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City officials appear ignorant of how health insurance works

June 11, 2025 at 9:51 a.m.

Re “San Diego hikes ambulance prices again, as city considers bringing service in-house” (June 3): The San Diego council and emergency service leaders seem to have a serious problem...

Mayor, City Council should give back their salaries

June 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Re “Divided San Diego City Council OKs $44-a-month trash pickup fee, city’s first ever” (June 9): If Mayor Gloria and the City Council were paid on a merit basis...

What the City Council has done to my 100-year-old mom is unconscionable

June 10, 2025 at 12:38 p.m.

Re “Divided San Diego City Council OKs $44-a-month trash pickup fee, city’s first ever” (June 9): I’m writing on behalf of my 100-year-old mother. In 1967, she bought a small...

Nurse’s advice to patients: Know your rights and be a ‘self-advocate’

June 10, 2025 at 9:40 a.m.

As a nurse practitioner, I have attended many patients in a variety of clinical settings  — but I had never been a patient in a skilled nursing facility. I recently...

Trump sending Marines to L.A. crosses a line

June 10, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Re “700 Marines from Twentynine Palms given greenlight to deploy to National Guard in L.A.” (June 9): Incredibly, as a U.S. citizen and a retired U.S. Navy commander with...

Story raises crucial questions about future of La Jolla Cove

June 9, 2025 at 9:35 a.m.

Re “La Jolla Cove working group creates five-point public access plan to present to San Diego” (June 3): I think whatever can be humanely done to remove seals and sea...

Readers split on court ruling clearing way for beach yoga classes

June 9, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Re “Federal appeals court rules San Diego’s controversial yoga ban unconstitutional” (June 4): Have city leaders truly gone mad? This ban was ridiculous from the start — what could be...

If city had robust network of bike lanes, they’d be used much more

June 8, 2025 at 9:40 a.m.

Re “Any city budget cuts should start with bike lanes” (April 27): People have asked why we install rarely used bike lanes. But surely they understand that building a road...

Readers rip City Council’s OK of many new city parking fees

June 8, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Re “San Diego OKs sweeping parking price hikes, from paid Sunday parking to $10-an-hour meters during Padres games” (June 2): The city continues to waste taxpayer money. The latest gimmick...

Why won’t grocers, restaurants enforce rules on non-service dogs?

June 7, 2025 at 10:16 a.m.

If you want to understand what is wrong with this country, you only need to look at how grocery stores and restaurants enforce restrictions on non-service dogs. Or don’t! There...

U.S. can’t take care of the world. Send undocumented people home.

June 7, 2025 at 5:05 a.m.

“Tip alleging undocumented workers prompted ICE raid at Buona Forchetta, warrant says” (June 2): While I sympathize with the workers, those who are here Illegally should be removed by ICE....

Time to recall many of San Diego’s elected leaders

June 6, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Re “‘Inept’ city should consider trying to live within its means” (May 27): In a democracy, when the government fails to follow the wishes of the people, the people have...

Utilities reap huge profits from solar power they didn’t generate

June 6, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

“Groups head to California Supreme Court, seeking to upend solar rules” (June 2): It is an indisputable fact that when a rooftop solar installation exports energy that that energy goes...

Professors, not just students, cutting corners with ChatGPT

June 5, 2025 at 10:05 a.m.

Re “Students challenge professors relying on ChatGPT” (May 26): Kudos to Ella Stapleton, a student at Northeastern University who figured out that one of her professors had solicited information from...

Decision to remove name of Harvey Milk from Navy ship denounced

June 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Re “Hegseth orders name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from San Diego-built Navy ship” (June 3): President Trump wants to rename the USNS Harvey Milk at the beginning...

Story on community schools showed their value, importance

June 4, 2025 at 9:45 a.m.

Re “These schools don’t just teach kids. They help families build ‘a community where we all work together.’” (May 27): How wonderful! This sounds like a great program for both...

SANDAG again shows that it’s run by ‘consortium of incompetents’

June 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Re “SANDAG gives OK to $27M bike lane project. Contract approved for 2.8-mile stretch of University Avenue.” (May 27): SANDAG has proved once again that it is run by a...

