Column: What do we do with QAnon folks?
There are no shortages of QAnon casualties. There are parents who've excommunicated their children because the kids wouldn't follow them down the rabbit hole of far-right conspiracy. There are couples...
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Column: Who does he think he is?
Growing up I rarely ever saw my dad lose his temper.Chalk it up to disposition, his medical school training or the fact that he's a Black man born in this...
Column: Women of color are ready to lead San Diego; will the region back them?
A little over a month ago, many of you probably heard or read about a very contentious meeting of San Diego's new city council. The meeting focused on who would...
Column: Joe Biden’s pitch for overcoming fear with unity may not work, but at least he’s trying
I when the Charlottesville protest happened, my mom was visiting me in New York and a pleasant trip abruptly turned into a day of ing each other through a...
Dianne Jacob says good-bye to public life after 28 years as county supervisor
When Dianne Jacob arrived on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in 1993, she received a less than warm welcome from the incumbent supervisors and entrenched county bureaucrats. A...
Column: San Diego once rejected Martin Luther King Jr.; let’s learn from it and be better
San Diego has no shortage of history to reflect on during what should be a holiday of reverence, introspection and charity. But the bit of history that I can't quite...
de la delegacion de San Diego entre los evacuados tras la insurreccion de partidarios de Trump
de la delegación del Congreso de San Diego estaban entre los de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos que fueron evacuados del Capitolio de Estados Unidos el...
of San Diego delegation among those evacuated in response to Trump er insurrection
of San Diego's Congressional delegation were among the U.S. House who were evacuated from the U.S. Capitol Wednesday morning after violent Trump ers stormed the Capitol in hopes...
Originario de Chula Vista, constructor de coaliciones, el supervisor Cox se retira tras 26 anos como representante de South Bay
La tensión entre los de la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de San Diego en ocasiones llegó a un punto álgido en 2020.Enfrentados a una pandemia global y a...
From wildfire readiness to aging services, East County Supervisor Dianne Jacob retires after 28 years
When Dianne Jacob arrived on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in 1993, she received a less than warm welcome from the incumbent supervisors and entrenched county bureaucrats. A...
Chula Vista native son, coalition builder, Supervisor Cox draws curtain after 26 years representing South Bay
Tension among of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors sometimes reached a fever pitch in 2020. Faced with a global pandemic and a divisive election year that would...
Lawson-Remer aporta su experiencia en economia y asuntos internacionales como supervisora del condado de San Diego
En 1994, miles de estudiantes de preparatoria de California abandonaron la escuela en protesta por la Proposición 187, una medida discriminatoria dirigida a los inmigrantes indocumentados.Terra Lawson-Remer, un estudiante de...
Pride, joy, inspiration and hope fill Black San Diegans as Weber tapped for Secretary of State
Over her decades teaching at San Diego State University, Shirley Weber made a habit of asking students early in her fall classes: "How many of you are ed to vote?"The...
Newsom names Assemblywoman Shirley Weber to succeed Padilla as California secretary of state
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday selected Assemblywoman Shirley Weber of San Diego to serve as California's next secretary of state.Weber, a 72-year-old former San Diego State University professor known for...
Lawson-Remer brings economics, international affairs experience to San Diego County seat
In 1994 thousands of California high school students walked out of school in protest over Prop. 187, a discriminatory measure that targeted undocumented immigrants. Terra Lawson-Remer, a La Jolla High...
SDPD officers are shown in photo sitting inside La Jolla cafe; COVID-19 order prohibits onsite dining
A photo published on a local dining and entertainment news website shows several San Diego Police Department officers gathered around an indoor dining table without masks at a La Jolla...
Supervisor-elect Anderson plans to prioritize homelessness, transparency
Joel Anderson first ran for elected office in 1998. He didn't have much experience with politics, but he ran for State Assembly at the encouragement of some friends. He didn't...
Toni Atkins: A fierce advocate for equality
Toni Atkins knows what it's like to be cold, hungry and without running water. She knows what it's like to have to finish homework before dark because there's no electricity...
