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Weekend Opinion

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

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December 15, 2018

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Weekend Opinion

 

EDITORIALS

 

 

Wildfire risk must force California to rethink housing construction

If housing projects are going to be built in risky areas, building standards must be strengthened.

Cohen's prison sentence is a figurative indictment of Trump

Is the president's impeachment by the House now close to a sure thing? Maybe.

Steve Breen  

 

READERS REACT

 

Airport transit troubles: Is the Port literally sitting on the solution?

Calls for better airport connection ignored in San Diego.

Migrant payoff demands aren't likely to win much sympathy

Who do these people think they are and who is subsidizing their operation?

COMMENTARY

 

Why California must still fight for death with dignity

While supporters of the End of Life Option Act are right to celebrate the recent court decision protecting this act, they should not lose sight of the fact that this act covers only a very small part of all those Californians facing illnesses from which there is no possible recovery,

Why genetic engineering can be risky

Excitement about CRISPR has dominated the headlines in recent years. Genome editing is propelling biology forward in ways we never thought possible. CRISPR is the newest and most elegant of the genome editing.

THE CONVERSATION

 

Taxing text messages? Here's what California is actually trying to do

Have you heard about California's new proposal to tax text messages? Well, here's what you really need to know about it.

'San Diego needs to step up' to solve sewage spill crisis, Imperial Beach mayor says

Authorities say more than 6 million gallons (22 million liters) a day of raw sewage has been spilling into Mexico's Tijuana River since Monday night.

Steve Breen's cartoon caption contest for Dec. 14, 2018

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