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Morning Report: North, South County Cities Consider Homeless Shelter Options
Plus: Unlike a Thanksgiving meal, our latest holiday-inspired Politics Report will definitely not put you to sleep!
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Cities Are Eyeing Shelters For Their Homeless Populations
Chula Vista, National City, Oceanside and Vista have made moves to welcome new services. Progress is less certain in East County.
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What We Learned About The State Of Local Parks
We asked residents to share the condition of their local park, and what they would do to improve it. Here’s what you had to say.
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Morning Report: Making Sense Of The City's Ghost Gun Ban
Plus: California is proud of its Environmental Quality Act, but it isn’t being used for much of anything environmental.
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Politics Report: Thanksgiving Public Affairs Potluck
San Diego could implement a tax for parks and libraries, while cutting a tax on certain marijuana businesses.
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VOSD Podcast: The Fight For Representation Is In Redistricting
The hosts discuss how new changes in the city’s population affect how people are represented. Plus: Palm trees, parks and a new trolley line
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It Is Not Clear How San Diego Will Enforce Its New Ghost Gun Ordinance
San Diego this fall passed a ban on so-called ‘ghost guns,' the use of which SDPD says is on the rise.
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CEQA Was Meant To Serve Us, But Unintended Consequences Have Turned It Into A Nightmare
The process has been weaponized by various special interest groups that block projects for reasons completely unrelated to the environment.
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The Housing Commission Had A Rough 2021. The City Council Wants Change.
The City Council is zeroing in on changes to the organization’s structure, and the role it has overseeing its executive director.
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Morning Report: City Council Looks To Reform Battered Housing Commission
Plus, advocates for city parks and libraries launched a campaign for a proposed November 2022 parcel tax measure to bolster investments.
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San Diego's Landfills Are Leaking Planet-Warming Methane
Landfills have been emitting methane for years from leaky wells, tanks and hatches and improperly burning off the gas called flaring.
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Morning Report: How Local Landfills Are Contributing To Climate Change
Plus: Audit spotlights city rec center disparities and the county has yet to clarify whether it plans to keep the COVID hotels running.
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Border Report: The 'Impossible Railroad' Hits Another Snag
The Desert Line, a long celebrated but troubled cross-border rail project, has hit yet another setback with missed payments.
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San Diego 101: City Versus County
In our fourth episode, we get back to the basics and explain the difference between the city and the county governments.
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Morning Report: How Local Government Works
Plus: New efforts to address homelessness and greetings from Mexico.
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Pushed Out Of San Diego By Housing Costs, Black Voters Fight For County Representation
The city's historical center of Black culture and politics, District 4, has been undergoing a demographic shift for decades.
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Morning Report: Housing Costs Have Displaced Black Voters From Southeastern San Diego
Plus: The city of San Diego picked a new map for the its nine city council districts, the politics report and the city’s new climate plan.
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Politics Report: The Climate Action Farce
The Climate Action Plan was supposed to give the city of San Diego a powerful mandate to reshape where people live and how they get around.
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VOSD Podcast: The Most Ambitious Climate Plan Ever Still Isn't Enough
Plus: Staff shortages are everywhere and the power of public comments is real.
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Morning Report: Departing Planning Head Leaves Vacancy In Key Gloria Policy Area
Plus, pure water is more climate-friendly than Colorado River and telling stories through photos.