Some 4 million Californians sign up for smartphone COVID-19 alerts in first few days
An estimated 4 million Californians have signed up for the state's smartphone-based COVID-19 notification system as of Friday afternoon, according to the California Department of Public Health.The system, dubbed CA...
Investigation launched after SDPD officers reportedly spotted dining inside La Jolla cafe
During a week in which San Diego's intensive care capacity has been stretched thin and the county set a new single-day coronavirus case record, of the San Diego Police...
Joel Anderson wins county supervisor seat
With the vote count completed and certified in San Diego County, former state Sen. Joel Anderson has won the remaining county supervisor seat. The Registrar of Voters, which certified the...
Centro de Naturaleza de Santa Ysabel y Complejo Civico de Bonita seran renombrados en honor a dos supervisores del condado
El complejo de South Bay que alberga el Museo y Centro Cultural Bonita y el Centro de Naturaleza de Santa Ysabel en el este del condado tendrán nuevos nombres en...
Santa Ysabel Nature Center, Bonita Civic Complex to be renamed in honor of longtime county supervisors
The South Bay complex that houses the Bonita Museum and Cultural Center and the Santa Ysabel Nature Center in East County are getting new names in honor of two San...
It’s not the same, but Taste of December Nights offers a welcome pandemic reprieve
Any other year, this weekend would've seen Balboa Park filled with lights, an abundance of festive holiday trappings and hundreds of thousands of eager onlookers celebrating San Diego's biggest free...
Anderson wins county supervisor seat; Trotter wins Santee City Council seat by just five votes
With the vote count completed and certified Thursday in San Diego County, former state Sen. Joel Anderson has won the remaining county supervisor seat. The Registrar of Voters reported that...
Man wounded in shooting at Del Cerro motel
A man was shot at a Del Cerro motel early Saturday morning, San Diego police said. Around 5:50 a.m., officers responded to calls reporting gunfire and discovered a victim across...
San Diego Supervisor-elect Nora Vargas sets stage for more Latinas, and a focus on health, equity
Nora Vargas knows what it means to be the first.She was the first Latina appointed to the California Teacher Retirement System (CalSTRS) board, the first Latina Vice President at Planned...
San Diego police investigating fatal shooting in Encanto
SAN DIEGO — A man was fatally shot Wednesday night in Encanto, San Diego police said. The victim, a 44-year-old Black male, has been identified, but his name is not being released...
Anderson is set to become District 2 County Supervisor as count nears end
Former state Sen. Joel Anderson appears to be a lock for San Diego's last remaining county supervisor seat. With 7,000 ballots still outstanding countywide, the Registrar of Voters released new...
Mas de 100 residentes critican colaboracion del Sheriff con ICE durante el foro comunitario del Acta de la Verdad
Más de 100 de la comunidad criticaron el martes la cooperación del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de San Diego con los funcionarios federales de inmigración.En el foro comunitario...
More than 100 residents criticize Sheriff’s Dept.’s work with ICE during Truth Act community forum
More than 100 community Tuesday criticized the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department's ongoing cooperation with federal immigration officials. At the yearly community forum on the TRUTH Act held Tuesday...
TRUTH Act forum will discuss San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s collaboration with ICE Tuesday
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department works with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Tuesday San Diegans will get a better idea of just how much.The county will hold a TRUTH...
Republicans made gains in California but missed San Diego County: Where does the local GOP go from here?
While not quite the resurgence they may have hoped for, California Republicans made significant gains around the state in this election and are on pace to pick up three of...
Anderson overtakes Vaus in District 2 county supervisor race; all other county supervisors races are decided
Former state Sen. Joel Anderson overtook Poway Mayor Steve Vaus for the first time Tuesday in the last undecided San Diego County Board of Supervisor race.With 33,000 ballots outstanding countywide,...
