Cities pledge solutions to homeless crisis
With homelessness worsening, Californians are rightly frustrated that our state, with its abundance of wealth and resources, has not made better progress in helping people get off the streets and into housing.
There is plenty of blame to go around. Major contributing factors include the...
Community Pulse: Non-contiguous 349-home development proposal
Should the city approve a non-contiguous 349-home development
Lessons at Super Wal-Mart Ringing the Christmas Bell
Tolling bells are a big part of this season's ambience. From the
Water district shenanigans serious for South County customers this time
Ever since the late 1980s when voters narrowly deeded all of
Guest View: Slash fossil fuel subsidies instead of the climate budget
California is struggling (again) to balance its state budget. Forecasting a $31.5 billion deficit for the next fiscal year, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed cutting $6 billion from the historic $54 billion climate budget approved last summer—and the state Legislature agrees on some $5 billion...
Letter: Big tobacco’s hold on LGBTQ+ youth continues
Although in recent years tobacco product usage has declined overall, its prevalence remains constant within the LGBTQ+ community—so much so, that it has been woven into queer culture—driving further negative health consequences for this subpopulation.
Why is this still happening? Is this just a fluke?...