ICE raid on South Park restaurant prompts fury, sarcasm

June 3, 2025 at 11:51 a.m.

Re “ICE agents conduct raid at Buona Forchetta, popular South Park restaurant” (May 30): I’m puzzled by the negative public reaction to the ICE raid and arrests at the Buona...

Men should heed advice on prostate cancer screening

June 3, 2025 at 9:35 a.m.

Re “California prostate cancer screening guidelines are outdated” (May 28): Great op-ed on prostate cancer screening. As a prostate cancer survivor, I could not agree more with the authors’ recommendations...

Humane Society CEO’s $488K salary is hard to believe

June 3, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Re “Meeting its mission? Criticism of San Diego Humane Society piles up in wake of grand jury report, proposed budget cut” (June 1): I was shocked to read that the...

Article in Home and Garden section very helpful

June 2, 2025 at 9:35 a.m.

Re “How one woman is doggedly transforming a trash patch into a fragrant habitat garden” (May 24): Jeanette Marantos’ article was exactly what I hope to find in the Home...

City should check library disparities as well as those at rec centers

June 2, 2025 at 5:05 a.m.

Re “San Diego launching analysis of money disparities between neighborhood rec centers” (May 28): The recent announcement of the city survey to review how the city can fix stark disparities...

Thanks for helpful story on dogs and rattlesnake bites

June 1, 2025 at 9:35 a.m.

Re “It’s rattlesnake season. What do you do if your dog gets bitten?” (May 24): Thank you for this handy description and tutorial for what to do if your dog...

Balboa Park volunteers will vanish if city takes their free parking

June 1, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Re “Paid parking plans start date questioned amid budget woes” (May 21): There are about 400 volunteers under the leadership of Forever Balboa Park. Also, there are many more volunteers...

$27 million for 2.8-mile bike lane? Only in government

May 31, 2025 at 9:35 a.m.

Re “SANDAG gives OK to $27M bike lane project. Contract approved for 2.8-mile stretch of University Avenue.” (May 27): Doing just some simple math, i.e., cost per mile, this has...

Kudos to FEMA for freeing up funds to pay for Trump’s golf trips

May 31, 2025 at 7:16 a.m.

I was thrilled to see that FEMA has cut $33 million that was allocated to California for earthquake retrofits. With the focus on cutting waste, fraud and abuse of our...

Elo-Rivera makes weak case for $25 wage hike for visitor industry workers

May 31, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Re “The drive for $25: Workers need and deserve to live better” (May 23): Kudos to Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera for his attack on hotels, he’ll get them no matter what....

Why would Mayor Gloria break something that’s working well?

May 30, 2025 at 9:40 a.m.

Re “Ambulance story makes it official: Mayor Gloria has jumped the shark” (May 23): City leaders are investigating moving ambulance service in-house despite the very profitable alliance model under which...

Issa ready to put many vulnerable constituents at risk

May 30, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Re “Issa votes for Trump agenda bill, but mum on Medicaid cuts” (May 23): By voting “yay” for President Trump’s budget bill, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall, risks Medicaid cuts impacting 200,000...

City wasting money in patching streets with superficial cracks

May 29, 2025 at 9:35 a.m.

Re “San Diego road conditions facing ’significant declines’” (May 1): The city is wasting money patching smooth streets with superficial cracks. The pavement smoothness after the street sections are dug...

The city’s trash fee estimate was never remotely honest

May 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The monthly trash fee was never going to be $23. Full cost recovery means including costs like ing and personnel. The city will pay the market rate for landfill...

Time for San Diego to return to city manager form of government

May 28, 2025 at 9:40 a.m.

I have lived through both a city manager form of government and a strong mayor in San Diego. While both have their pros and cons, recent history has shown it...

No, ‘amateur’ and ‘rookie’ pilots weren’t to blame in plane crash

May 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Re “Fatal crash raises questions about proximity of airports to homes and businesses” (May 25): As San Diego residents we are entitled to careful, thoughtful comments about our community resources....

Red-light cameras could quickly generate revenue for city

May 27, 2025 at 10:15 a.m.

