Readers agree that leaders’ climate action should match their rhetoric By U T Readers July 17, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Re “Elected leaders’ warnings about climate crisis not reflected in their actions” (July 11): As...
When will Gov. Newsom finally try to help on sewage nightmare? By U T Readers July 17, 2024 at 10:57 a.m. Re “Volume of sewage from Tijuana River hits record” (July 15): The Union-Tribune is to...
For fairness, all users of California roads should pay taxes By U T Readers July 15, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Re “Cost of gasoline in California is likely to soar” (July 5): When will Sacramento...
Doctors offer sharply different views of Biden’s ability to lead By U T Readers July 12, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Biden still far more suited to be president than Trump Re “At news conference, Biden...
Letters to the Editor | Zoo faulted for more than just costly rental of pandas By U T Readers July 16, 2024 at 12:22 p.m. Re “Don’t subsidize a zoo that has $1 million available to rent pandas” (July 3):...
Police chief thanked for acting to keep Pride events safe By U T Readers July 11, 2024 at 10:01 a.m. Re “New police chief cites emergency exception to get more surveillance cameras up in Hillcrest”...
Latest costly county settlement over jail deaths prompts outrage By U T Readers July 11, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Current sheriff doesn’t deserve pass for ‘inheriting’ jail mess Re “15 million more reasons to...
Readers weigh in on Biden’s acuity and which candidate is scarier By U T Readers July 11, 2024 at 9:42 a.m. Biden showing blatant disregard for our country Re “Biden must grasp need to put nation...
Rooftop solar a key to clean, reliable energy. Why is it being discouraged? By U T Readers July 11, 2024 at 9:43 a.m. The utilities are pursuing programs that will further destabilize the grid. When large remote power...
Shock grows over soaring cost of homeowners insurance By U T Readers July 11, 2024 at 9:44 a.m. Annual bill has more than quadrupled since 2021 I have had State Farm homeowners insurance...
Preserve Seaport Village and honor the wishes of most locals By U T Readers July 8, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. Re Victor Ravelo’s letter (June 24) and Dennis Buckovetz’s letter (June 30) explaining why we...
How on Earth can governor claim a ‘responsible’ budget? By U T Readers July 8, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Re “Newsom signs budget to close $46.8 billion deficit” (June 29): It’s a little hard...
City of San Diego must heed Supreme Court ruling on homelessness By U T Readers July 5, 2024 at 11:31 a.m. Re “Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside” (June 28):...
Readers hail account of the origin of the Caesar salad By U T Readers July 5, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Re “The iconic Caesar salad turns 100. Do you know its local origin story?” (June...
Upon closer look, report of housing gains not very impressive By U T Readers July 4, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Re “San Diego built more housing last year than it did in any of the...
Sen. Blakespear says valuable rail corridor must not be abandoned By U T Readers July 3, 2024 at 12:26 p.m. Re “Push to fix lightly used rail corridor at immense cost is nuts” (June 27): Your...
Don’t subsidize a zoo that has $1 million available to rent pandas By U T Readers July 3, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Re “Pandas will head to San Diego after a ‘farewell ceremony’ in China” (June 26):...
Newsom has big picture in mind in refusing to declare sewage emergency By U T Readers July 3, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Re “Newsom’s case against declaring sewage crisis an emergency and why local leaders keep pushing...
Encinitas’ leaders decision to delay affordable housing is a mistake By U T Readers July 2, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Re “Encinitas pauses using Quail Gardens Drive as affordable housing site” (June 28): Encinitas’ decision...
Newsom and lawmakers need finance course as much as high schoolers do By U T Readers July 1, 2024 at 12:16 p.m. This is rich, the state mandating a personal finance course requirement to graduate from high...
Confused Biden has control of nuclear weapons. Be scared. Very scared. By U T Readers July 1, 2024 at 11:11 a.m. I have no use for Donald Trump’s pompous prevarications and little use for Joe Biden’s...
Readers dismayed, depressed by Thursday night’s presidential debate By U T Readers June 28, 2024 at 10:58 a.m. Biden should withdraw from race to keep Trump from winning I am a 75-year-old life-long...
