Save the California Public Records Act

Jerry Brown must see the light and veto his own assault on your right to know

The principle behind the CPRA is that information generated by government entities—the state, cities, counties, school districts, water districts, law-enforcement agencies—belongs to the public.

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Wednesday, June 12,2013
Editorial

San Diego city attorney should be appointed

Voters would never approve it, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a good idea

By CityBeat Staff

An elected city attorney brings the hope that the person in that job will serve as an independent watchdog on city government and self-serving politicians. But it comes with the risk that the person elected will be a self-serving politician him or herself.

Wednesday, May 29,2013
Editorial

Myrtle Cole starts in the gutter

Campaign tactics make us question new council member’s morals

By CityBeat Staff

Myrtle Cole pulled a stunt at the end of the campaign that made us sick, and we’re not going to let her take office without detailing why we have serious questions about her morals, if indeed she has any.

Wednesday, May 22,2013
Editorial

Repair the state safety net

Some increased revenue should go to decimated social services

By CityBeat Staff

California Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor last Friday announced that he believes that the estimated revenue figures in Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised state budget plan are low by $3.2 billion.

Tuesday, May 21,2013
Arts & Culture Features

Head Crammers

Nudge these nuggets into your noodle

By CityBeat Staff

A new app called Buycott makes it easier for you to make informed decisions about what goes in your pantry, plus more things we like.

Wednesday, May 15,2013
Editorial

IRS and AP: troubling developments

Congress must fix 501(c)(4) loophole, and Obama must reel in Holder—also, the grand jury and sheriff get it wrong

By CityBeat Staff

Late last week, a draft report from the U.S. Inspector General was leaked, revealing that the Cincinnati IRS office had used the terms “tea party” and “patriot” in a search for 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations that were abusing their tax-exempt status by being too active in election campaigns.

Wednesday, May 8,2013
Summer guide

Our summertime event picks

CicloSDias takes back the street on Aug. 11—plus 20 more rad things to do

By CityBeat Staff

On Sunday, Aug. 11, cyclists and pedestrians will have complete control of 30th through Golden Hill and South Park and into North Park.

Wednesday, May 8,2013
Editorial

Too many dead inmates in San Diego jails

The first thing the Sheriff’s Department must do is admit it has a problem

By CityBeat Staff

Is 60 dead inmates in six years a lot? If you look at the number the way the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) does, which is the same way major health organizations like the Centers for Disease Control do, it is.

Wednesday, May 1,2013
Editorial

Dwayne Crenshaw for City Council

And Lorena Gonzalez for state Assembly

By CityBeat Staff

Let’s deal immediately with the unsightly elephant in the room: Dwayne Crenshaw, one of two candidates for the vacant City Council District 4 seat up for grabs in a May 21 special election, is backed by the Lincoln Club of San Diego County, a pro-business group often aligned with the Republican Party.

Wednesday, April 24,2013
Editorial

San Diego City Council goes backwards on medical marijuana

Marti Emerald leads the way down a conservative path

By CityBeat Staff

For all the effort San Diego Mayor Bob Filner put into proposing a new way to make storefront medical-marijuana dispensaries legal, and after more than three hours of public testimony on Monday, the City Council essentially ignored Filner’s proposal and reverted to a plan that failed two years ago.