SAN DIEGO — August 23, 2026 With Councilmember Jennifer Campbell termed out, San Diego’s District 2 — stretching from Clairemont and the Midway District through Ocean Beach, Mission Beach, Old […]
California’s Audit Blind Spot: Billions Lost While Lawmakers Ignore Their Own Watchdog
NATIONAL / CALIFORNIA — August 23, 2026 For more than a decade, California’s independent state auditor has done exactly what the Legislature asked it to do: dig into state agencies, […]
Trump’s 50% Tariffs on Canada Land Squarely on the U.S. Economy
WORLD — August 23, 2026 President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs of up to 50% on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian goods marks the most aggressive escalation yet […]
First New Military Housing in South Florida in Three Decades Rises in Doral
MIAMI — August 22, 2026 For the first time since Hurricane Andrew destroyed South Florida’s military housing stock in 1992, new homes for U.S. service members are rising near Miami […]
San Diego’s Economy Attracts Capital, But Affordability Strain Deepens
SAN DIEGO — August 22, 2026 San Diego’s regional economy continues to draw investment capital and outperform state and national labor market benchmarks, even as a widening affordability gap threatens […]
California’s Two-Speed Economy: Record Output, Stalled Job Growth
CALIFORNIA — August 22, 2026 California’s economy is delivering a split verdict this summer: strong enough on paper to outpace the nation in output, yet weak enough on the ground […]
No Fed Meeting, No Clear Signal: Wall Street Whipsaws Through a Volatile August
NATIONAL — August 22, 2026 Investors closed out the week of August 21 with more questions than answers, as a steep sell-off in technology shares gave way to a Friday […]
El Salvador Enters the Final Stretch Before a Historic Third-Term Vote
EL SALVADOR — August 22, 2026 El Salvador’s 2025-2027 electoral cycle has moved into its next formal phase, with the country now roughly six months from a February 28, 2027 […]
El Salvador’s Deportee Deal Becomes a Blueprint Other Governments Are Studying
EL SALVADOR — August 22, 2026 What began in February 2025 as an unusual offer from President Nayib Bukele — to jail U.S. deportees of any nationality, including convicted American […]
Behind Closed Doors in Vienna, a New Push to Test Ukraine Peace Terms
WORLD — August 22, 2026 Former senior officials from Britain, France, Germany, and Russia met privately in Vienna last month to explore what conditions might allow formal negotiations to resume […]