Jeff Powers is an award-winning journalist from San Diego, California, and has worked on IVN as a writer and editor. He has also worked on a number of local campaigns including SDSU West, Measures K &
Ever heard of a primary election? That's where voters nominate candidates for the general election, right? Well in San Diego County, that's just not so. Did you know San Diego County elections contain a little known loophole called the "50%+1 rule" whereby a
The race for the 50th Congressional District in San Diego, California has been a page-turning, headline-grabbing feast for observers. The Incumbent has been caught up in an FBI investigation, another candidate was revealed as the grandson of Munich Massacre Terrorist Muhammad Yusuf al-Najjar and former San Diego City Councilman Carl
For the first time in California's history, a No Party Preference candidate(s) has a real opportunity to reach the November General election. The possibility of one or more independents getting to November could fundamentally change California politics and the way campaigns are run. That this is even
This week, supporters of the California Consumer Privacy Act submitted 625,000 signatures statewide in an effort to qualify for the November ballot. Alastair Mactaggart, lead sponsor of the initiative said, "Today is a major step forward in our campaign, and an affirmation that California voters care deeply about
Imagine if Bernie didn't have to run as a Democrat. Thanks to California's non-partisan primary, the Our Revolution endorsed Gayle McLaughlin can. Why? Because in California, (except for the presidential race), the rules are the same for every candidate and voter, regardless of party. In fact,
In a wide-ranging interview with IVN San Diego, the President & CEO of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association Haney Hong, made clear his feelings about the push to implement government controlled energy, also known as Community Choice Aggregation or CCAs. The taxpayers watchdog says the implementation of this new
California Insurance Commissioner candidate Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, is pushing his new bill, SB 174, to amend existing state law that would allow the appointment of any resident over the age of 18 to a civil office regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Current California law states that someone
The battle over data privacy is heating up in California as opposition to a data privacy measure is growing. AT&T, Google and Facebook are leading the opposition to the California Consumer Privacy Act. "DON'T DISCONNECT CALIFORNIA" A release sent by the Committee to Protect
A commander and 33 year veteran of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, Dave Myers, is now a candidate for Sheriff and running against the incumbent Bill Gore. The two will be on the June ballot. Sheriff Gore has held the seat since 2009 when Bill Kolender stepped
In an interview at the World Economic Forum earlier this year, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said his company is not only committed to but always believes that "Data always belongs to the user and as companies we are only stewards of it." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Last week, Attorney Michael Attanasio and those representing the SoccerCity initiative, filed a lawsuit to toss out the SDSU West initiative on the grounds it violates state law. Attanasio said, “Public university names are the property of the state and its citizens, and this law was specifically intended to prevent
IVN San Diego sat down with Democratic Rep. Scott Peters at our studios for a wide-ranging interview that focused on the County Board of Supervisors 3-1 vote on SB-54, the DACA debate where Peters thought a vote on the dreamers could come in May, finding common ground with President Trump,