Vaus maintains lead in District 2 race; all other San Diego County Supervisors’ seats set
Poway Mayor Steve Vaus maintains a slight edge over former State Sen. Joel Anderson Monday in the last undecided San Diego County Board of Supervisor race.Vaus' lead is dwindling, however.With...
The CA50 race that is sending Darrell Issa back to Congress carries lessons
California Republican Darrell Issa won his bid to return to Congress Saturday, this time representing the 50th Congressional District. The former nine-term congressman and ardent er of President Donald Trump...
How San Diego County voted
With President-elect Joe Biden headed to the White House, results in the San Diego area show a continuing blue wave. The city gets a Democratic mayor and a nearly all-Democratic...
Lawson-Remer, Vargas maintain leads in San Diego County supervisor races; Vaus’ tiny lead shrinks
After the latest update of vote totals Thursday evening, the leaders in the races for three of San Diego County’s supervisor seats all maintained their leads, including Democrat Terra Lawson-Remer,...
Los supervisores democratas del condado, con nueva mayoria, planean traer cambio a la region de San Diego
Los demócratas de San Diego han hecho grandes progresos en la última década ampliando su influencia en la política local, pero un objetivo que ha escapado a su control durante...
Democratic county supervisors, with new majority, plan to bring change to San Diego region
San Diego Democrats have made major strides over the last decade expanding their influence in local politics, but one goal that has long evaded their grasp has been a majority...
Issa lidera sobre Campa-Najjar en la carrera por el 50? Distrito Congresional
El republicano Darrell Issa vio cómo su ventaja sobre el demócrata Ammar Campa-Najjar se ampliaba a principios del miércoles en la carrera por el 50º distrito del Congreso, después de...
Democrat Terra Lawson-Remer’s big lead likely gives Democrats majority on Board of Supervisors
Democrat Terra Lawson-Remer claimed a large lead over incumbent Republican Supervisor Kristin Gaspar in the race for the District 3 seat, which likely gives Democrats a long-awaited majority on the...
Issa leads Campa-Najjar in the race for 50th Congressional District
Republican Darrell Issa saw his lead widen over Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar early Wednesday in the race for the 50th Congressional District after initially trailing his opponent in early unofficial returns....
The long, strange 2020 voting process finally reaches Election Day
After months of having their mailboxes flooded with campaign mail, enduring two presidential debates and weathering an onslaught of television and social media attack ads, San Diego County voters have...
San Diego County candidates make one last push in weekend before Election Day
San Diego County candidates launched a final flurry of get-out-the-vote events the weekend before Election Day, running on little more than adrenaline, caffeine and fumes.Volunteers dropped literature at front doors,...
As Supervisors Jacob and Cox leave office, they see new challenges for San Diego County
In a little over two months, San Diego County will say goodbye to its two longest serving county supervisors.As Supervisors Greg Cox and Dianne Jacob near the end of their...
Republican Darrell Issa opens up lead over Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar in latest poll
A poll released Tuesday shows Republican Darrell Issa leading Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar by double digits in the race for the 50th Congressional District.Other polls conducted in September, July, and May...
Issa lends campaign another $800,000 this month, has cash advantage in 50th District race
Earlier this month, Republican congressional candidate Darrell Issa lent his campaign $800,000, giving himself a nearly $300,000 edge over Democratic opponent Ammar Campa-Najjar, a few weeks before Election Day. In...
For San Diego’s Middle Eastern community, Issa and Campa-Najjar’s fight for the 50th represents progress
Two years ago former Rep. Duncan D. Hunter won re-election in the 50th Congressional District— while under indictment for campaign misspending and while running a campaign that was widely criticized...
Issa refuerza la campana con auto-financiacion, supera a Campa-Najjar en 1 millon de dolares.
El republicano Darrell Issa, reforzado por la autofinanciación, superó al demócrata Ammar Campa-Najjar en más de 1 millón de dólares durante el periodo de recaudación de fondos que terminó el...
Issa bolsters campaign with self-funding, outraises Campa-Najjar by $1 million
Republican Darrell Issa, bolstered by self-funding, outraised Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar by more than $1 million during the fundraising period that ended Sept. 30, the latest Federal Election Commission reports show....
