A festival celebrating independence for the Philippines, and friendship with the Filipino community – San Diego Union-Tribune
During roll call in the fourth grade, the substitute teacher stopped reading names, and JoAnn Fields and the…
A creepy Easter bunny, a missing head, and an exploration of memory in this solo art exhibition – San Diego Union-Tribune
The memory is fuzzy for Luis Alonso Sanchez, which could be said is part of the point. His…
Michael Smolens: Barrera, opponent Shaw are not happy about gutted superintendent job – San Diego Union-Tribune
Richard Barrera is the prohibitive favorite to be elected California superintendent of public instruction in November. That’s the…
This City Heights nonprofit follows the lead of its East African founding farmers – San Diego Union-Tribune
In Arabic, “arif” means “knowledgable” or “wise,” so it was the most fitting name for a new community…
Michael Smolens: San Diego, California push subsidies for affordable housing – San Diego Union-Tribune
For years, California’s state government and the city of San Diego have sought to encourage more affordable housing…
If the planet is unhealthy and out of balance, everything on it will be, too—including humans – San Diego Union-Tribune
There were stark differences in the historically Black neighborhood where Chioma Ugwonali’s grandparents lived in Fort Worth, Texas…
Michael Smolens: Questions about county raised as crucial fall sales tax vote looms – San Diego Union-Tribune
Looking toward the fall election, backers of a county sales tax ballot measure have the potential to pick…
Writing fiction helped this nonprofit lawyer find something for herself – San Diego Union-Tribune
Between work and home, Sharon S.Y. Lee found she was pouring a lot of herself into others, but…
Michael Smolens: Sens. Padilla, Schiff call out Trump’s attempt to manipulate election – San Diego Union-Tribune
California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff have recently introduced legislation to improve election security and restrict federal…
Michael Smolens: Top San Diego GOP goals drift farther away as vote count continues – San Diego Union-Tribune
The primary election night glow for San Diego Republicans seems long ago. Early returns showed their favored candidates…
Slow down and you might see green sea turtles, and their bobbing heads, in the bay – San Diego Union-Tribune
A friend told Tracy Tempest that there were green sea turtles in the bay. “I looked for a…
Thoughts from the Crossroads – San Francisco
Laura Schupp Dear Readers, Rick and I visited California recently, and really enjoyed our time there. I made…