Planned Roads are Being Removed but Construction Continues Unabated
How and why Regents Road Bridge promises were broken to UTC, UC and Clairemont taxpayers
Commentary
by Louis Rodolico
How is the Regents Road Bridge or any new infrastructure paid for? The city of San Diego collects...
Every Mother is Special Unless you are a Male Seahorse
by Daniel Smiechowski
Mother’s Day became an official United States holiday in 1914 but the concept of honoring motherhood has been around since the ancient Greeks. President Woodrow Wilson had designated the second Sunday in...
Short Term Rental Alliance of San Diego
By Belinda Smith
The City Council will soon be addressing the issue of Short-Term Rentals (STR) in our city, and their decision could have wide-ranging impacts. Short-term rentals bring many benefits to homeowners, residents, and...
Presidential Primary Election One Year Away
by Daniel Smiechowski
It’s never too early to shed light on the more interesting facets of politics. One year from now, California voters will cast ballots for President all the way down to County Central...
Charleston Tragedy Offers Lessons in Forgiveness
by Daniel Smiechowski
While the relatives of the victims who were so mercilessly shot in Charleston, South Carolina have offered forgiveness to a cold blooded killer, a defining moment in African-American history lives in present...
Regents Road Bridge PEIR
Program Environmental Impact Report
Commentary by Louis Rodolico
The City Council vote on the Regents Road Bridge Transportation Element Amendment is currently scheduled for December 6th 2016 during Council’s lame duck period. Residents who are affected...
San Diego City Council Moves to Increase Companion Unit (CU) Permits
City Council Looking to Move the Needle on Affordable Housing
Commentary by Louis Rodolico
On July 24, 2017 City Council took up item ITEM-603: Amendments to the Land Development Code and Local Coastal Program to modify...
Society’s Pressure Cooker: Conflict and Order
Viewpoint by Daniel Smiechowski
The recent social unrest in a place called America is as old as time itself. Racial tensions in Ferguson, Missouri on the heels of the Michael Brown shooting by a white...
Attention: Smokers, Are you killing fish without knowing it?
“Since filters trap the toxic stuff in cigarettes that causes cancer and other health problems, it is not surprising that research shows that they can be toxic to aquatic life.” (Sierra, Explore, Enjoy and...
The Catholic Church and Donald Trump
by Daniel Smiechowski
There are approximately 78 million Catholics in America. Fifty percent of them voted for President Obama in 2012. Donald J. Trump has a problem if history is a window to this election.
The...