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To launch IVN San Diego, we did something that might seem unusual: We surveyed San Diegans to find out what they thought about the news industry and how they’d like us to improve it.

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.

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If the winner of the presidential election is not known on election night, it won't be an alarming surprise to most voters, a new poll shows.

Modern news consumption is frustrating. 

Newsrooms have been decimated. Media outlets continue to disappear. Opinion is pawned off as news. Polarized echo chambers may entertain certain factions, but they don’t serve to educate or inform. 

Are we entering End Days for news?

I took that question to Point Loma Nazarene University professor Dean Nelson. An institution unto himself, he’s knowledgeable, thoughtful and blunt about the journalism industry.

He doesn’t think the industry is broken beyond repair.

There was a line out the door in January when Savy and Tam Huynh opened Pho on the Go, a restaurant steps away from the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. With 17 million people crossing the border each year, 3.4 million on foot, the couple saw potential in the often-forgotten part of San Diego County.  

When supporters of a November property tax ballot measure talk about soaking the state’s faceless corporate giants and its wealthiest landlords, they are not talking about people like John Kevranian.

Editor's Note: This article originally published on Medium and has been modified for publication on IVN by request of and with permission from the author.

To watch Free & Equal's presidential debate, go to the live stream on October 8, 2020 at 6pm MDT.

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This is Part Two of a two-part series on racism and the education system. Read Part One here. ‍

Data supporting the direct link between family income and student achievement rely mostly on test scores as the primary indicator of success. By that measure, the evidence is indisputable that schools in wealthy neighborhoods out-perform schools located in less affluent communities.

Updated at 1:30 p.m. Monday: Kelvin Barrios suspended his campaign, according to a KPBS report.

This is an independent opinion. IVN San Diego has reached out to all city of San Diego candidates, including Sean Elo, inviting them to submit commentary at any time. If you would like to submit commentary, email hoa@ivn.us

In a dramatic move to tackle climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered state officials to ban new gasoline-powered cars within 15 years.