Jakob McWhinney

An old argument about shrinking San Diego Unified pops up once again, Trump’s education priorities and the return of California’s schools dashboard.

Spurred by state efforts to prioritize dual enrollment courses, San Diego Unified has significantly increased the number of courses its students are taking.

Spice up your week with some local tunes.

Since the 1950s San Diegans living in the La Jolla neighborhood have been uncomfortable with their semi-separate status. What they’ve really wanted is to be independent. Every effort thus far has failed – will the latest one be any different?

"As a Mayor, I wouldn’t recommend it," he said on the VOSD Podcast last week.

Spice up your week with some local tunes.

File photo of frmer San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Lamont Jackson waves to students in a classroom at Spreckels Elementary School. / Photo by Ariana Drehsler

The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education held an open meeting at the Eugene Brucker Education Center Auditorium in San Diego, California on Tuesday, Sept.10, 2024. / Photo by Vito di Stefano

The inexorable march of time has carried us all the way to a new year. These are the local songs I bumped along the way.

Spice up you week with some local tunes.