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VOSD Podcast Newsletter: A spitfire roundup of San Diego news and public affairs. Every Friday
VOSD Podcast: Mike Zucchet Wants to Cut City Services
On this episode of the VOSD Podcast, host Scott Lewis sits down with Michael Zucchet, general manager of the San Diego Municipal Employees Association. They get into pension underfunding and the failed 2024 sales tax measure. (Oh yeah, this is a very nerdy episode.) They also unpack a heated debate over whether San Diego’s workforce…
VOSD Podcast Bonus Episode: The Vision for San Diego’s Civic Core
On this bonus episode of the VOSD Podcast, the crew sits down with Prebys Foundation CEO Grant Oliphant. They discuss efforts to revitalize downtown’s Civic Center, including a planned partnership between the city of San Diego, San Diego Community College District, and possibly, the San Diego Unified School District. Also on the show: The crumbling…
VOSD Podcast: Joe LaCava Wants to Evict Us
The Voice of San Diego crew sits down with City Council President Joe LaCava to unpack a controversial Sacramento maneuver that could help the Midway Rising development … rise. They also recap the saga of the Mission Bay bathroom closures and try to get to the bottom of who’s really to blame for the budget…
VOSD Podcast: Flip Flops Are Good
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced this week that the city is reopening the 13 Mission Bay Park restrooms it shut down last month because of budget cuts. A photo of poop may have helped force the reversal — which cost the city about $200,000. Also this week: The city of San Diego issued a…
VOSD Podcast: Lunar Cycles
Forget the birds and other environmental impacts, are taller buildings messing with lunar cycles? On this week’s show, our hosts explain how a proposed bill would stop building height from being treated as a significant environmental impact under state law. State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson spoke about SB 958 at a committee hearing in June…
VOSD Podcast: Death of a Charter Reform
On the latest episode, our hosts tackle everything from Comic-Con building wraps to California’s housing crisis. First up! A proposal to give Chula Vista City Council members raises crashed and burned following public outcry and quid pro quo allegations from the mayor. Then: While special education enrollment numbers explode everywhere, a school district in Del…
VOSD Podcast: Explosive!
There’s nothing worse than needing a restroom and not being able to find one. On this edition of the podcast, Scott Lewis returns and shares his thoughts on San Diego city leaders’ decision to close public restrooms in Mission Bay. Finally, we talk about a rushed charter reform effort in Chula Vista backed by a…
VOSD Podcast: Plug-in Blues
Rooftop solar is all the rage, but what if you don’t own the space above your home? Environment reporter MacKenzie Elmer joins the show this week to discuss SB 868, a bill that would make it easier to for renters and condo owners to use plug-in solar panels. Yes, but: SDG&E isn’t totally fired up…
VOSD Podcast: Feds to the Rescue?
On the latest episode, co-host Jakob McWhinney reveals that San Diego schools are experiencing a boom in special education enrollment.
VOSD Podcast: Class, Your Robot Is Talking
Robots are now coming for our schools. OK, maybe not yet. But education reporter Jakob McWhinney did find one school that’s giving them a shot. The hybrid charter network Altus Schools recently spent half a million dollars on two ChatGPT-powered humanoid robots called Ameca. School officials say they’re not trying to replace teachers, but some…
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