Reactions are mixed to city’s plan to deal with rising sea level By U T Readers June 28, 2024 at 9:16 a.m. Re “San Diego’s plan to help beach neighborhoods survive, and thrive, as seas rise” (June...
Newsom, state Supreme Court deny voters their fundamental rights By U T Readers June 28, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Re “California voters lose a shot at checking state and local tax hikes at the...
Closing of Chula Vista maternity unit a blow to the community By U T Readers June 27, 2024 at 9:31 a.m. Re “Scripps to close maternity unit at its Chula Vista hospital Sunday” (June 22): As...
What local trolley can learn from Amsterdam version By U T Readers June 27, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. On a recent trip to Amsterdam, my husband and I traveled around the large metropolis...
Kudos to Humane Society for transporting cats to new home By U T Readers June 27, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Re “Kittens flown to Oregon to find new homes, in San Diego shelter’s first transport...
How long until paying MTS customers realize they don’t have to? By U T Readers June 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Re “MTS rejects proposed crackdown on fare jumpers costing trolley system $1M a month” (June...
CNN’s attempt to keep presidential debate civil is welcome By U T Readers June 25, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Re “Will first debate be debacle 2020’s was?” (June 22): Author Mark Z. Barabak quoted...
Colleges have financial motive to make transfer of credits difficult By U T Readers June 24, 2024 at 8:53 a.m. Re “Invest in transfer students to close the digital divide” (June 19): This piece written...
New fiasco spurs more questions about City Hall’s competence By U T Readers June 21, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Re “Few signs of life at life science city on San Diego Bay” (June 13):...
How long until no one pays trolley fare? By U T Readers June 21, 2024 at 10:57 a.m. Re “MTS rejects proposed crackdown on fare jumpers costing trolley system $1M a month” (June...
Upzoning sure to disrupt quality of life in Hillcrest, University City By U T Readers June 20, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Re “Hillcrest, University City growth won’t be as severe as some fear” (June 16): I...
We must be honest about threat posed by violent homeless people By U T Readers June 19, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Re “Arrest made in stabbing of pregnant woman in Mira Mesa” (June 16): So a...
‘Demands’ from UCSD faculty, alumni reflect hubris By U T Readers June 18, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Re “UCSD faculty members demand amnesty for students from the Gaza Solidarity Encampment” (May 28)...
Opinion | Essays related to climate change praised, bill before Congress touted By Contributed Content June 17, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Thank you for the recent columns in defense of the Inflation Reduction Act ("America finally...
Don’t rush into decision to spend billions on rail corridor By U T Readers June 17, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Re “The rail corridor between L.A. and San Diego is too important not to fix....
Opinion | Blame elected leaders, not state Constitution, for budget headaches By Contributed Content June 14, 2024 at 1:23 p.m. Re "Why budget is certain to violate state Constitution" (June 8): Joe Mathews' opinion piece...
Opinion | City Council should have allowed San Diegans to vote on creating a municipal utility By Contributed Content June 13, 2024 at 3:15 p.m. Re "San Diego City Council shoots down effort to put municipal utility on the November...
Opinion | Too bad academic workers don’t go on permanent strike By Contributed Content June 13, 2024 at 2:22 a.m. Re "UCSD academic workers ordered back to work, as judge halts strike over Gaza protest...
Opinion | Many in San Diego County still suffer from COVID-related anxiety By Contributed Content June 13, 2024 at 3:40 a.m. About 238,000 adults in San Diego County suffer from a serious anxiety disorder resulting from...
Opinion | Nepotism not only issue raised by story of connected student getting city internship By Contributed Content June 13, 2024 at 3:40 a.m. Re "Internship for daughter of San Diego mayor’s top aide raies questions about city’s nepotism...
Opinion | Everyone should read essay about school that thrived after cellphones were restricted By Contributed Content June 11, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Re "School where phone use was restricted is thriving" (June 10): What a great story!This...
