Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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Considering the sheer amount of information that is literally at our fingertips at a moment’s notice — denying the fact that Black Americans have been disproportionately discriminated against continually and systematically for the last several hundred years is willfully ignorant to a staggering level. For that, there is no excuse. There shouldn't be a need to break it all down for the people denying the movement is valid and appropriate, simply because they choose to live with their heads in the sand, surrounded by the inf...
“I believe the shutting down of numerous industries is extreme government overreach. We should come down on the bad actors, but not the hard-working San Diegans who are trying to make a living,” Desmond said July 1. “Businesses continue to be punished because of a lack of foresight from our governor. We were told we had an ample amount of testing and just a few weeks later, we are running low. Other states had the vision, but not California,” Desmond said July 15. There you go again. Businesses are not being punished or singl... Full story
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has extended the time for driver’s license renewals that had expired during the period of March 2020. All driver’s licenses for those under the age of 69 were extended until July 31 with expanded online renewal available. Commercial license renewals were extended until Sept. 30, 2020. Learners permits from March 2020 were also extended six months. It is good news for many. My office has been contacted by many people over age 70 with... Full story
But what toll have children paid as a result of the shutdown? Besides about a third of students not logging into lesson plans and learning falling behind, depression is becoming an issue, morale is down and teen suicide is soaring. Actual suicide numbers are hard to confirm as they are locked down as to “not to encourage others,” but Los Angeles County has reported an 8,000% increase in calls to the suicide hotlines, many of them young people, according to https://abc7.com/suicide-hotline-calls-coronavirus... Full story
During the coronavirus pandemic‚ I haven’t been able to hold my regular community town halls. But your views are important to me‚ and I want to hear from you. So please join me for my first Tele-Town Hall, which is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 5. I’ll provide a brief legislative update and make sure you know of all the ways my team and I can be helpful to you during the pandemic. Then‚ I’ll spend most of our time together answering questions that have been submitted b...
Do violent riots and mobs even shock us anymore? The cost is $400 million in the 20 largest metropolitan areas according to an estimate from the Anderson Economic Group. According to published reports, thousands of innocent business owners across the country have been illegally stripped of their livelihood and/or beat within an inch of their life. Cities across the country are being ravaged by rioters and looters who are criminals and terrorists by definition. (The definition... Full story
We are being asked to believe that our free speech is hatred if we disagree or want to discuss uncomfortable subjects. That idea is very vague. If we could know more about what kind of uncomfortable subjects you want to discuss, we could have a fruitful conversation as to why some people feel the way they do about those topics. We are being asked to believe that White people are all inherently racist. That’s not true. Black Lives Matter is a movement characterized by the demands of criminal justice reform and nonviolent c... Full story
Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization said no, but I say they could be wrong. The “super spreader” events that I have been reading about are all evidence that the “experts” are wrong, and that the coronavirus can be spread by speech droplets under 5 microns in size, just like the measles. Hundreds of tiny droplets are produced every second during normal talking. Those tiny droplets evaporate within a second to become what is known as an aerosol, also called a suspens... Full story
I have yet to read an article from Epoch Times that I liked. But the most recent one by Zachary Stieber forced me to get up from my easy chair. Roger Stone is a convicted felon on seven counts by a jury, including lying to Congress under oath…Yet Mr. Stieber and The Village News printed his self-serving statements not under oath as if we are to believe he has complete veracity. No mention that he was convicted of lying under oath, only that President Trump thinks he was treated unfairly. Are we to believe that 12 jurors a... Full story
While we continue to make things more just, we need to make sure we are working with all the same facts and data and are not allowing people with false narratives to spin us into emotionally dangerous wars between people. I received a lot of emails, questions and comments questioning the police shooting statistics from a previous editorial. People also sent me websites presenting the same statistics I used, but the way the statistics were presented was definitely pushing a... Full story
I know that the last three months have been extremely difficult for small businesses and nonprofits. While I’ve advocated to open up businesses in a safe manner, there is still a 15% unemployment rate, and that will rise with the latest round of closures in early July. In order to cope with these difficult times, San Diego County has created a small business/nonprofit stimulus grant fund. The purpose of this fund is to provide economic assistance to help small businesses a... Full story
I think we all should perhaps rethink the Democrat Party’s political machine stranglehold of America’s urban cities and school districts in which their power has become monopolistic and unchecked for five or six decades. The Democrat Party’s unrelenting agenda of undermining our individual constitutional freedoms while pitting American versus American based on race, class, creed and origin has reached a breaking point in our country. Democrats have used this divide and conquer political strategy since the early 19th centu... Full story
