Former Democratic Assemblyman Passes By Michael Smolens / San Diego Union-Tribune /Nov. 15, 2023 Howard Wayne had a license plate that read “AB 411.” That probably meant nothing to the uninitiated, but those who knew the former Assembly member certainly got it. In 1997, Wayne’s Assembly Bill 411 to require and standardize ocean water-quality testing…
By Michael Smolens / San Diego Union-Tribune /July 30, 2023 A political heat dome is hovering over Mayor Todd Gloria on a couple of fronts. The mayor is supporting smart streetlights, with cameras and license plate reading technology, but has faced the ire of some privacy advocates, who point to his earlier comments about reining…
Drone light shows as alternatives are on the rise in San Diego and elsewhere for public safety and environmental reasons By Michael Smolens / San Diego Union-Tribune / July 5, 2023 The air quality was almost certainly better over Ocean Beach and La Jolla Tuesday night than it was around San Diego Bay, Imperial Beach…
Drone light shows as alternatives are on the rise in San Diego and elsewhere for public safety and environmental reasons By Michael Smolens / San Diego Union-Tribune / July 5, 2023 The air quality was almost certainly better over Ocean Beach and La Jolla Tuesday night than it was around San Diego Bay, Imperial Beach…