20+ hour, 49+ min ago   (606+ words) Lemon Grove Mayor Alysson Snow has been chosen to lead San Diego County’s newly created Consumer Fairness and Public Protection Unit, a specialized team that will litigate against scammers and predatory businesses across the region. “My own family’s experience helped…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (710+ words) Social justice singer-songwriter Crys Matthews is kicking off the West Coast portion of her current tour with a stop in Poway on Friday night. Matthews is an award-winning, prolific lyricist and composer who blends Americana, country, folk, blues and bluegrass,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (568+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune Proposition 43, sponsored by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, may seem pretty basic. It is a constitutional amendment that would restore the two-thirds vote requirement to enact all local “special taxes” intended to fund a specific, designated purpose,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (685+ words) Mainly Mozart, a longtime San Diego classical music nonprofit, knows that collaborating can be a key to success. Years ago, its youth orchestra merged with another, and it has closely worked for decades with an arts nonprofit in Tijuana. So…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (117+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune After 27 years in Kensington and now an older adult, I have returned to my old neighborhood of Hillcrest. As others have stated, the rapid, high-rise construction of leased units without parking is astounding. I understand the need…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (899+ words) The group of about 15 young people was gathered in a loose semi-circle on chairs and sofas inside the clubhouse-style room. Most were teen boys and young men, all of them Black. Laila Aziz, the director of operations at the nonprofit…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (522+ words) In response to the return of sidewalk vendors to La Jolla’s public spaces, the La Jolla Parks & Beaches board drafted a letter asking that the city of San Diego enforce the rules it can to deter their presence. “The proliferation…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (735+ words) San Diego leaders are continuing to try to crack down on corruption in city politics with a new set of transparency rules for campaign spending that got a key committee approval this week. The reforms aim to fight what Councilmember…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (729+ words) Three San Diego-based authors will be featured during the annual Book and Author Luncheon organized by the Rancho Bernardo Chapter of the Brandeis National Committee next month. On Sept. 8, authors Caitlin Rother, Matt Coyle and Brandon C. Gandy will talk about…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (1074+ words) Two years ago, the San Diego County Taxpayers Association endorsed just over half the local school bond measures on the November ballot. This year, the group is backing all but one. These are different times for the SDCTA on several…...