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Haney Hong

A husband, a father, a Reserve Naval Officer, a business owner and a student of citizenship, Haney Hong is President and CEO of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. He is focused on robust citizenship engagement and firmly believes that such engagement is the first line of defense against internal and external threats to a healthy democratic society. Haney is a graduate of Stanford and Harvard Universities and sits on several nonprofit and government boards on the East and West Coasts. He teaches at Point Loma Nazarene University, the United States Naval War College and the University of California San Diego.

Hany Hong operating the periscope on USS TOPEKA in 2014

I’m having a midlife crisis. Reflecting on my Navy days, and more.

April 26, 2024 at 5:13 p.m.

Hong is president and CEO of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. He lives in La Mesa.I think I’m in a midlife crisis. But here’s some news: I think you are,...

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My high school band teacher was a father figure. His wisdom will be ed on to my kids.

June 10, 2023 at 1:35 a.m.

Hong is president and CEO of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. He lives in La Mesa.I’ve learned so much about fatherhood from someone who isn’t my father by blood...

San Diego, CA - January 26:

Working in the East Village, Scott Manning was among the volunteers working on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 before sunrise in San Diego, CA., for the annual point-in-time count taking place in San Diego County. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A decentralized approach to homelessness is holding us back. Here’s how we can fix it.

April 24, 2023 at 12:32 p.m.

Hong is president and CEO of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, and lives in La Mesa. Pelz is research and technical manager with the San Diego Taxpayers Educational Foundation,...

A GREENHOUSE worker trims marijuana. Not all residents oppose the growers. One local store owner says, “I smell it, I don’t use it, and it doesn’t bother me.”

Nov. 2022 Election: No on San Diego County Measure A – cannabis business tax

September 30, 2022 at 11:39 p.m.

All voters in San Diego County will be asked to weigh in on Measure A on their Nov. 8 ballots. It would tax cannabis businesses in unincorporated areas specified amounts,...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 09: Luminalt solar installers Pam Quan (L) and Walter Morales (R) install solar s on the roof of a home on May 9, 2018 in San Francisco, California. The California Energy Commission is set to vote on proposed legislation that would require all new homes in the state of California to have solor s. If ed, the new mandate would require the s on new homes up to three stories tall and is estimated to cost nearly $10K per home. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

As a solar customer, I enjoy lower bills. But my savings come at a cost to others.

February 11, 2022 at 2:18 a.m.

Hong is president and CEO of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. He lives in La Mesa.While many Americans got excited this month about 2-2-22 and all the astrological coincidences that...

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The genuine care of neighbors is what I choose to about 2020

December 28, 2020 at 7:57 p.m.

A new family just moved in on my street, and I learned that their 8-, excuse me, almost 9-year-old girl compared living in our neighborhood to being in a feel-good...

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Like Lucille Ball, our new elected officials need to get the speed of that conveyor belt just right

November 5, 2020 at 9:09 p.m.

When I went through the assembly line of candidates, initiatives and referenda on my ballot, I felt a bit like Lucy in the famous “I Love Lucy” chocolate factory episode....

Photos of the new Harmony Grove Village in Escondido which was built in the semi-rural part of Escondido, photographed Friday February 6, 2020.

How Prop. 19 ‘plays fast and loose’ with the benefits originally offered by Prop. 13

October 13, 2020 at 7:36 p.m.

Many state lawmakers see the 1978 ballot measure Proposition 13 as a “sacred cow” and are reluctant to tamper with its property tax limitations. However, it has plenty of faults,...

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A day off at the end of an unusual summer

September 19, 2020 at 3:36 a.m.

Labor Day is just around the corner, and I’m sure that after this unusual summer, we could all use the extra day off from work.Of course, there will be essential...

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Star Trek is the dose of optimism we need today

July 31, 2020 at 4:46 a.m.

Next week, a new Star Trek saga begins, and with how this year is going, I can’t wait! The new animated series "Star Trek: Lower Decks" feels like it could...

Anjel Newmann, 32, kneels while scanning her phone during a peaceful rally in Providence, R.I. on Friday, June 5. Newmann said she’s mostly using Instagram and Facebook to organize protests while people younger than her are using Snapchat. (AP Photo/Matt O'Brien)

Our civic institutions are set up to serve some people but not all people

June 18, 2020 at 7:59 p.m.

This is going to be my first Father’s Day blessed with my newborn baby girl. Every time I see her sweet smile, it warms my heart — and takes me...

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What we can learn from the Battle of Midway to help us fight COVID-19

June 2, 2020 at 3:10 p.m.

There’s a lot to learn about leadership in a crisis from how the military fights in combat, and some lessons endure through the generations.In fact, as we plan our attack...

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Here’s why government has to change after the coronavirus crisis is over

April 17, 2020 at 8:55 p.m.

What if we had Tax Day and no one showed up?Look at the calendar. During the coronavirus crisis, April 15 went by unnoticed and without any fanfare. July 15 is...