Re “Just how bad are San Diego’s budget problems? City may dip into reserves for first time in years” (May 15): A simple way to generate more revenue for city...

‘Inept’ city should consider trying to live within its means

May 27, 2025 at 5:05 a.m.

Re “Just how bad are San Diego’s budget problems? City may dip into reserves for first time in years” (May 15): Someone needs to inform the San Diego City Council...

Critic of assisted suicide law could have more constructive focus

May 26, 2025 at 10:05 a.m.

Re “A right to die: Irresponsible policy lacks much needed oversight” (May 18): California League of United Latin American Citizens director Jacob Sandoval’s opposition to the bill making the End...

California Sens. Padilla and Schiff must fight big cuts in Medicaid

May 26, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Re “House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care” (May 12): I am board chair of the San Diego Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation....

Public to be forced to pay for city leaders’ years of mismanagement

May 25, 2025 at 9:35 a.m.

Re “San Diego will charge to park in Balboa Park starting next year. Some wonder: Why not sooner?” (May 21): Another poorly thought-out plan by the mayor and City Council....

We must recognize the real purpose of Memorial Day

May 25, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

While our nation prepares to observe Memorial Day, let us recognize its real purpose, which is not to “celebrate” by purchasing any of what is being gaudily d. (As a...

Should would-be officeholders have to demonstrate their competence?

May 24, 2025 at 9:45 a.m.

Re “As drop in cigarette tax money threatens San Diego child services, supervisors step in to OK $4.3M” (May 20): All of our elected officials, including county supervisors, continue to...

Curbside solicitors put drivers, bicyclists and public at risk

May 24, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Local governments and the state need to laws prohibiting curbside and intersection island soliciting. I have witnessed two accidents due to solicitors. The first accident occurred on the driveway...

Why California’s aid in dying law is so personal for me

May 23, 2025 at 9:35 a.m.

Re “A right to die?” (May 18): Upon receiving a terminal illness diagnosis, one of my first thoughts was, “Thank goodness California has a medical aid in dying option.” Hopefully I’m...

Street-paving decisions by City Hall hard to understand

May 23, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

Why is the city of San Diego paving streets with very little traffic in downtown San Diego and other parts of town and replacing existing working handicapped ramps when we...

Is measure’s real goal killing charter schools in California?

May 22, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Re “Lawmakers are trying once more to sweeping changes to charter school oversight” (May 5): I read your AB 84 article and found it ironic or intentional that you...

LaCava, Gloria deserve jeers for La Jolla secession responses

May 23, 2025 at 9:28 a.m.

Re “Next hurdle for La Jolla cityhood effort may be legal action by San Diego” (May 15): It is disturbing that our La Jolla representative to the San Diego City...

Going to Balboa Park? There’s a new traffic headache to deal with.

May 21, 2025 at 9:45 a.m.

Summer is on its way, and if you are headed to Balboa Park, be forewarned about the new traffic pattern you will run into. Approaching from the north or south,...

City’s interest in dropping profitable ambulance deal is stunning, telling

May 21, 2025 at 5:05 a.m.

Re “San Diego’s new ambulance model is raking in millions. But the city still wants to change gears.” (May 19): One more “San Diego Special,” coming right up. Our elected...

Use tax policy to control how many homes one entity can own

May 20, 2025 at 9:50 a.m.

Re “California’s low homeownership: Will it ever get fixed?” (May 4): One creative way to increase homeownership and put more homes on the market would be to put a limit...

I know social media takes a toll on teens. I see it every day in class.

May 20, 2025 at 5:05 a.m.

Re “I’m a teen who sees how social media makes many obsess over appearances. This must stop” (March 28): Writer Saige Glazier provides powerful information in her take on how...

Columnist’s view of apartments gets housing basics wrong

May 19, 2025 at 10:10 a.m.

Re “California’s low homeownership: Will it ever get fixed?” (May 4): Jonathan Lansner’s column on homeownership provided some valuable statistics. But his conclusion, that building a lot of apartments somehow prevents...

What will become of hundreds of thousands of city trash bins?