Candidates for 50th District stir controversy with Defend East County group
California's 50th District Congressional Candidates, Darrell Issa and Ammar Campa-Najjar, stirred controversy after virtual Q&A sessions with the local Defend East County Facebook group.Their appearances Friday on the group's Facebook...
Gaspar, Lawson-Remer offer differing visions for San Diego County in race to determine balance of the board
The 2020 election has provided a lot of high-profile contests in San Diego County, but few may be more impactful than the District 3 seat on the Board of Supervisors...
Gaspar, Lawson-Remer talk transit, cannabis, housing, and racial equity at District 3 supervisor forum
Republican Kristin Gaspar and Democrat Terra Lawson-Remer faced off in a virtual forum Thursday night, Oct. 8, where the two made their pitches for why they are the best choice...
Gaspar, Lawson-Remer talk transit, cannabis, housing, and racial equity at District 3 supervisor forum
Republican Kristin Gaspar and Democrat Terra Lawson-Remer faced off in a virtual forum Thursday night, Oct. 8, where the two made their pitches for why they are the best choice...
Gaspar, Lawson-Remer talk transit, cannabis, housing, and racial equity at District 3 supervisor forum
Republican Kristin Gaspar and Democrat Terra Lawson-Remer faced off in a virtual forum Thursday night, where the two made their pitches for why they are the best choice to be...
Mail ballots begin to arrive, in-person early voting kicks off in San Diego County
The 2020 election is officially in full swing. San Diego County's more than 1.9 million ed voters began receiving their mail ballots for next month's election on Monday, which was...
San Diego Democrats, Republicans send well wishes, warn of COVID-19 threat after Trump diagnosis
Soon after President Donald Trump's announcement that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus, San Diego's elected Democrats and Republicans conveyed get-well wishes, some with...
Issa, Campa-Najjar talk health care, homelessness and pandemic response during 50th District debate
Republican Darrell Issa and Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar squared off in a debate Thursday night, as the two vie to replace former Rep. Duncan D. Hunter in the 50th Congressional District....
San Diego County will overhaul Climate Action Plan after rejection from courts
San Diego County is again developing a new Climate Action Plan.On Wednesday, Sept. 30, County Supervisors unanimously directed county staff to develop a new plan and adopted a resolution vacating...
San Diego County will overhaul Climate Action Plan after rejection from courts
San Diego County is again developing a new Climate Action Plan.On Wednesday, Sept. 30, County Supervisors unanimously directed county staff to develop a new plan and adopted a resolution vacating...
San Diego County will overhaul Climate Action Plan after rejection from courts
San Diego County is again developing a new Climate Action Plan.On Wednesday, Sept. 30, County Supervisors unanimously directed county staff to develop a new plan and adopted a resolution vacating...
San Diego County will overhaul Climate Action Plan after rejection from courts
San Diego County is again developing a new Climate Action Plan.On Wednesday County Supervisors unanimously directed county staff to develop a new plan and adopted a resolution vacating its 2018...
San Diego County expands small business loan program to include businesses in cities
San Diego County supervisors unanimously agreed Tuesday, Sept. 29, to expand the county's $5 million small business loan COVID relief program regionwide to small businesses operating in cities.Supervisors in late...
San Diego County expands small business loan program to include businesses in cities
San Diego County supervisors unanimously agreed Tuesday, Sept. 29, to expand the county's $5 million small business loan COVID relief program regionwide to small businesses operating in cities.Supervisors in late...
San Diego County expands small business loan program to include businesses in cities
San Diego County supervisors unanimously agreed Tuesday, Sept. 29, to expand the county's $5 million small business loan COVID relief program regionwide to small businesses operating in cities.Supervisors in late...
San Diego County expands small business loan program to include businesses in cities
San Diego County supervisors unanimously agreed Tuesday to expand the county's $5 million small business loan COVID relief program regionwide to small businesses operating in cities.Supervisors in late April established...
