San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond recently invited San Diegans to help him create a plan to get citizens back to work in a safe and effective manner. After receiving hundreds of responses from local business owners more than willing to step up, he’s unveiled new ideas to get the county back on its feet….
Written by Nicholas Vetrisek If there is one positive thing that can be said about the coronavirus, it has kept some of the bureaucrats at bay. After initially planning to propose a transit tax on the November ballot, the San Diego MTS board decided to against the idea due to the pandemic. “It is with…
Written by Nicholas Vetrisek On Friday, San Diego County Public Health Officials announced that they will lift restrictions on the beach beginning Monday morning. The ocean will now be open for activities like swimming, kayaking, and surfing; and the beach for walking and jogging. Despite this, the parking lots, boardwalks, and piers will remain closed….
Written by Nicholas Vetrisek Last week, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved spending $25 million to upgrade behavioral health organizations. The spending was proposed last year, but the coronavirus pandemic and consequent health crisis that has resulted have motivated the recent development. Supervisors Greg Cox and Nathan Fletcher sponsored the plan. They…
Written by Nicholas Vetrisek The coronavirus has severely affected small businesses and low-income communities, leading the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to approve a moratorium on evictions. They want to prevent low-income households from losing their housing along with preventing restaurants and bars—businesses hit especially hard by the Coronavirus—from going under. The moratorium proposed…
Protecting our home and those that reside in it is San Diego’s top priority in the battle with the coronavirus. It’s great to see that the County Board of Supervisors have the same mindset, and are working together with the citizens they serve to protect. The Board unanimously approved a resolution lasting until May 31…
Some heated debate between County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and San Diego County Gun Owners after Fletcher suggested that San Diego gun stores ought to be closed down as “nonessential” businesses. His words drew harsh criticism from gun owners and gun stores alike Gun shops have been established as essential businesses by the Department of Homeland…
Written by Michael Palomba It is unfortunate when some officials in our government are so absorbed in their own agenda that they can’t conduct themselves apolitically—even during a crisis. San Diego’s political power couple, County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, used a COVID-19 press conference to make a political statement regarding Gonzalez’s Assembly…
Last night, San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairman Greg Cox delivered the State of the County Address in front of several hundred San Diegans. The event opened with the traditional invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, and National Anthem. The setting of the USS Midway made of each of these a little more special, particularly the…
Written by Michael Palomba You may have heard that MTS CEO Paul Jablonski is set to receive a massive increase to his $520,000 salary through a $36,000 bonus. However, what you do not hear is Democratic outrage. To add insult to injury, San Diego’s public transit system has been struggling with declining ridership for the…
