Editorials
East County Magazine

READER’S EDITORIAL: HERE LIES STAND UP COMEDY (1966-2020)
By Darryl Littleton March 30, 2020 (San Diego) — Stand Up Comedy is dead! Official cause of death – Coronavirus with Trump complications. After a lengthy illness due to

READER’S EDITORIAL: TO COMBAT COVID-19, WE SHOULD MOBILIZE OUR MILITARY TO BUILD HOSPITALS AND ASK FACTORIES TO PRODUCE VITAL SUPPLIES
By Ammar Campa-Najjar, candidate in the 50th Congressional District March 18, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) – Make no mistake: I’ve lived in a war zone. We are at

READER’S EDITORIAL: ABORTION IS A 1ST AMENDMENT ISSUE
Response to Sylvia Sullivan’s “pro-choice dangerous descent” (Feb. 16, 2020) By Joel A. Harrison, PhD, MPH February 24, 2020 (San Diego) – Sylvia Sullivan’s Reader’s Editorial makes a

READER’S EDITORIAL: AMERICAN BASEBALL – SIGNS OF THE TIMES
By Greg Dunne February 16,

READER’S EDITORIAL: ON SUSAN B. ANTHONY’S 200TH BIRTHDAY, BEWARE OF MEN RUNNING IN THE 50TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WHO OPPOSE WOMEN’S RIGHTS
“Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less. I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught

READER’S EDITORIAL: PRO-CHOICE DANGEROUS DESCENT
By Sylvia Sullivan February 16, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) — This year marks the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision 47th anniversary. While mourning the deaths of over 61

READER’S EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO SANTEE OFFICIALS: LET’S PAUSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND SOLVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION FIRST
By Eid Fakhouri, CPA, Santee resident and commuter advocate Photo by Eid Fakhouri, taken January 23, 2020 January 31, 2020 (Santee) – We see this traffic everyday on

READER’S EDITORIAL: MEASURE A WILL REDUCE FIRE RISK IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
By Nona T. Barker and Richard W. Halsey Photo: 2007 firestorms in San Diego County, courtesy of La Mesa Fire Dept. January 22, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) — As

READER’S EDITORIAL: AL FRESCO DINING AND HEALTHY CHOICES DURING SAN DIEGO 2020 RESTAURANT WEEK
By Dana Stevens, Executive Director, Community Action Service & Advocacy January 21, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) – Let’s embrace healthy living in 2020, as we head into San

READER’S EDITORIAL: CALIFORNIA’S NEW GIG WORKER LAW IS DISRUPTING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND THREATENING ALL PERFORMING ARTS
By Brendan Rawson Originally published by CalMatters Musician Alphonso Horne performing with the band, Sammy Miller and the Congregation, at San Jose Jazz in 2019. (Photo, Robert Birnbach,