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2020 In Quotes: Anger, Apologies And Real Talk
Catch up on this terrible year’s most memorable remarks.

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Catch up on this terrible year’s most memorable remarks.

It’s not enough to expose wrongdoing or to tell fascinating stories; journalists must do so in a way that compels change.
Redistricting, the process of redrawing political boundaries to ensure equal voter representation, begins in the new year.
This year has been exceptional in many ways but, most unfortunately, not in the treatment of Black Americans by police.
The pandemic will continue to impact the once-in-a-decade process of redrawing political boundaries.
We’re taking a look back at each month of the year to reflect on how quickly and dramatically our region changed.
December has been the toughest month yet for both San Diego and Tijuana, and there isn’t much optimism that things will improve.
Using lasers, a local scientist has helped researchers everywhere get one step closer to predicting coastal cliff collapse.
Governments continue to invest in body cameras, smart streetlights, drones and other smart devices.
VOSD’s very own surveillance expert Jesse Marx examines some of the smart tech projects we know about.
While 2020 shone a harsh spotlight on police killings, it also illuminated the ways police target Black San Diegans.
The coronavirus pandemic helped advance certain goals, but the city has acted with less urgency and has less progress to show.
While it’s only a formality, the state Legislature still needs to confirm Assemblywoman Shirley Weber as secretary of state.
The governor shocked San Diego politics and now the race is on.
This week on the VOSD podcast, host Scott Lewis interviewed the two local reporters who got their hands on the county’s COVID outbreak data.
San Diego gave a piece of its smart streetlight system to El Cajon Police as the department investigated a crime.
City leaders are set to tap a new Council member (or call a special election) and a new police chief in 2021.
These were our favorite stories from this crazy, devastating, unprecedented and very newsy year.
The South Bay has been hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Facing pressure from parents, some North County schools are trying to open or stay open for in-person learning, but they’re facing backlash.