Ken Stone

1 week ago | timesofsandiego.com | Ken Stone

Three weeks ago, the executive director of the San Diego County Republican Party shared upbeat news about the group’s critical annual fund-raiser. “Planning for this year’s Lincoln-Reagan Dinner is going incredibly well,” Jacob Richards told Central Committee members via email. “And we’re on pace for a very impactful event!”Others party members aren’t so positive.

1 week ago | timesofsandiego.com | Ken Stone

San Diego FC said Friday it has banned 33 people from attending all team and MLS events in the wake of their involvement in last Saturday’s fights in the Snapdragon Stadium stands and parking lot. The violence — including use of belts and thrown cups and cans — took place after San Diego scored a late 2-1 victory Saturday over rival LA Galaxy. “Major League Soccer, the LA Galaxy and local law enforcement [helped] confirm identities and enforce the bans,” the club said on its website.

1 week ago | timesofsandiego.com | Ken Stone

In late February, Christopher “Chris” Yuan of Escondido used Goodstack’s website to order ChatGPT, seeking a $5-a-month nonprofit discount on the OpenAI product. Yuan sought to pay $20 per user instead of $25 for an AI account to translate his “holy sexuality” products into languages including Chinese and Spanish. Twenty days later, his request was denied. Now his nonprofit, Holy Sexuality, is suing OpenAI in San Diego federal court.

1 week ago | timesofsandiego.com | Ken Stone

In late February, Christopher “Chris” Yuan of Escondido used Goodstack’s website to order ChatGPT, seeking a $5-a-month nonprofit discount on the OpenAI product. Yuan sought to pay $20 per user instead of $25 for an AI account to translate his “holy sexuality” products into languages including Chinese and Spanish. Twenty days later, his request was denied. Now his nonprofit, Holy Sexuality, is suing OpenAI in San Diego federal court.

2 weeks ago | ncronline.org | Ken Stone |Michael Sean Winters

Michael Pham recalls tear gas in the air when he was a child in South Vietnam. "It was hard to breathe," he said. "It was very difficult."Born in Da Nang, Pham at age 8 in 1975 fled the North Vietnamese Army with his family, jumping on a rice barge and spending several days at sea with no food or water. As the seasick Pham was leaving the boat, he saw many people on its floor.