May 19, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Re “How did San Diego trash fees end up so much higher than predicted?” (May 4): I find it interesting that the city is encouraging us to minimize our trash...

Here are two good candidates for city budget cuts

May 18, 2025 at 9:45 a.m.

Re “In May budget revision, Gloria pulls back on police cuts but sticks with cuts to parks, libraries” (May 14): I see two areas in which potential cuts could be...

Killing of local program a comment on what EPA has become

May 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Re “Just like that, a visionary investment vanishes” (May 15): This is a sad obituary of a community program that was killed by the Trump istration as part of its...

Don’t discourage native language skills based on dubious beliefs

May 17, 2025 at 10:05 a.m.

Re “I treasure how my school made Vietnamese refugee kids feel welcome” (May 2): How fortunate that there was a person who spoke French who could communicate with the Vietnamese...

Was detained woman singled out when her ID was requested?

May 17, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

Re “A woman drove into a San Diego military facility by mistake. She now faces deportation.” (May 8): I just read about the woman, Ana Camero, who accidentally drove onto...

ADUs not ‘unpopular’ with this fan of added local housing

May 16, 2025 at 10:05 a.m.

Re “San Diego’s unpopular ADU incentive ‘has been exploited’ by developers, needs ‘guardrails,’ planners say” (May 1): I saw your recent article on the ”unpopular” ADU incentive program. I live in...

Time to increase tax on short-term rentals of entire homes

May 16, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

It’s time to acknowledge the financial harm whole-home short-term rentals inflict on our city. As rental prices skyrocket, long-term residents are pushed out, increasing homelessness — yet investors in these...

U.S. must lead in transition to clean-energy future

May 15, 2025 at 10:06 a.m.

Re “Energy cuts reflect public’s disdain for green pork” (May 12): In ing cuts to federal clean energy credits and other programs, Jack Spencer argues this will lead to U.S....

If city leaders had integrity, there would be a revote on trash fee

May 15, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Re “City must junk its dishonest trash initiative and start from scratch” (May 9):  Assuming the city has any integrity left, the solution is a revote based on current, accurate...

ADU incentive was designed by city to be ‘exploited’

May 14, 2025 at 9:55 a.m.

Re “San Diego’s unpopular ADU incentive ‘has been exploited’ by developers, needs ‘guardrails,’ planners say” (May 1): From the perspective of a San Diego native and independent real estate appraiser...

Do city leaders realize how harmful Balboa Park plan would be?

May 14, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Re “Major cuts proposed for parks, bathrooms as San Diego wrestles with budget” (May 10): As a volunteer ambassador at Balboa Park, I am truly shocked at two planned changes...

Afrikaner refugees get special treatment from Trump istration

May 13, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

Re “Trump istration welcomes 59 white South Africans as refugees” (May 12): Most refugees wait years to be fully vetted and allowed to enter the U.S. Yet the Trump istration...

Board’s refusal to step in contributes to costly, deadly jail nightmare

May 13, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Re “‘No meaningful treatment’: Doctor says San Diego County jails are the worst he’s ever seen” (May 9): Over the 45-plus years I’ve lived in San Diego, the degree to...

Trash fee scandal confirms doubts about Gloria’s readiness to be mayor

May 12, 2025 at 11:15 a.m.

Re “City must junk its dishonest trash initiative and start from scratch” (May 9): Thank you for reminding us that when city officials face no consequences for abysmal job performance,...

How can La Mesa’s trash collection be so much cheaper than San Diego’s?

May 12, 2025 at 10:10 a.m.

I just received a notice in the mail that the city of La Mesa, which contracts with EDCO for trash and recycling pickup, is proposing a rate increase from $27.53...

City Hall should heed planners on problems with ADU incentive

May 12, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Re “San Diego’s unpopular ADU incentive ‘has been exploited’ by developers, needs ‘guardrails,’ planners say” (May 1): It’s time for the mayor and City Council to listen when the...

20 million hearings for migrants? May sanity prevail

May 11, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

Re “Trump’s hostility to due process is un-American” (May 6): Does the author, Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, want me to accept that allowing 10 million to 20 million immigrants...

