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VOSD Podcast: Happy V-Day (Vaccines And Vacation Rentals, That Is)
Hosts Andrew Keatts and Sara Libby review the short, dramatic history that led to the recall effort of City Council President Jen Campbell.
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Sacramento Report: Lawmakers Zero In On Police Hiring And Training
Two competing bills in the Legislature are seeking to raise the standards for police recruitment and hiring.
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Morning Report: Not Much COVID Enforcement Happening Despite Crackdown
The day before New Year’s Eve, Mayor Todd Gloria announced the city would be cracking down on blatant violators of public health orders.
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Despite Crackdown Announcement, Not Much COVID-19 Enforcement Is Happening
Voice of San Diego could only find evidence of five new tickets issued after enforcement of COVID-19 public health orders in late December.
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Morning Report: Vacancy Tax Déjà Vu
Several San Diego City Council members have expressed interest in a new tax that would pay for more low-income housing.
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Vacancy Tax Study Is Giving City Officials Déjà Vu
San Diego City Council members want to study if the city can pay for low-income housing by charging owners who leave their homes vacant.
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African Communities Warn Language Issues Could Shut Them Out Of Redistricting
Redistricting is a complex undertaking that can confuse even most political observers.
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Morning Report: Redistricting Issues Could Get Lost In Translation
Redistricting is a complex process that involves redrawing city council, state legislative and congressional districts.
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Environment Report: The High Cost Of Getting Rid Of Water
The stormwater deficit is shedding light on what global climate change costs San Diegans.
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What's Behind The Effort To Recall Council President Jen Campbell
The recall would not be happening had Campbell not tried to forge a compromise to regulate vacation rentals in the city.
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Morning Report: The Deal With The Jen Campbell Recall
That latest effort to do something about vacation rentals is what’s driving the recall campaign against Council President Jen Campbell.
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San Diego’s Infrastructure Deficit Is Really A Stormwater Deficit
It’s becoming clear that stormwater is by far the city’s biggest infrastructure problem, and that the city might actually do something.
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Morning Report: The Stormwater Deficit Is A Big Deal
The city is going to need upward of $5 billion to fix things like streets, sidewalks and parks.
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What We Learned This Week
You know a news story is bad when it is neither about the pandemic nor politics but manages to seize your attention.
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Politics Report: School Of Faulconer
The former San Diego mayor is running for governor on opening schools. But what did he do to open them as mayor?
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Sacramento Report: At A Loss On Learning Loss
Now that the coronavirus has upended education as we know it, the concept of learning loss is suddenly controversial.
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VOSD Podcast: Budget Hits And Learning Loss
This week on the VOSD Podcast, hosts Scott Lewis, Sara Libby and Andrew Keatts bask in the nerdy political glory that is municipal finance.
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As Superintendent, Cindy Marten Succeeded Where Others Failed
The fundamental role of any school system is to educate children, and on that core level, Cindy Marten has succeeded.
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Morning Report: MTS Review Urges Dozens Of Changes
Metropolitan Transit System leaders have committed to reforming the agency’s aggressive enforcement.
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MTS Review Recommends Changes, But Stops Short Of Sweeping Assessments
Outside experts recommend more than 60 changes to the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System’s security operations.
