Re “Man charged with smuggling bound, sedated toucans across U.S.-Mexico border” (July 10): Well, this is a new one for me. I never thought with the secreting of 14 toucans into San Die…

Re “San Diego to charge trash customers $65M for new bins” (July 15): Sean Elo-Rivera, the city councilman who touted “world-class” trash service, now says citizens need “tangible improvement” to r…

Re “Credibility-challenged city must not rush into any Ash Street decision” (July 11): Another plan to spend millions of dollars to “turn 101 Ash Street into” something usef…

Re “Even with Aguirre’s election to board, sewage news is mostly grim” (July 3): How long have I been reading about the sewage problem south of the border? For purposes of this conversa…

The forceful detention of men and women striving to provide for their families and contribute to the economy, alongside the incarceration of young individuals attempting to clarify their immigratio…

Re “Everything you’ll need to know about new trash fee” (July 7): Many low-income citizens will pay a heavy price because many citizens were asleep at the wheel. This exorbitant f…

The question of whether San Diego’s elected leaders engaged in a dishonest bait-and-switch campaign to persuade voters to allow the imposition of separate trash collection fees on 226,000-plu…

When the San Diego City Council recently considered the amount of fees to be charged for trash hauling services, some residents urged members to consider using a competitive bidding process rather …

It’s easy to criticize tough immigration enforcement from a distance. But anyone who’s watched the chaos at our southern border up close knows that something has to give. The debate over asylum see…

Re “Unresponsive government leaders a source of frustration” (July 3): A recent letter from a Chula Vista reader reflected on the governor’s lack of response to his messages. This nonre…

Re “San Diego relaxes new ban on digital-only grocery coupons” (July 9): Here we go again! Council members Sean Elo-Rivera and Marni von Wilpert are patting themselves on the back becau…

Health in America is no longer shaped in hospitals or clinics. Increasingly, it’s being forged on TikTok, in shirtless workout videos and now at the White House — where raw milk parties led by vacc…

President Donald Trump’s bizarre pivot from one extreme to the other in the Jeffrey Epstein fever swamps dominated the news in recent days, for understandable reasons. This was a preposterous…

As global politics fracture and national governments grow more dysfunctional, one truth becomes increasingly evident: cities — not countries — are now driving innovation, climate solutions and econ…

Reading “University of California looks at adopting semesters at all schools” (July 2) brought back memories of when I entered UC Berkeley in fall 1966 as an undergraduate architecture major, encou…

In “San Diego relaxes new ban on digital-only grocery coupons” (July 9), City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert congratulated herself and the City Council with the following words regardi…

As a lifelong tennis player and advocate, I deeply respect the legacy of this great sport. But I’ve also been part of a growing movement of residents in San Diego who enjoy — and increasingly…

Re “Welcome aboard” (July 4): The front-page photo by Nelvin C. Cepeda captured the pride in our country of those becoming American citizens. What a wonderful reminder on the Fourth of …

“Why is your power bill so high? Look next door” (July 8): Sacramento Bee columnist Tom Philp and the Chamber of Commerce are feeding us a fantasy about why our utility rates are so hig…

Re “Police officer shot outside ICE facility” (July 7): In response to reports of a police officer being shot outside an ICE detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, Deputy Attorney Gener…