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San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce endorses McCann for Supervisor

| May 4, 2025 | 0 Comments
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce endorses McCann for Supervisor

The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 85-member Board of Directors comprised of San Diego’s top business leaders, voted to formally endorse Chula Vista Mayor John McCann for County Supervisor District 1.  The Chamber issued the following statement from Interim President and CEO Jessica Anderson: ?  “The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce proudly endorses Mayor John McCann for […]

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San Diego’s Trash Plan Was Garbage in 2022 ~ It Still Is Today!

| May 4, 2025 | 0 Comments
San Diego’s Trash Plan Was Garbage in 2022 ~ It Still Is Today!

Taxpayers Association Says ‘Reject!’ Proposed Trash Fee Scheme As a board member of the San Diego County Taxpayer Association, I want to share that this organization continues to review and assess fees and taxes being proposed by the City and County of San Diego. Recently, the board reviewed the ordinance of the City of San […]

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Libraries: The Great Equalizer

| April 9, 2025 | 0 Comments
Libraries: The Great Equalizer

By Elaine Kalin, board member of Friends of the Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library A library patron stopped at our display table highlighting National Friends of Libraries Week to tell us that she loves the library because it is an equalizer.  When asked why she felt that way, she replied that it’s the only place in a […]

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An Opportunity to Be a Part of a Cause that Serves Taxpayers

| April 9, 2025 | 0 Comments

Throughout my life of being a board member of over 25 nonprofit organizations in San Diego, including the Union of Pan Asian Communities and Nonprofit Solutions, I’ve always felt that I was fortunate to be gifted with knowledge, experience and the desire to help others. Currently, I “serve” on three boards.  I emphasize serve because […]

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People’s Association of Justice Advocates Make Special Request to Mayor Gloria and Councilman Joe La Cava to Not Initiate Sunday Parking Meters

| March 2, 2025 | 0 Comments
People’s Association of Justice Advocates Make Special Request to Mayor Gloria and Councilman Joe La Cava to Not Initiate Sunday Parking Meters

Shane Harris has been working on behalf of the people of San Diego on various important topics.

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Say NO to Irresponsible Development on Mission Hills Hillside 

| March 2, 2025 | 0 Comments
Say NO to Irresponsible Development on Mission Hills Hillside 

By Scott Case Elda Developments is seeking to build a 14-story, 172 foot tall high-rise at 3677 Columbia Street, behind India Street’s International Restaurant Row. This precedent setting development on the Middletown hillside negatively impacts the entire community and is opposed by residents and India Street restaurant businesses.  The City is using its Complete Communities […]

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Budget Review Town Hall Forums: Some Takeaways

| March 2, 2025 | 0 Comments
Budget Review Town Hall Forums: Some Takeaways

By Kate Callen A series of four 2025 Budget Review Town Hall forums gave San Diegans a platform to express their views about how their city government spends their tax dollars. The series title was “Now that Measure E Has Failed, Where Should City Budget Cuts Be Made?” The goal was for constituents to communicate […]

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Mission Hills for the Holidays

| December 4, 2024 | 0 Comments
Mission Hills for the Holidays

By Jamaal Jackson, President, Mission Hills Business Improvement District and Assistant Vice President | Branch Manager U.S. Bank Mission Hills For the Mission Hills Business Improvement District (BID), it is an exciting time of year with the Saturday after Thanksgiving Small Business Saturday having kicked off the Shop Small holiday season, the continuing Toys for Tots […]

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Kettner and Vine is a Bad Deal

| November 3, 2024 | 0 Comments

By Steven J. Walter Mayor Gloria’s proposed 1000 bed “Kettner and Vine” homeless shelter is a bad idea for all tax paying San Diegans.  Something needs to be done to end the homeless crisis, but this isn’t it.  When Mayor Gloria sprung the Kettner and Vine Shelter idea in early April, it seemed like it […]

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Are Social Security Benefits Taxed in California?

| September 1, 2024 | 0 Comments

Claiming Social Security Benefits is not as straight-forward as it might seem. It’s a very complex system, and the rules can be hard to decipher. One of the most common questions about Social Security Income is regarding taxes. Once you start receiving Social Security Income Benefits, how are they taxed? For those in a high […]

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