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The latest posts about Tommy and our related issues, including original material from Tommy and cited news content.

Fracking and Logging on Federal Public Lands on the Central Coast

September 2, 2020

When Donald Trump won the presidency on an electoral college misfire after losing the popular vote in 2016, his administration rolled into office with a breathtaking lack of self-consciousness, and […]

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Comment on the City’s Proposed Updates to the Mira Mesa Community Plan

August 24, 2020

If you haven’t taken a moment to see or comment on the potential development updates and zoning changes the city is proposing for the Mira Mesa Community Plan, you should […]

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Drilling on Carrizo Plain and the Environmental Agony of the Trump Administration

June 19, 2020

Maxim One:  Everything Trump comes in contact with, good or bad, innocent or guilty, dies an early death in reputation, career, conscience, or lifespan. Maxim Two:  If Trump touches or […]

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With National Attention Elsewhere, Trump Ramps Up Environmental Scorched Earth Policy

June 5, 2020

By Mia Taylor with Tommy Hough The Trump administration has unleashed a new series of assaults on the environment, public health, and wildlife over the past 48 hours, announcing four […]

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The Crisis of Broken Streets in Mira Mesa and District 6

May 11, 2020

When I first ran for San Diego City Council in 2018, I knocked on thousands of doors across District 6. One afternoon, when I was canvassing in Mira Mesa, I […]

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We Live in a State That Continues to Be Shaped by Earthquakes

October 22, 2019

I have a layperson interest in seismology, and if I had the patience and genetic gray matter to capably execute math and logarithm formulas I likely would’ve been a scientist […]

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Our Opportunity for Renewal and Parkland at Rose Creek

July 23, 2019

As Pacific Beach and Clairemont residents know, a new trolley stop and transit center is under construction at the base of Balboa Ave. adjacent to the newly-renovated Morena Blvd. interchange. […]

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My Grandfather’s Labor Legacy

September 3, 2018

Today, on this Labor Day, I’d like to reflect on the personal meaning labor has for my family. There was a time when 40-hour work weeks, eight hour days and […]

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The President of Nothing

June 1, 2017

Today, Donald Trump inflicted a grievous wound upon everything the United States has stood for since 1945. Today, instead of maintaining our role as a world leader, free with the […]

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Trump Executive Order Will Subvert National Monuments

April 25, 2017

Throwing all environmental law and conservation policy norms out the window, President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday directing the Interior Department to conduct a “review” of the establishment […]

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