3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (685+ words) The Aug. 26 conclusion of the lawsuit challenging San Diego’s inflated trash fee has prompted the release of new details about the cost to taxpayers of a divisive and unnecessary legal dispute. The lawsuit was sparked by a City Council vote…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (578+ words) November’s ballot is dominated by measures that would alter how California levies taxes, including one that would make it more difficult for local governments to gain voter approval of tax hikes. Proposition 43 would overturn a state Supreme Court ruling and…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (904+ words) This story was originally published by Capitol Weekly. Painful is one word to describe the past 18 months for California researchers affected by the Trump administration’s assault on science. And the pain was compounded in June in the Capitol when the…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (730+ words) As students return to colleges across the country, two are missing at Brown University: Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov. Dual victims of a campus shooting in December, they appeared to share little beyond a rigorous work ethic. Ella, a sophomore…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (415+ words) A bill authored by a San Diego legislator and passed by the California Assembly Friday that would help the state’s local news organizations is heading to the governor’s desk this weekend. Assembly Bill 2222, the Community NEWS Act, was co-authored by…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (178+ words) Gallagher Square’s neighbors want their peace and quiet timesofsandiego.com Today’s newsletter is presented by San Diego Restaurant Week. Good morning, San Diego ☀️ Here’s what we have for you today: - Dailard Elementary School in San Carlos turns 50 this year, and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (459+ words) Leaving a neighborhood restaurant in South Park, one of us carried leftovers we planned to enjoy the next day. Just outside the restaurant was an elderly woman sitting on the sidewalk, clearly homeless and hungry. We handed her the leftovers....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (219+ words) Times of San Diego When Hall of Fame boxing promoter Robert “Bobby” DePhilippis died four years ago, his daughter, Michelle DePhilippis, decided to honor his life and work by creating Punches in the Piazza, an annual amateur boxing event in…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (838+ words) Capital & Main spoke with Durán about his book, the hard right turn of Silicon Valley, artificial intelligence and American workers, and the threat that billionaires pose to democracy. Capital & Main: Could you define “tech fascism” and explain why those terms…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (674+ words) San Diego’s housing crisis requires more than familiar promises. It demands creative use of suitable public land, including property associated with neighborhood libraries. But building affordable homes should not require communities to surrender the public spaces they already rely on....