La eleccion sin precedentes de 2020 trae nuevas formas de votar y nuevas expectativas para San Diego
Este año los residentes del condado de San Diego se han enfrentado a una pandemia global, a una recesión económica y a continuas protestas por la justicia racial.Ahora los votantes...
Unprecedented 2020 election brings new ways to vote, new expectations for San Diego
This year San Diego County residents have faced a global pandemic, an economic recession and ongoing protests for racial justice. Now voters and local officials face another challenge: pulling off...
Candidatos al distrito 1 de supervisores del condado son dos tipos de democrata
El supervisor Greg Cox ha representado a las comunidades de South Bay en el Distrito 1 durante 25 años y ha sido tan popular que el republicano nunca enfrentó un...
District 1 County Supervisor contest features two kinds of Democratic candidate
Supervisor Greg Cox has represented District 1's South Bay communities for 25 years and has been so popular that the Republican never faced a significant re-election challenge, even as the...
Vaus and Anderson fight for political middle in San Diego County’s District 2 contest
In less than seven weeks, eastern San Diego County will elect its first new supervisor in nearly three decades. The District 2 contest pits former state Sen. Joel Anderson against...
San Diego County, Mexican Consulate partner for free COVID-19 testing starting Monday
San Diego County and the Mexican Consulate have partnered to try to reach communities hard hit by the pandemic and will begin offering free, no appointment COVID-19 testing beginning Monday...
50th District race is ‘anyone’s guess’ as Issa, Campa-Najjar in statistical dead heat in new poll
With Election Day two months away, a poll released Tuesday shows the race for the 50th Congressional District is anyone's game, with Republican Darrell Issa and Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar in...
La campana nacional democrata apoya a Ammar Campa-Najjar en la carrera por el 50? distrito
El demócrata Ammar Campa-Najjar estuvo a 3.4 puntos porcentuales de la destitución del exrepresentante Duncan Hunter en 2018, a pesar de recibir una ayuda mínima del Partido Demócrata nacional.Esta vez,...
Democrats’ national campaign arm throws weight behind Ammar Campa-Najjar in race for the 50th District
Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar came within 3.4 percentage points of unseating former Rep. Duncan Hunter in 2018, despite receiving minimal help from national House Democrats. This time around, as he squares...
San Diego County adopts over $6.5 billion budget, largest in history, as region responds to pandemic
San Diego County Supervisors unanimously adopted their largest budget ever, in part to help stem the tide of job and income loss, business closures and other community demands for social...
San Diego County adopts over $6.5 billion budget, largest in history, as region responds to pandemic
San Diego County Supervisors unanimously adopted their largest budget ever, in part to help stem the tide of job and income loss, business closures and other community demands for social...
San Diego County adopts over $6.5 billion budget, largest in history, as region responds to pandemic
San Diego County Supervisors unanimously adopted their largest budget ever, in part to help stem the tide of job and income loss, business closures and other community demands for social...
San Diego County adopts over $6.5 billion budget, largest in history, as region responds to pandemic
San Diego County Supervisors unanimously adopted their largest budget ever, in part to help stem the tide of job and income loss, business closures and other community demands for social...
Union protests against San Diego County idea to outsource health care at jails
More than 60 cars assembled as a caravan in front of the county istrative center Friday,some with signs saying “Stop the deaths in SD jails,” “People over profits,” “Care not...
Big money flows into San Diego congressional contests despite pandemic
Candidates running for San Diego County's five congressional seats reeled in big fundraising hauls during the last quarter, despite the COVID-19 pandemic devastating the U.S. economy. According to campaign finance...
Reporter’s Notebook: Assemblywoman Shirley Weber on George Floyd and police reform
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber was interviewed for a June 27 profile in The San Diego Union-Tribune's "Phenomenal Women" series. The profile focused mainly on Weber's early years, her career as an...