Consider other strategies to reduce city’s huge budget deficit

May 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Re “Critics pan city’s plan to reduce police OT, detectives” (May 8): Sadly, there is no way to reconcile this budget without painful cuts. But there are other solutions beyond...

Supervisors should target bloat before pushing to spend reserves

May 10, 2025 at 9:35 a.m.

Re “Democratic supervisors’ effort to free up money from county reserves fails at first go” (May 6): County Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer and Monica Montgomery Steppe have proposed raiding San Diego...

Issa should worry urping of congressional power, not judges

May 10, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Re “Rogue rulings create credibility crisis in courts” (May 5): Interesting to read Rep. Darrell Issa’s piece on the “malfunction” in the federal judiciary system and his desire to limit...

Ashli Babbitt ‘wrongful death’ claim is laughable

May 9, 2025 at 9:57 a.m.

Re “Settlement close in wrongful death suit of Ocean Beach woman shot in U.S. Capitol breach” (May 2): We all got to see Ashli Babbitt commit suicide. She was warned...

District should focus on education, not faux outrage over mascot names

May 9, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

Re “San Diego Unified could overhaul how it renames schools and mascots” (April 27): Is this piece really just satire? It must be. With public schools in California consistently rated...

How city can free up more funding for road repairs

May 8, 2025 at 9:48 a.m.

Re “San Diego reins in road repairs, expects ‘significant declines’ in street conditions” (May 1): To help balance the San Diego budget and allocate more funds for critical road repairs, the...

City’s claim of ‘honest mistake’ doesn’t excuse trash fee debacle

May 8, 2025 at 1:01 p.m.

Re “San Diego trash fee calculation was riddled with errors” (May 4): Notwithstanding the subhead on David Garrick’s story — “Faulty estimate an honest mistake, budget experts say” — and...

Depictions of planning group and bonus ADU program challenged

May 7, 2025 at 1:36 p.m.

Re “The city’s bonus ADU program should be reformed, not killed” (May 3): The letter by Bill Li regarding planning group elections in Kensington-Talmadge is a distortion. When contests are...

Don’t assume all older politicians are declining like Biden, Feinstein

May 8, 2025 at 1:01 a.m.

Re “Calif. Dems considering age cap for officeholders” (May 4): The California Democratic Party is considering prohibiting otherwise qualified candidates from holding elected office purely because of their age. Confronting...

Author right about increasingly coarse public discourse

May 6, 2025 at 10:12 a.m.

Re “Meeting decorum another victim of COVID-19 pandemic” (April 27): It is a common misconception of the ill-informed that whoever utters a vulgar word or statement first wins an argument....

The gang that couldn’t shoot straight is running San Diego City Hall

May 7, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

Re “San Diego trash fee calculation was riddled with errors” (May 4): I am so glad that I moved out of San Diego a few years ago. I feel for...

Lawmakers must defend California law on farm animal safety

May 5, 2025 at 10:06 a.m.

The Food Security and Farm Protection Act (S. 1326) is a significant threat to the progress states have made in promoting humane farming practices. It would override state laws like...

Does Lawson-Remer know how badly transfer tax worked in L.A.?

May 5, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

“Lawson-Remer’s call for $1B county tax hike: ‘defiant’ or ‘delusional’?” (April 25): Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer must be unaware of the recent study by UCLA of the effect of the approved...

Filner praised for service, blasted for harassment and battery

May 4, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

Re “Mayor and congressman leaves behind legacy of service, scandal” (April 29): Rest in peace, dear Bob Filner. You did more than almost anyone to and praise the people...

City ripped for handling of trash fee approval process, fee details

May 4, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

Re “City makes homeowners jump through hoops to oppose new trash fee” (April 21): We the public have been told to expect that we can object to the trash fee...

Attacks on federal judges: Who is really going rogue here?

May 3, 2025 at 9:36 a.m.

Re “Issa, GOP House seek new rules for judges” (April 13): Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall, has introduced an act that is intended to stop federal judges from upholding the...

