It’s Up to Cities like San Diego to Now Lead America’s Climate Change Fight
As we say "avoir" to the Paris Agreement, US cities now must lead the way on climate change. Today Donald Trump announced the United States would be pulling out of the Paris Agreement. This disastrous decision hurts our fight against climate change, hurts our economy...
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Episode 3: A Conversation on Homelessness with Father Simon Mainwaring
With homelessness reaching epidemic proportions, Jordan Beane talks with Simon Mainwaring about morality, solutions and hope. Since arriving in Pacific Beach seven years ago, Father Mainwaring has become more and more involved in helping out the unsheltered community...
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Episode 2: Dave Myers, Candidate for County Sheriff
The Beane 2018 Podcast is back for episode No. 2, discussing what a progressive criminal justice system looks like with Dave Myers, candidate for San Diego County Sheriff. With his second podcast, Jordan Beane sits down with fellow candidate Dave Myers, another...
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What do San Diego and Kansas Have in Common?
While not initially obviously, there are some interesting political parallels between America's Finest City and the Jayhawk State. There was a political earthquake Tuesday night in the Sunflower State. A Democrat, running in ruby red Kansas, nearly pulled off a...
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The Beane 2018 Podcast – Episode 1: Hilary Kearney, Girl Next Door Honey
It’s the Inaugural Beane 2018 Podcast! Podcasts have become an indispensable part of many people's lives. It's a way to stay up to date on important topics, hear insightful conversations or simply make that commute go a little faster. With a medium that features so...
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Climate Change Terrifies Me. That’s One Reason I’m Running for City Council
Climate change is real. We need politicians, at all levels of government, who want to fight it's disastrous effects. On Tuesday, Donald Trump announced his executive order to roll back Barack Obama's climate change legacy. It's an EO that won't bring back coal jobs,...
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It’s Time for San Diego to Take the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge
IT'S TIME FOR AMERICA'S FINEST CITY TO TAKE UP THE MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE We have some big issues in San Diego. Solving our homelessness epidemic, building more housing, figuring out better transportation - these massive issues are front and center and deserve our...
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Lorie Zapf, Big Money and District 2
The Race for District 2 is the Most Important in 2018 The stakes in this election are huge. A blue seat in District 2 would potentially give Democrats a veto-proof majority on the city council, clearing the way for a more progressive San Diego. We know it and...
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Why I’m Leaving a Dream Job to Run for San Diego City Council
The Chargers are leaving, but I’m staying - and I want to work for you as a progressive voice for San Diego city council's district 2. "Why?" That’s one question I frequently hear when I tell people about my plan to leave the Chargers, stay in America’s Finest City,...
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