In the political context, a partisan is a committed member of a political party, one who psychologically identifies with a particular political group or party. A partisan in a multi-party system connotes complete or overwhelming support for party policies, reluctant to bridge space with political opponents.

With the San Diego school board debates finishing last Thursday, October 18, voters are now left to their own information gathering on the races. O'Farrell Community School, a charter and middle school, hosted the final gathering of the four candidates.

This coming week African cuisine will be honored as the first San Diego African Restaurant Week is taking place until Sunday October 28.

Many states are basically insolvent. America is sitting on $13 trillion of debt. The Great Recession is still underway, and the same old partisan bickering prevents lawmakers from finding solutions. The time has come for American voters to reform a broken system and plot a new course. It's time to launch a revolution and register independent.

Voters modified the state Constitution two years ago to remove a 2/3rds requirement for passage of a budget. However, that modification kept in place the requirement of a 2/3rds vote to raise taxes. Governor Brown made Democrats unhappy when he made an election pledge in 2010 to “not raise taxes without a vote of the people.” But, this is a political pledge, not a matter of law.

Republican vs. Democrat, Red vs. Blue, MSNBC vs. Fox. It’s a vicious cycle. Key politicians dodge making tough decisions in favor of provocative partisan sound bites. The media loves – even profits from – the train wreck. The few politicians who do not play the game are crushed by the combined force of political and media partisanship.

Monday, October 22, is the deadline to register to vote in California for the November 6th general election. Recent legislation has made registering to vote in California more accessible since the passage of a 2011 bill that opened up registration to voters online.