Changes to ADU program should be measured, not precipitous

May 3, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

Re “Neighborhood groups hate San Diego’s bonus ADU program. Here’s how they want to fix it.” (April 27): San Diego’s ADU incentive program has issued permits for 368 affordable homes...

Newsom should work with Baja California leader on sewage crisis

May 2, 2025 at 9:48 a.m.

Re “Head of EPA vows to pressure Mexico to end sewage crisis” (April 23): In my opinion, it is doubtful an istration that seeks to curtail environmental protection laws will...

I treasure how my school made Vietnamese refugee kids feel welcome

May 2, 2025 at 8:18 a.m.

Re “50 years later, why the fall of Saigon resonates in San Diego” (April 29): I was in the fourth grade at Jefferson Elementary in North Park. A Vietnamese brother...

City’s plan for Mission Bay makeover may not be legal

May 2, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

Re “Dispute stalls Mission Bay makeover plans” (April 29): The use of the word “dispute” is misleading. It’s not a dispute, it’s a process. The Coastal Commission’s oversight is what...

Makeover of theater should start with removal of billboards

May 1, 2025 at 9:48 a.m.

Re “San Diego Civic Theatre getting a $7.5 million makeover” (April 22): It was not mentioned in your piece, but I hope the makeover includes the elimination of the hideous-looking...

City’s failure to clear brush to limit fire risks is irresponsible

May 1, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

Re “Brush clearing reforms to curb fires lag” (April 24): Hundreds of homes and businesses adjacent to and within range of fast-moving flames from city-owned property in high-risk areas are...

State budget must include funding for foster children advocates

April 30, 2025 at 10:18 a.m.

When a child enters foster care in San Diego County, their life is turned upside-down. But when that child is matched with a trained Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer,...

We are all flawed. Bob Filner was one of us.

April 30, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

Re “Mayor and congressman leaves behind legacy of service, scandal” (April 29):  America has a perverse fascination with sexual scandals among elected officials. It was true of Wilbur Mills in the 1970s,...

Why stop at taxing driving? Why not tax food?

April 29, 2025 at 10:03 a.m.

Re “Econometer: Should California drivers get charged by the mile?” (April 24): Fees and taxes are how California operates. So why stop with a mileage fee? Isn’t it about time...

Is this a joke? Bureaucrats blame bureaucracy for lack of fire progress

April 29, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

Re “Brush clearing reforms to curb fires lag” (April 24): This story reads like a joke! How could highly paid city employees actually say no one is doing anything because...

Tariffs not just a threat to regional economy

April 28, 2025 at 10:03 a.m.

Re “Tariffs pose ominous threat to regional economy” (April 21): Thank you to Congressman Mike Levin for his op-ed about the harm that tariffs will do to our region. Tariffs...

Readers question mayor’s budget cuts, point to pension costs

April 28, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

Re “‘Grievous mistake’: Residents, council slam Gloria’s cuts to police, parks, arts, libraries” (April 21): Police substations are positioned to reduce wasted commute time to and from patrol “beats.” This...

Local reader went for a drive. Then John Denver came to mind.

April 27, 2025 at 9:54 a.m.

As I was driving home yesterday, I composed a song in my head. You know the tune. Bumpy roads, take me home, To the place I belong, San Diego, full...

Any city budget cuts should start with bike lanes

April 27, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

Re “S.D. City Council, residents lay into budget cut plans” (April 22): The mayor and City Council should adopt another strategy in reducing the budget. Rather than cutting libraries, they...

Push to gut the Endangered Species Act is reckless

April 26, 2025 at 10:18 a.m.

Re “Officials say destroying the habitats of species isn’t ‘harm’” (April 20): The current istration wants to redefine the Endangered Species Act by excluding habitat destruction as a threat to...

Let San Diego voters decide on outsourcing garbage collection

April 26, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

Re “City’s new trash fee proposal gets harsh reception” (April 16): If we were given the ballot option to outsource the garbage pickup service if it could be done at...

Vans and RVs keep flocking to Mission Bay Drive

April 25, 2025 at 10:18 a.m.

On Easter Sunday, I counted 260 vans and RVs parked on Mission Bay Drive. Clearly word has gotten out that San Diego is a great place to camp and/or live...