1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (1061+ words) As a tremendous shock to us all, our beloved and mighty superhero Brian Collins has shuffled off his mortal coil. He died of a "widow maker's heart attack" " about which you may be wondering, as one does, particularly his daughter,…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago  (367+ words) It's also proving that opening a door does not automatically cause mass arrivals of immigrants. To apply for legalization, migrants must prove they have lived in the country for at least five months, have no criminal record and present a…...

8+ hour, 3+ min ago  (637+ words) Imagine two people leaving the same prison on the same day. One walks out with options. Family is waiting. There is a ride, a phone, a place to sleep. The paperwork says to report to parole in their county of…...

8+ hour, 13+ min ago  (214+ words) Artificial intelligence may be all the rage these days, but you would never know it, given the flurry of anti-AI legislation proposed in Sacramento. The fate of the industry may rely on a fight between two competing California values: the…...

9+ hour, 14+ min ago  (384+ words) And at the top of the ladder is Mayor Todd Gloria, who never hesitates to offer preposterous descriptions of his administration's actions. This was on display in early January. After the disastrous rollout of paid parking at Balboa Park, the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (156+ words) " James Ferguson, North Park As a lifelong Californian, I'm incensed that this administration moved to repeal the "endangerment finding." This decision is unfathomably reckless and completely nonsensical. There is no doubt among reputable scientists that global warming is real and…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (341+ words) The decision by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to pursue another sales tax is just the latest example of fiscal irresponsibility by elected officials in California. While other states balance their budgets, provide better services (e.g., schools that actually…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (249+ words) Did you make New Year's resolutions? Unfortunately, surveys show more than 80% of resolutions are abandoned by February. There are'many reasons: vague or unrealistic goals. All-or-nothing mentality. Poor planning. Focusing on the end result, not the habits and means to get…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (636+ words) People who set off illegal fireworks could be fined up to $10,000 per day under an enforcement program proposed in Oceanside. Privately launched pyrotechnics surge on and around July Fourth and New Year's Eve in neighborhoods across the city every year,…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (460+ words) As longtime college math faculty in San Diego County, we were taken aback by the news about first-year students struggling with middle school math at UC San Diego. The idea that students might score poorly on a placement test or…...