November 7, 2025
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Opinion: Why The Polls Are Wildly Variable This Spring

Modern life may have caught up with political polling. Just as they have shaken up industries and activities from newspapers to taxis, from telephones to shopping, today’s technologies are making old reliable survey research techniques […]

Hot Flash: Pickin’ Up Good Vibrations

I have new favorite vibrator. It’s not what you think! It’s a cool way to help lose weight, become more flexible and heal injuries quicker. It’s called the Power Plate. The Power Plate is a […]

Opinion: ‘Janus’ Could Change CA Politics

    Few California primary elections in non-presidential election years have been so anticipated as the one that starts soon, with millions of mail-in ballots arriving in mailboxes long before the official June 5 Election […]

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Opinion: SMa.r.t. “Who’s Listening!?”

  This article was being written as our City Council was spending a weekend retreat in Virginia Park addressing the City’s five strategic goals using “data driven planning” to solve “mobility,” “inclusiveness and diversity,” re-purposing […]

Alex Soto (left) and Tom Bagamane (right) of The Giving Spirit present a homeless man with one of the kits.

Opinion: Housing Answer Must Help Many

  Scott Wiener, the ultra-liberal Democratic state senator from San Francisco appeared surprised the other day to learn the truth of the old saying that no matter how much lipstick you paint on the face […]

Harrison Held’s Scene Around Town

The 41st anniversary of Robert Benton’s “The Late Show” was a smash hit recently at Laemmle’s Ahrya in Beverly Hills. On hand for the festivities was the film’s leading lady, comedy queen Lily Tomlin, a […]

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SMa.r.t.- Our Data, Our Privacy, Part 2

By Daniel Jansenson    Last week we looked at how our lives are made more convenient all the time by companies and organizations that provide services and then gather data about our activities. We mentioned […]