Ben-Gurion would smile: new programming planned for San Diego-Sha’ar Hanegev partnership

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — As a youth, Gil Ya’ari, the new Israeli director of the partnership between Sha’ar Hanegev and the San Diego Jewish community, was so fascinated by environmental science that he left his home in the greater Tel Aviv area to board at a high school which offered special classes

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Dumanis offers a business plan for City Hall

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Mayoral Candidate Bonnie Dumanis on Wednesday released a detailed business plan she said was designed to raise the standard of operational excellence, increase efficiency and save taxpayer dollars at City of San Diego.   The Transparency, Excellence, Accountability and Monitoring (TEAM) System is an adapted version of the General Management System (GMS) currently

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Many conflicting U.S. views ignore true nature of Iran’s regime

By Peter Huessy WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite an ever-growing mountain of evidence conclusively indicating that Iran is hell-bent on obtaining nuclear weapons, many former and current officials in Washington continue to urge the Administration to use the lever of diplomacy to convince Tehran to “negotiate” a deal without conceding that Iran seeks to possess nuclear

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Effort to name San Diego street for gay rights standard bearer Harvey Milk wins backing of Hillcrest Town Council

By Jenn Sanders SAN DIEGO–The Hillcrest Town Council voted 24-3 on Tuesday evening, March 13,  to recommend to the San Diego City Council that Blaine Street be renamed as Harvey Milk Street after the gay San Francisco City-County supervisor who was slain along with San Francisco Mayor George Moscone in 1978 by former  supervisor Dan

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Former Sheriff Bill Kolender endorses Dave Roberts for county supervisor

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Former San Diego County Sheriff Bill Kolender announced his endorsement this week of Solana Beach Deputy Mayor Dave Roberts to be the next Third District Supervisor for San Diego County. “Dave Roberts works diligently to promote safe communities,” said former Sheriff Kolender. “He has been a great friend of the

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Ladino poet shares his longings

EDITOR’S NOTE–On both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are groups of people whose families either practiced some form of Judaism secretly– a holdover from the days of persecution under the Spanish Inquisition –or whose families converted to Christianity and now wish to return. Among them is Ysmael Escudero Tisnado(Coronel) II, who writes in Ladino about

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Kandahar massacre illustrates how war can tarnish a soul

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — In his classical work on masculine spirituality, Iron John, Robert Bly notes how our contemporary society no longer provides the necessary rituals to help reintegrate warriors after a war. Unlike the ancient societies, which presented a series of complex rituals to help their soldiers make a

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Kostrinksy gets endorsements of police and lifeguard unions

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Two influential public safety groups have endorsed Mathew Kostrinsky for San Diego’s 7th District City Council seat. The San Diego Police Officers Association and the San Diego Association for Lifeguards are throwing their support behind the Del Cerro resident, who is a former U.S. Senate and Chamber of Commerce aide.

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