The Waterfront Bar and Grill (2044 Kettner Blvd.) was established in 1933 – significant because that was the year Prohibition (1920-33) was repealed. And that date plays into the running feud in the local bar industry as to whether The Waterfront or Tivoli is San Diego’s oldest.

Mayor Villaraigosa, this year's Chairman at the Democratic National Convention, took a break from the Obama campaign trail this weekend to visit San Diego and campaign on behalf of Congressman Bob Filner.

In a bipartisan effort to abate overcrowding in state prisons, Ohio’s Senate Bill 337 went into effect last week, reducing Ohio drug penalties and giving convicted felons a second chance at employment.

Alan Miller, Director of The New York Salon, wrote an article for CNN where he described spirituality among today's youth as a "cop-out." "Take a side," he says, with a stroke of over generalizati

Allegations of voter fraud in Florida is a common occurrence during any presidential election. In each election since 2000, several issues have been reported in the state. Reports in previous years indicated that the problem was defective computers and missing votes. Now, the problems are starting way before the elections.

This Sunday, an event is going to take place that is designed to alter the ideas of Americans regarding the First Amendment, the presidential candidates, and the Internal Revenue Service.

After numerous appeals by opponents since the system was first implemented in 2008, the Supreme Court has denied a hearing the Washington top-two open primary case, ensuring that Washington retains its change from a blanket primary to a ‘top-two’ open primary system.

Political attack ads have been used more during the 2012 campaign season than in previous years. According to a Wesleyan Media Project report from March, 70% of campaign ads were negative. That number far exceeds the mere 9.1% of negative ads at the same point during the 2008 election season.

Senator Juan Vargas (D-Chula Vista) held a press conference today at Bob Stiver's Shell station in Downtown San Diego regarding the recent spike in fuel costs.  Vargas stated that he was going to urge Governor Jerry Brown to agree to a variance that will allow the city to switch from "summer-grade" fuel to "winter-grade," which would be typically earlier than usual.

While Thursday morning's headlines echoed criticism towards Barack Obama's performance in the first presidential debate, tweets, status updates, and bloggers paint a different picture, with the majority of social discussions online favoring Obama over Mitt Romney.