Opinion | Short sentence for teen who callously gunned down homeless woman is outrageous By Contributed Content June 10, 2024 at 7:20 p.m. How is sentence for admitted killer defensible?Re "Gunman sentenced to prison for killing Serra Mesa...
Opinion | Push for sharply increased housing density can’t be squared with population forecasts By Contributed Content June 7, 2024 at 7:44 p.m. There have been dueling headlines the past two years. One set says the San Diego...
Opinion | Author offers vigorous defense of San Diego bike lanes. Sort of. By Contributed Content June 6, 2024 at 4:31 p.m. A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit friends up north in...
Opinion | Peaceful protests of the type seen in 1960s and 1970s were smart and effective By Contributed Content June 6, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Re "I protested over Vietnam in the 1970s. But our tactics were different — and...
Opinion | Judge, doctor too blithe about risks of released predator By Contributed Content June 6, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Superior Court Judge David Gill has approved a conditional release of convicted violent sexual offender...
Opinion | More local residents pay tribute to the late Bill Walton By Contributed Content June 5, 2024 at 5:01 p.m. Re "Bill Walton, R.I.P. He was a legend in his sport and in San Diego,...
Opinion | Is city sure proposed overnight homeless parking site is safe? By San Diego Union-Tribune June 5, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Re "Under fire for homelessness plans, Gloria shifts gears to propose 1,000-bed shelter in empty...
Opinion | Do any Econometer commenters live in the community affected by change in planning group? By Contributed Content June 4, 2024 at 9:07 p.m. Re “Is a new San Diego neighborhood group positive for the Uptown area?” (June 2):...
Opinion | Are planning commissioners daft? Or in the pockets of developers? By Contributed Content June 4, 2024 at 5:08 p.m. Re "‘Simply not going to be dissuaded’: San Diego moves ahead with sweeping plans to...
Opinion | Was letter calling Trump a defender of democracy an attempt at satire? By Contributed Content June 3, 2024 at 6:01 p.m. Re “Readers offer strikingly different views of Trump’s 34 guilty verdicts” (May 31): "I taught...
Opinion | Bold plans to transform University City, Hillcrest prompt incredulity, pointed questions By Contributed Content June 3, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Re "San Diego wants twice as many people in 2 popular neighborhoods" (May 29): It's...
Opinion | Former government professor rapped for claims about Trump, trial By Contributed Content June 2, 2024 at 8:53 p.m. Re "Readers offer strikingly different views of Trump’s 34 guilty verdicts" (May 31): I am...
Opinion | Readers offer strikingly different views of Trump’s 34 guilty verdicts By Contributed Content May 31, 2024 at 8:35 p.m. Re “Trump found guilty: Jury delivers historic verdict, convicts former president on all 34 felony...
Opinion | RVs clog streets, parking lots of West Mission Bay By Contributed Content May 31, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. What are Mayor Todd Gloria and the City Council thinking when they allow dozens of...
Opinion | Writers struggle to understand the thinking of City Hall, SANDAG bureaucrats By Contributed Content May 30, 2024 at 6:14 p.m. If some government fees are so easy to cut, why not others?Re “Did San Diego...
Opinion | How Bill Walton made such a good first impression By Contributed Content May 30, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Re "Bill Walton, R.I.P. He was a legend in his sport and in San Diego,...
Opinion | At least bike-lane ‘scofflaws’ in San Diego are actually using them By Contributed Content May 29, 2024 at 4:01 p.m. Re "A new law makes it easier to crack down on bike-lane scofflaws. To the...
Opinion | Was battery facility fire a wake-up call or no big deal for an emerging technology? By Contributed Content May 29, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Re "Firefighters extinguish ‘unpredictable’ blaze at battery storage facility in Otay Mesa" (May 15): This...
Opinion | Why would utilities or state government keep propping up power grid as is? By Contributed Content May 28, 2024 at 9:14 p.m. I recently received a letter from SDG&E informing me that crews will be installing new...
