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Guest Editorial: Historic water deal provides less expensive, more reliable supplies

Posted: August 10th, 2018 | Guest Editorial, Opinion, Opinion & News | No Comments

Mark Muir is the board chair of the San Diego County Water Authority.

Letters to the Editor – August 10, 2018

Posted: August 10th, 2018 | Featured, Letters to the Editor, Opinion | No Comments

We received some phone calls, emails and letters from our readers who were upset with an advertisement we ran in our San Diego LGBT Pride Guide, which was delivered with the July 13 issue of San Diego Uptown News.

Guest Editorial: With new regulations, policymakers must decide — Is the housing crisis acceptable?

Posted: July 27th, 2018 | Guest Editorial, Opinion, Opinion & News | No Comments

And the situation shows little hope of improvement.

Guest Editorial: Neighborhood planning groups are not closed off to new voices

Posted: July 13th, 2018 | Guest Editorial, Opinion, Opinion & News | 1 Comment

The all-volunteer advisory boards, established in 1966 to involve citizens in decisions affecting their own neighborhoods, have come under fire these past six months for being anti-progress, anti-inclusivity, undemocratic, unscrupulous and just too darn old.

Guest Editorial: Stop blaming vacation rentals for San Diego’s housing woes

Posted: June 15th, 2018 | Guest Editorial, Opinion, Opinion & News | No Comments

Any ban on whole-home vacation rentals would severely damage San Diego’s thriving tourist economy, trample on personal property rights and most importantly, be ineffective and unenforceable.

Letters to the Editor – June 1, 2018

Posted: June 1st, 2018 | Featured, Letters to the Editor, Opinion | No Comments

Hello, goodbye [Ref: “Rogers steps down as HTC chair,” Vol. 10, Issue 8, or online at bit.ly/2HZUU4U and “Letters,” Vol. 10, Issue 9, or online at bit.ly/2sv0nXQ]

Guest Editorial: Water tax proposal remains poor policy

Posted: June 1st, 2018 | Guest Editorial, Opinion, Opinion & News | No Comments

Like a bad penny, a plan to tax water keeps turning up in Sacramento.

Guest Editorial: Prioritize bikes, transit to fulfill climate promises

Posted: May 18th, 2018 | Guest Editorial, Opinion, Opinion & News | No Comments

Two years ago, San Diego put itself on the map as a city on the forefront of the battle against the climate crisis, the greatest threat to our health, safety and quality of life.

Guest Editorial: One tough mother

Posted: May 4th, 2018 | Guest Editorial, Opinion, Opinion & News | No Comments

You are forced to improve these skill sets and begin functioning at a higher level previous to children.

Letters to the Editor – May 4, 2018

Posted: May 4th, 2018 | Featured, Letters to the Editor, Opinion | No Comments

“So excited to have a Communal Coffee even closer to my house.” –Brijet Myers