurdities characteristic of major news networks at the edge of the political stage, comedians like Stephen Colbert have rushed the mainstream center stage. Monday night a Colbert Report War on Drugs segment poked fun at the absu

Credit: User generated electoral maps on 270towin.com It’s the morning of Wednesday, November 7, 2012, and every major news outlet is reporting that for the first time in nearly two centuries, there is a tie in the electoral vote. Both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have secured 269 votes. Fire begins to rain down from the sky, the ground begins to quake, and Republicans and Democrats lose their minds. Okay, so maybe the imagery of apocalyptic events is bit extreme, but the reaction people will

Ocean Beach is typically a quiet residential area, but in response to the rising crime rate, concerned citizens have organized.                Photo credit: "Colorado Guy" One would imagine that life on the beach is all sunshine, smiles, and other stereotypical California utopian sentiment.  During the month of September, however, several cases of sexual assault and peeping Toms plagued the northwest area of Ocean Beach. Not to take things lightly, several "OBceans" are up in arms regarding the