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Bonus Podcast: Housing Is Everything For California's Big Cities
In this bonus episode of the VOSD podcast, Andrew Keatts interviews journalist Josh Stephens about his book “The Urban Mystique”.
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San Diego Is Relatively Drought-Proof – And Has Prices To Prove It
The 2021 California drought is as bad as the one in 2014, yet San Diego officials are calm in the face of these troubling conditions.
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Morning Report: Why San Diego's Weathering The Drought Just Fine
San Diego is “drought-safe” this summer, what types of travel are and aren’t allowed at the border and city employees get a pay bump.
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What We Learned This Week
Much of the tensions and anguish surrounding the pandemic and education came as a result of facing unprecedented situations.
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Politics Report: A Clean Ocean Tax
The city may try to pass a tax on the “impervious” parts of your property. What that means. Plus, the GOP loses a local hopeful.
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Sacramento Report: A Life Raft For Cities Dealing With Sea-Level Rise
Plus: There’s good news and bad news for the 2018 law requiring publicly traded companies to have women on their boards.
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The Ongoing Border Restrictions, Explained
Here’s what the current restrictions mean for residents on both sides of the border and a look at the impacts they’ve had.
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VOSD Podcast: The Homelessness Crisis Is Still A Crisis
The hosts discuss the severity of homelessness in San Diego, a debate over police oversight and another local defection from the GOP.
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Morning Report: The Plan To Spread Parks Money Around
A park fee overhaul, a new plan for the city’s infrastructure woes and the police oversight ordinance gets a re-do.
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San Diego's New Park Proposal Is Really An Affordable Housing Incentive
Discounts to apartment projects built for low or median-income renters or owners if developers include a park on the property.
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Morning Report: Advocates Flag Concerns With Police Oversight Measure
The city’s plan to launch a new police oversight group is out, and Escondido boosts police budget.
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I Won't Accept Police Union Endorsements — And Neither Should Anyone Else
It is crucial for City Council candidates to maintain their objectivity and avoid political entanglements.
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Community Members, Experts Flag Concerns With Police Oversight Measure
Experts told Voice of San Diego they also see red flags in the draft language.
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North County Report: Escondido's Police Budget Is Going Up
Cal State San Marcos students protest decision to keep a professor and a high school coach is fired after players threw tortillas.
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Want To Improve Police Stop Disparities? Hold The Chief Responsible For Addressing Them.
The mayor and City Council should make clear that the police chief must meaningfully bring police stops into alignment with the population.
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MTS's Security Firm Of Choice Has A More Complicated Record Than It Claimed
In response to criticism from the current contractor and questions from VOSD, the company has qualified a portion of what it initially said.
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Morning Report: Would-Be MTS Contractor's Record Isn't Spotless
The Metropolitan Transit System is poised to move forward with a private security contract and following a new recycling law.
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Transparency And Representation Are Crucial To New Police Commission's Success
We voted – overwhelmingly – for real change in the way the police themselves are policed here in San Diego.
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Advocates Are Already Wary Of City Efforts To Implement Police Oversight Measure
City voters last year overwhelmingly approved Measure B, but seven months later, advocates and city officials are still at odds.
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Morning Report: Measure B Discontent Brewing
A plan to strengthen oversight of the San Diego Police Department, Jerry Sanders is done and when will the border open?