Condado de San Diego acepta solicitudes de pequenas empresas para fondo de $17 mdd
Los supervisores del condado de San Diego aprobaron el martes por unanimidad las directrices para el nuevo programa de subvenciones a pequeñas empresas de un fondo de 17 millones de...
San Diego County accepts applications for $17 million small business stimulus program
San Diego County supervisors Tuesday, July 7, unanimously approved guidelines for the county's new $17 million small business grant program in hopes of bolstering the region's ailing businesses. The program,...
San Diego County accepts applications for $17 million small business stimulus program
San Diego County supervisors Tuesday, July 7, unanimously approved guidelines for the county's new $17 million small business grant program in hopes of bolstering the region's ailing businesses. The program,...
San Diego County accepts applications for $17 million small business stimulus program
San Diego County supervisors Tuesday, July 7, unanimously approved guidelines for the county's new $17 million small business grant program in hopes of bolstering the region's ailing businesses. The program,...
San Diego County accepts applications for $17 million small business stimulus program
San Diego County supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved guidelines for the county's new $17 million small business grant program in hopes of bolstering the region's ailing businesses. The program, which supervisors...
About one-third of San Diego County residents haven’t responded to 2020 Census
Residents of San Diego County have done fairly well responding to the 2020 census, despite the pandemic. Even with two-thirds responding to the census though, a lot of work still...
Human Relations Commission draws activists, health specialists, artists, gun rights advocates
Two months ago County Supervisors unanimously agreed to revive the region's long-defunded Human Relations Commission and a month later tasked the commission with defining the scope and mission of a...
Bob Matthews, a lifelong educator, civil rights activist and icon in San Diego, dies at 90
Robert Louis Matthews, a lifelong educator, civil rights activist and icon in San Diego’s African-American community — who was influential in the creation of the Jackie Robinson YMCA, the growth...
Candlelight vigil in Imperial Beach commemorates victims of police brutality
Demands for racial equality and police reform continued Friday during a candlelight vigil at Veterans Park in Imperial Beach. More than 50 people, some bearing shirts and signs that said...
San Diego se asocia con el Distrito de Sweetwater para un programa piloto de ayuda a los jovenes de crianza
En el condado de San Diego el 48 por ciento de los jóvenes en tutela (foster) se gradúan de la preparatoria cada año, pero un nuevo programa piloto busca cambiar...
San Diego County partners with Sweetwater School District for new pilot program helping foster youth
In San Diego County 48 percent of foster youth graduate high school each year, but a new pilot program seeks to change that. County supervisors recently gave the final go-ahead...
Dr. Shirley Weber: State Assembly member and educator is drawn to the hard fights
The San Diego Union-Tribune and the Women’s Museum of California are celebrating a century of female achievement in San Diego to mark the 100th year of women’s suffrage in America.The...
Condado de San Diego creara la Oficina de Equidad y Justicia Racial; habra mas detalles en septiembre
A principios de este mes, la ciudad de San Diego se comprometió a abordar la equidad y la justicia racial mediante el establecimiento de una nueva oficina centrada en ese...
San Diego County will restructure, expand powers of its independent law enforcement oversight group
San Diego County supervisors unanimously agreed Tuesday to restructure and expand the powers of the Citizens' Law Enforcement Review Board, tasked with providing oversight over the Sheriff's Department.The board also...
San Diego County to establish Office of Equity and Racial Justice; specifics expected to come in September
Earlier this month, the City of San Diego committed to addressing equity and racial justice by establishing a new office focused on that topic. Now, the county is following suit....
San Diego County will restructure, expand powers of its independent law enforcement oversight group
San Diego County supervisors unanimously agreed Tuesday to restructure and expand the powers of the Citizens' Law Enforcement Review Board, tasked with providing oversight over the Sheriff's Department.The board also...
Some San Diego activist leaders criticize county proposal for Office of Equity and Racial Justice
Civil rights activist the Rev. Shane Harris and a handful of other leaders from underrepresented communities in San Diego County Monday announced opposition to a proposal that the county create...