Opinion | Is U.S. Attorney’s Office run by Larry, Moe and Curly? Mess nothing to nyuk-nyuk-nyuk over By Contributed Content May 24, 2024 at 4:01 p.m. Re "'Embarrassment to the government’: Judge slams prosecutors for unraveling of ‘Fat Leonard’ case" (May...
Opinion | We can’t make access to housing ‘a right that requires someone else’s work to create’ By Contributed Content May 24, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Re "Housing is a privilege in California with sky-high costs. This needs to change, now.“...
Opinion | Column on homelessness issues prompts a split reaction By Contributed Content May 23, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Re "A way to support housing options for homelessness into a neighborhood" (May 19): I...
Opinion | Essay warning that social promotion hurts young students divides readers By Contributed Content May 22, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Re "Schools must keep poor readers back" (May 17): Of course, reading is very important....
Opinion | Here’s how to get kids more involved in efforts to help the environment By Contributed Content May 21, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. "Re "Opinion: Let us reaffirm our collective commitment to protect the planet — starting in...
Opinion | A municipal utility isn’t the answer to our energy woes. Competition is. By Contributed Content May 21, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Re "Failure of SDG&E takeover reflects residents' belief City Hall is incompetent" (May 17): Yes,...
Opinion | Letter writer is wrong to downplay crime in Mexico with misleading use of murder numbers By Contributed Content May 20, 2024 at 5:16 p.m. Re "Don't paint Baja California with such a broad brush" (May 17): The letter writer's...
Opinion | The reason golf courses can save lots of water is because they use such an extreme amount By Contributed Content May 18, 2024 at 1:01 p.m. Re “Is your golf course really ‘green’? Here’s what one course is doing differently.” (May...
Opinion | Enough is enough – time to make sheriff report to county Board of Supervisors By Contributed Content May 17, 2024 at 5:37 p.m. Re "Years after initial reports, county jail deaths and cover-up of details still the norm"...
Opinion | Writer wrong to paint Baja California with such a broad brush By Contributed Content May 17, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Re "Rosarito Beach resident says Northern Baja California is at a breaking point" (May 10):...
Opinion | Restaurateurs who gripe about having to be honest about cost of meals, take a hike By Contributed Content May 17, 2024 at 5:13 p.m. Re "New California law means no more surcharges at San Diego restaurants" (May 13): Cry...
Opinion | Golfers and campers can go elsewhere. Not the marsh in need of preservation. By Contributed Content May 16, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Re "The plan to transform Mission Bay is moving forward, questions and all. To advocates...
Opinion | Alcaraz has parallels with pioneering 19th-century cartoonist Thomas Nast By Contributed Content May 15, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Re “Lalo Alcaraz’s La Cucaracha comic strip must go. It is blatantly political.” (May 9):...
Opinion | CPUC decision to impose flat monthly energy fee on residential customers is blasted By Contributed Content May 14, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. Re "Lower electric rates and a $24.15 monthly charge are coming to your SDG&E bill...
Opinion | Budget debacle exposes emptiness of the political persona peddled by Gov. Newsom By Contributed Content May 14, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Re "California has a multibillion-dollar budget deficit. Here’s what you need to know." (May 10):...
Opinion | Most readers continue to come to defense of Alcaraz, La Cucaracha By Contributed Content May 14, 2024 at 7:10 p.m. Re "Lalo Alcaraz’s La Cucaracha comic strip must go. It is blatantly political." (May 9):...
Opinion | Elo-Rivera shouldn’t favor one group over others in budget forums By Contributed Content May 13, 2024 at 9:23 p.m. I object to San Diego City Council District 9 English-speaking constituents being relegated to a...
Opinion | La Cucaracha comic strip fans push back at critics who want it out of U-T By Contributed Content May 10, 2024 at 5:14 p.m. Re “Lalo Alcaraz’s La Cucaracha comic strip must go. It is blatantly political.” (May 9):...
Opinion | San Diego city leaders are responsible for advent of ‘Bonus ADU’ nightmares By Contributed Content May 10, 2024 at 4:01 p.m. Re "The coastal zoning loophole ‘pitting neighbor against neighbor'" (May 5): Marc Umemoto's nightmare —...