In California, opioid and heroin use is a major threat to public health and is the leading cause of death for those under 50. It’s a major cause of crime and contributes directly to high recidivism rates in our prison system. That’s why I’ve introduced Assembly Bill 1304, co-written by state Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, which will provide medication-assisted treatment for eligible parolees who volunteer to participate. Medication-assisted treatment is an innovative treat... Full story
On June 25, 2020, after I had submitted my previous letter, the Trump administration petitioned the Supreme Court to void the Affordable Care Act. The date for the subsequent presentations has not been specified but expected before the presidential election. News analysts have noted that there is no “Plan B.” If the ACA were voided, some 20 million more people would be without coverage because the Republican Party has no alternative available. For those who believe the foregoing is an acceptable situation, I offer my max... Full story
In late October 1962, my classmates and I were in route to our high school water polo match. Our coach, an Ivy League graduate, of Irish descent, and a proud and staunch Kennedy supporter, stood at the front of the bus stone-faced and teary-eyed. Seemingly he was agonizing over recent world events unfolding with the Soviet's looming Cuban Missile Crisis. Convinced that the standoff between the Soviets and the United States would result in a nuclear holocaust, he declared the world was coming to an end. Well, fortunately for... Full story
Isn't it interesting, now that the Left has found a new way to control our lives, global warming is no longer a problem! Ed Dollins... Full story
“Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance,” filmmaker Albert Mayses said. To allow for nuance means everyone needs to think for themselves and a need to acknowledge there is more than one unquestionable side to things. Allowing for nuance encourages healthy dialogue with those with varying perspectives, knowing they each have things to contribute and to learn. Police brutality is bad. Brutality against the police is bad. There are conversations that need to be had. Racial profiling happens, and it needs to stop. There nee... Full story
It seems like recently we have been asked to rethink our core beliefs and ideals. From capitalism, religion, gender identity to racism, everything that we know and believe has been placed under scrutiny. We are asked to believe that capitalism is evil, although free societies are characterized by the rule of law, property rights, free speech, domestic competition and free trade and have a much better record of tackling human misery than their socialist alternatives. Still, we... Full story
Independence Day is traditionally a time to go to the beach, have backyard barbecues and close out the day watching fireworks. But this year, the celebrations won’t be as widespread, the beaches will be much less crowded. The limited July Fourth activities may be appropriate since it provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on what the day is really about. Two hundred forty-four years ago, a group of agricultural colonies with a population of less than 3 million, scattered... Full story
John, you called President Trump an inveterate liar, small town grifter and a poor loser, huckster; I believe you are all those things too. I don’t know if you are on some “arch” liberal (works both ways doesn’t it?) payroll, but every letter starts with a long list of DNC, Alinsky-type insults of President Trump (it must gall you, huh?). The stock market has skyrocketed from 18 to 29 times in 3 ½ years; the tax cut went to everyone (I’m barely hanging on and I got it). It’s always the same Democrat bull, “It’s only f... Full story
To Julie Reeder, Just a personal comment to you, regarding the above referenced “opinion.” First, let me say, as an “off and on” reader of the Village News, I have, always, enjoyed your opinion columns as very thoughtful and insightful. Your article carries the implication that it was perfectly acceptable and appropriate to deface and destroy Confederate monuments, but the others mentioned should have been left alone as they are more “worthy of respect.” I feel that it is a disgrace to tear down any of the monuments,... Full story
A few years ago, I had been reading the opinion page and wondered why conservatives seldom/never wrote in. Now I know why. The bullying is over the top with a select few who have no tolerance of others’ opinions even when they say “you are entitled to your opinion,” but... That “but” always means disregard for what I just said. When I first moved here, I met so many wonderful people, like I do wherever I have lived. Liberal, conservative, black, white, brown, Asian, gay, straight, rich, poor, etc. I have never lived anywhere... Full story
My goal during this pandemic has been to keep people safe, while responsibly reopening businesses and getting people back to work. We continue to test more people than we ever have, which is why we’ve seen an increase in positive cases. While positive testing results are increasing, as we approach the July Fourth holiday, hospitalizations and intensive care unit capacity remains relatively stable. Shutting down entire industry sectors that employ thousands of workers is d... Full story
Wearing a mask, 6-foot social distancing and staying away from gatherings are proven to slow the number of COVID-19 cases. Yet thousands of San Diegans are not convinced these safety tactics are for them. Visual images can help change people’s minds, however. For example, when an image shows a face with a mask, people are reminded to wear one. Show a face without a mask, while a voice instructs people to wear one, and the image contradicts the verbal reminder. People who appear in television programs, commercials, live b... Full story
Life has not been easy for everyone lately. COVID-19, elections, crime – you name it – it hasn’t been pleasant. Yet I see two things out there: people who are kind and caring, willing to go over and above to help others, kind and encouraging words, helpful hands, and then, there is Diana Miller. Why she feels the need to write her opinions every single week makes me wonder. One, how many subjects can she address that we all don’t share. Two, why? Does she not have a life or friends or even a cat? I want her to have a nice li... Full story
