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Whenever I speak with someone new, I always begin with gushing about the one city that will forever own a piece of my heart—San Diego.
It’s where I went to college. It’s where I was married. It’s where I raised my right hand—pledged an oath to support and defend the constitution—and joined the military after 9/11.
This story was updated at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.
Apps and software platforms are built based on profit motives. Anybody with a technology budget — a bank, retailer, or even a home-services provider (like a plumber or an electrician) — can buy industry-specific software to manage their business affairs.
Capitalism rules. However, software platforms do exist that can e-manage homelessness.
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"The Extra Point with Jeff Marston" is aired weekly on Mightier 1090am from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. In this episode, Marston talks to Coast News reporter Steve Puterski and Pacific Youth Soccer League registrar Patti Ghio about the impact Assembly Bill 5 has had on youth sports. Plus, Marston talks digital equity with Dr. Nishal Mohan with the San Diego Digital Equity Coalition.
Joseph Wood went to buy gas in Ventura in anticipation of driving up the coast to visit his children this week. The 39-year-old gig driver knew he had money on a debit card connected to his unemployment payments when his purchase was declined.
Unable to fill up his tank, he found his card was frozen. By the time it unlocked Monday, $1,380 had disappeared.
The US Supreme Court refused to hear a last ditch attempt by Maine Republicans Tuesday to prevent ranked choice voting from being used in Maine’s presidential election -- a first in both state and US history.
The Associated Press reports that Maine Republicans filed the appeal after the first votes had already been cast. Not only have ballots been sent out to overseas voters, but additional absentee ballots were returned this week either by mail or in person.
Michael Allman joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to discuss the challenges facing public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and in general. Mr. Allman is a candidate for School Board in California’s San Dieguito Union High School District. He is a local CEO and an experienced board member having chaired numerous public and private boards and as well as chairing several audit committees. Mr.
It’s not easy to get work done during a pandemic. Even for the fortunate who kept their pre-pandemic jobs, productivity has taken it on the chin in 2020.
The same goes for those in the lawmaking business.
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.
Almost every state has opted to make voting by mail easier in light of the coronavirus pandemic, but the shift toward early and remote voting has not been uniform across the country.