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Weekend Opinion

Editorials, Commentary, Reader Reaction and a touch of Steve Breen delivered every Sunday.

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June 15, 2018

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Weekend Opinion

 

EDITORIALS

 

 

 

Good weather not behind California's surge in homelessness

Blame housing costs for the high numbers of people without shelter — not addiction or mental illness.

Mayor's short-term rental plan is a promising compromise

No plan can possibly please everyone on this difficult issue, but Faulconer's proposal addresses concerns raised by all sides.

Steve Breen 

 

READERS REACT

 

 

Airbnb-style rentals: Neighborhoods suffer under San Diego mayor's plan

Allowing owners to rent a non-owner-occupied residence is not home-sharing. It is a business in a residential area.

Splitting California: Where exactly would this process take us?

This could change the balance of power in Washington.

COMMENTARY

 

 

Why solar mandate will add to California's high cost of housing

California's new solar mandate is an extreme tool for energy and environmental regulation far beyond tax incentives and renewable standards for utilities. The mandate eliminates consumer choice and assumes only one option on all new homes with very limited exception.

Seniors will lose out with Trump's drug plan. Here's how.

President Donald Trump's plan to lower drug prices, titled "American Patients First", does not include any requirement for Medicare to negotiate directly with drug manufacturers. This failure seriously affects seniors.

THE CONVERSATION

 

 

California lawmakers are getting closer to ending daylight saving time

Californians could vote on whether to repeal the law establishing daylight saving time in California.

San Diego Comic-Con absentees: No 'Game of Thrones.' No 'Westworld.' No Marvel in Hall H.

HBO's premier shows "Game of Thrones" and "Westworld" are set to skip this year's Comic-Con in San Diego.

Steve Breen's cartoon caption contest for June 15, 2018

A first-time entrant takes home this week's prize.