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 &
San Diego, Calif.- By a vote of 5-4, the San Diego City Council is moving forward with efforts to place the convention center expansion measure on the 2020 March primary ballot, moving it from the 2020 November General ballot. The next step is for an ordinance to be drafted
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San Diego, Calif.- It's exceedingly difficult to get 66% of voters to agree that the sun rises in the east, which makes it all the more impressive that in November 2016, 65.79% of voters approved Measure L, the law that puts all initiatives on November ballots
San Diego, Calif.- A state appeals court has ordered the city of San Diego to compensate city workers who lost their pensions following a voter-approved pension reform initiative that was illegally placed on the 2012 ballot. The three-justice panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled that workers
Update: Kevin Beiser has sent the following statement to IVN: “We were first made aware of these allegations less than 24 hours ago. There is no truth to these allegations. We believe they are politically motivated and we intend to vigorously defend ourselves.” -Kevin Beiser San Diego, Calif.- San
San Diego, Calif.- Independent Voter Network has learned Senator Ben Hueso will not be bringing SB-615 to the floor in Sacramento for consideration. SB-615 was crafted by San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott. It's a proposal that critics say, makes it much harder to sue agencies that
San Diego, Calif.- San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott has created government transparency concerns with her drafting of Senate Bill 615. Elliott says her bill is a win-win for transparency and the taxpayers: "Ensuring the public’s access to information is critical, yet in recent years, the City
San Diego, Calif- By a vote of 8-1 Monday, the San Diego City Council removed developer parking requirements for new condominium and apartment complexes in neighborhoods near mass transit. The "near" mass transit requirement is defined as neighborhoods located within half a mile of a trolley line, a
San Diego, CALIF- "He poses a great threat to the community as there are over 200 individuals, citizens in the community of Little Italy who cannot go home; they have essentially lost everything." -Deputy District Attorney Nereida Melgarejo Deputy District Attorney Nereida Melgarejo didn't mince words
I'm quite sure there are few things in this world Chicago Police superintendent Eddie Johnson has not seen, which makes his news conference this week on the Jussie Smollett case all the more remarkable. In a time when over-the-top, inaccurate reports in the news and entertainment media are
San Diego, Calif.- First reported by sdcitytimes.com, Trudy Gerald, the dean of the Arts, Humanities and Communications departments at San Diego City College, has been placed on administrative leave, according to college officials. Gerald has not been on campus since February 1st. Trudy Gerald In a statement to
San Diego, Calif.- IVN has learned communities will likely be seeing a budget squeeze due to historically high overtime increases for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, according to the mid-year budget report by the city's independent budget analyst. The report states that for fiscal year 2018, the
San Diego, Calif.- In a move that's made national headlines, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to provide shelter for asylum-seekers amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the southern border. The lone dissenting vote came from newly elected Supervisor Jim Desmond, who raised concerns