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Opinion May 10

Posted: May 10th, 2013 | Breaking News, Letters to the Editor, Opinion | 1 Comment

Editorials Help make positive change in San Diego taxi industry By Andrew Rae, Safe Cab San Diego

Opinion April 26

Posted: April 26th, 2013 | Breaking News, Communities, Hillcrest, Letters to the Editor, Opinion |

Editorial Summer time shouldn’t be hungry time Help feed hungry kids through USDA’s Summer Food Service Program By Kevin Concannon, USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services under secretary

Editorial: Rep. Susan A. Davis

Posted: April 12th, 2013 | Breaking News, Opinion | 1 Comment

A third approach to reducing debt: a growing, thriving economy By Rep. Susan A. Davis Springtime in Washington usually means budget time, and Congress recently engaged in a debate on fiscal policy for the nation. It is an arcane process that doesn’t get the attention it probably deserves and can cause the average person’s eyes to glaze over when discussed in the detail.

Letters April 12

Posted: April 12th, 2013 | Balboa Park, Communities, Featured, Hillcrest, Letters to the Editor, Opinion, South Park | 2 Comments

Concetta Antico, Mission Hills artist Fabulous article! I have painted under Concetta’s direction for almost eight years now, and she is totally unique [see “Seeing colors like no other,” Vol. 5, Issue 7]. There is no one else who even comes close to Concetta’s talent in painting and in teaching.

Opinion: Letters to the Editor

Posted: March 29th, 2013 | Balboa Park, Breaking News, Communities, Downtown, Letters to the Editor, Opinion | 5 Comments

Letters Moving Balboa Park forward Mr. Coons’ opinion piece suffers from being both incorrect and unproductive [see “San Diego should protect the integrity of Balboa Park and its own Municipal Code,” Vol. 5, Issue 6].

Editorial: Sequestration will leave seniors hungry

Posted: March 29th, 2013 | Communities, Featured, Opinion |

4 million senior meals to be cut nationwide; 100,000 in San Diego alone By Paul Downey, President/CEO Senior Community Centers

100 days of progress

Posted: March 15th, 2013 | Balboa Park, Communities, Downtown, Featured, Hillcrest, North Park, Opinion |

By Council President Todd Gloria One hundred days ago, on December 3, 2012, I was humbled to be selected as San Diego’s City Council President. When I was sworn in for my second term as the Councilmember representing the Third District,

San Diego should protect the integrity of Balboa Park and its own Municipal Code

Posted: March 15th, 2013 | Balboa Park, Communities, Featured, Opinion | 1 Comment

By Bruce Coons, Save Our Heritage Organisation SOHO continues to urge the City Council to move ahead with an alternate project that both removes parking from the Plaza de Panama and respects the integrity of the park and its own Municipal Code and land use plans.

Finding a solution to the sequester

Posted: March 15th, 2013 | Featured, Opinion |

By United States Rep. Scott Peters I’ve been in Congress for two months now and something that still surprises me is how out of touch and political Washington is. I ran for office because I believed I could make a difference, and I still do. I am as tired as you are of partisan posturing, and a perfect example is the sequester.

Letters to the editor

Posted: March 15th, 2013 | Breaking News, Communities, Hillcrest, Kensington, Letters to the Editor, Opinion, South Park, University Heights |

Letters Praise for new construction in Marston Hills I love the openness and the huge windows. This is what the neighborhood needs! And such height!