The Star-News offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. I have watched adults exhibit questionable behavior. I have seen young men jumping from extraordinary heights into a roiling ocean despite warnings from life... See more
I’m cautiously hopeful the bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week will make a positive difference in workplaces and communities. AB-2222 provides tax credits to news organizations— print, online and TV—that retain and hire journalists. Tax credits of ... See more
Bleecchh. That is the sound I make any time I see a robotaxi wending its way along the streets of San Diego or on news footage of driverless vehicles causing a traffic cluster headache in the Bay Area. It is the sound a grumpy old man makes when he sees a... See more
There is greater than zero chance—a likelihood, in fact—that Monday you will need to make a run to the grocery store. Some of you may start the morning with a routine jaunt to a monolithic chain coffee shop for your first candied jolt of caffeine. A fortu... See more
Be careful what you wish for. Be prepared if you get it. One hundred years ago farmers, agricultural workers and municipal leaders in the county were bemoaning the effect a years-long drought was taking on the region. National City, Chula Vista, San Diego... See more