Opinion | Rosarito Beach resident says Northern Baja California is at a breaking point By Contributed Content May 10, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Re "3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck’s...
Opinion | Nurses don’t grow on trees. Their training should be subsizied. By Contributed Content May 9, 2024 at 7:16 p.m. Re “Nursing homes need to face tighter regulation for patient safety” (May 7): As a...
Opinion | Lalo Alcaraz’s La Cucaracha comic strip must go. It is blatantly political. By Contributed Content May 9, 2024 at 4:28 p.m. Re Lalo Alcaraz’s La Cucaracha comic strip of May 2: This was both inappropriate and...
Opinion | How well-written article took reader on a symbolic ‘bucket list’ trip By Contributed Content May 8, 2024 at 6:24 p.m. Re "The great journey north: Thousands arrive in San Diego County for an ultimate hiking...
Opinion | Nursing homes need to face tighter regulation for patient safety By Contributed Content May 7, 2024 at 5:56 p.m. Re "The pandemic exposed staff shortages at nursing homes. A new White House push aims...
Opinion | San Diego County residents must act to free themselves of SDG&E By Contributed Content May 7, 2024 at 7:52 p.m. Regarding SDG&E's opposition to Power San Diego, a nonprofit which might have an initiative on...
Opinion | Operator of single-room housing says city not in his corner By Contributed Content May 6, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. Re “Single-room housing a smart, inexpensive way to address shelter shortage, homelessness” (April 29): Thanks...
Opinion | Cost of Mayor Gloria’s homelessness plan is exorbitant, unjustifiable By Contributed Content May 6, 2024 at 1:01 p.m. While San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria is cutting programs and services that greatly benefit citizens...
Opinion | Monopolies controlling ticket sales are gouging customers, plain and simple By Contributed Content May 3, 2024 at 8:03 p.m. Re "Time to end monopoly on sale of tickets" (April 30): I totally agree with...
Opinion | Success of free airport shuttle illustrates folly of SANDAG’s grand plan By Contributed Content May 3, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Re "With an airport transit connection still years away, the popularity of a little-known free...
Opinion | Mental health policy change a case where our elected leaders actually deserve praise By Contributed Content May 2, 2024 at 7:46 p.m. Re "Thousands of people seeking help did not get a police response. That’s a good...
Opinion | When gasoline is far cheaper in New York City than here, something is wrong By Contributed Content May 1, 2024 at 5:01 p.m. I recently returned from a week trip to New York City, and was convinced that...
Opinion | Parent of student urges state lawmakers not to cut free school lunch program By Contributed Content May 3, 2024 at 9:05 p.m. Re “Much-needed free school meals program must be preserved by state government” (April 15): As...
Opinion | City of San Diego finding out just how costly water purification project will be By Contributed Content April 30, 2024 at 5:16 p.m. Re “San Diego may scale back its ambitious Pure Water sewage-purification plans — or scrap...
Opinion | Readers welcome warning on climate emissions, tout carbon-pricing legislation By Contributed Content April 30, 2024 at 8:12 p.m. Re “Progress in responding to climate emergency? Not if emissions are at an all-time high”...
Opinion | On push for municipal utility, do you trust City Hall more than SDG&E? Or vice versa? By Contributed Content April 29, 2024 at 4:01 p.m. Re "Does local energy and local control translate into lower rates?" (April 19): Carolyn Chase's...
Opinion | Single-room housing a smart, inexpensive way to address shelter shortage, homelessness By Contributed Content April 29, 2024 at 1:01 p.m. Re "I went from a Ph.D. program to being homeless — and I’m not an...
Opinion | California Legislature does yet another favor for investor-owned utilities By Contributed Content April 28, 2024 at 5:01 p.m. Irony? Just in time for Earth Day, the California Legislature squashed a bill to crack...
Opinion | Poor math education in elementary school leads to students struggling in high school By Contributed Content April 26, 2024 at 7:16 p.m. Re "State's 'math wars' are hurting Black, Latino students" (April 23): I was an algebra...