News & Politics
On October 26-30, Carlos Alfredo Hernandez Rendon will represent his Universidad Autónoma de Baja California college alumni at the 2020 World University Online Chess Championship. I reached out to the 24-year-old engineering student on October …
Self-causa San Diego ex-city councilman David Alvarez, whose once-vaunted political career went into a tailspin after his 2013 mayoral loss to Kevin Faulconer, has been pulling in a little cash from National City. Following his …
When voters in National City turned down a ballot measure to make the city clerk's job no longer an elected position in March, they set off a big-money November battle for the formerly low-profile seat, …
Regulations proposed for vacation rentals makes scant mention of accessory dwelling units, even though their numbers have surged under new state and local laws meant to boost housing. So how will they figure in? It …
Jerry Sanders, chief executive officer of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, has come out against the property tax increase, Proposition 15, so describing the mission of the chamber’s political action committee becomes easier. …
In February of 2007, Herb Klein, the Union-Tribune's retired editor-in-chief and longtime aide to Richard Nixon, sat down in San Diego for one last oral history for the Nixon presidential library. Klein would die at …
One person close to the Helgren’s sportsfishing saga describes the struggle over city property at the Oceanside Harbor as an ongoing “soap opera,” filled with “hate and discontent.” And while the major players won’t speak …
Suicidal hilarity A $1.3 million, state-funded, online suicide prevention program commissioned by the San Diego County Office of Education and promoted by the Union-Tribune is too expensive for most California school districts, says an audit …
The city has stopped paying rent on 101 Ash St., but the asbestos-riddled building has sat empty for months, posing a new problem. Vacant buildings are at high risk of vandalism, fire and theft. And …
A SKATEPARK CLOSED meme was posted by the City of Imperial Beach Government’s Facebook moderator on September 18. “The skate park is closed because someone broke the security cameras there,” said Cristbel Adams. “Also, I …
The 101 Ash Street building is turning into a major player – and the players have been major payers in the coming – and past – mayoral elections. While Todd Gloria’s campaign has gained tens …
Proponents of Measure A to boost San Diego property taxes for a bevy of subsidized housing efforts have found the fight tough going. The latest blow came October 1 with a Union-Tribune editorial condemning the …
Anyone with a TV may get the impression Oceanside is more Green Acres than Baywatch. Developer Integral Communities has so far dumped $1.4 million on TV ads and other promotions to convince locals that a …
Good staff work San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott, battling it out with Cory Briggs to hold onto her job, tapped chief of staff Gerry Braun, the former Union-Tribune reporter, for a $1051 campaign contribution …
Tijuana cops will carry an electronic device now, kinda like an iPad linked to the U.S. information archives for vehicles,” explained Pedro Vargas from Tijuana. “You will be able to pay on the spot with …
On Tuesday September 15, one day before the anniversary of Mexican Independence or El grito de independencia (the scream for independence), feminists organized La anti-grita in Tijuana. They held a demonstration against the government and …