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Systematic Reform of San Diego's Governmental Nonprofits

By Steve Francis

Rather than just terminate an executive officer, replace board members, or carry out performance audits, the city should use the events of the last week as an opportunity to implement systemic reforms that can help avoid future problems.

Mike's Turn

By Mike Aguirre

Countrywide lawsuit aims to protect only the true victims of foreclosure fraud.

Quick, Everyone -- Into the Foreclosure Sanctuary!

By Rich Toscano

Foreclosures are the symptom, not the disease, and Aguirre's lawsuit is likely to do more harm than good.

Quick, Everyone -- Into the Foreclosure Sanctuary!

By Rich Toscano

Foreclosures are the symptom, not the disease, and Aguirre's lawsuit is likely to do more harm than good.

New City Hall: Wrong Project, Wrong Priority

By Carl DeMaio

While I have long been a champion of public-private partnerships, I have serious reservations about proceeding forward with a new City Hall.

Point: A Transformational Development

By Stephen L. Kapp

The New UTC will meld the key mix of smart growth, affordable housing and green building together in one community-desired facility modernization.

Counter: Nothing Green About UTC Expansion

By Deborah Knight

The smartest, greenest, and most sustainable aspects of this project are the profits that the Australian-based multi-billion dollar mall corporation will extract from San Diegans.

Back to the Future

In Vitro fertilization and the future of stem cells

San Diego's 'Special' Fire Problem

By Vladimir Kogan

The reason for the county's fragmented fire protection system.

New Method for Deriving Stem Cells Allows Focus on Important Ethical Questions

By Mary Devereaux and Jeanne Loring

But the debate is not over yet.

Making It to Kindergarten

By Jonathan Heller

Research -- and our own experience -- has shown that children can make strides and even recover from autism with the right combination of early intervention, persistence and patience.

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Lead Feet and the Pershing Onramp

By Crawford Coates

Our cities must cease to put cars at the forefront of urban planning, otherwise we'll continue to see accidents like the ones I've witnessed in the past weeks on Pershing.

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Something to Think About

By Gary Sutton

To the UPS driver, an idling vehicle shall not sit long. Not so for public servants.

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A Marshal’s Eye View of the 2008 U.S. Open

By Kevin McLean

Bringing this tournament to town has cost us the playability of our municipal landmark.

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San Diego Housing Commission: Losing Sight of Mission?

By Tom Scott

The Housing Commission is converting what were once the most affordable housing units in the city to homes with rents higher than their primary customers can afford.

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Refocus CCDC, Don't Kill It

By Peter Q. Davis

The executives' salaries are too high, its focus on boutique design off-base and its return to the city is all questionable. Its mission is not.

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Seniority Is Excuse for Weak Leaders

By Camille Zombro

We’re tired of being the scapegoat for an education system we don’t control.

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From the Bronx to Petco, It's in the Blood

By Ben Kamin

Arlin Schumann may not have liked Petco Park's postmodern ambience, but it sure would have liked his grumpy fan credentials. 

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BailoutWatch: I Can't Even Keep Up

By Rich Toscano

The frantic government attempts to bail out the housing and credit markets have become borderline absurd.

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