Voice of San Diego Podcast
Voice of San Diego Podcast
This is Voice of San Diego’s weekly spitfire roundup of news. We cover local and regional politics, the environment, education, the border and more. This show features our investigative reporting and interviews with lawmakers and other special guests.
Vista, the Socialist Hotspot
On this week’s episode, the VOSD Podcast crew starts with the growth of San Diego's Democratic Socialists chapter and a close mayor's race in Vista. Then they look at the effort to recall Mayor Todd Gloria. They also dig into the county's Measure A, which expands supervisors' powers, and Measure B…
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VOSD Podcast LIVE: 2026 Election Results show
Voice of San Diego's election night special, recorded live as the first partial results came in. Scott Lewis, Bella Ross, Andrea Sanchez-Villafaña and Jakob McWhinney, joined by Times of San Diego's Andy Keatts, go back through the races they drafted: San Diego City Council districts 2, 4 and 8, th…
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Greatest Election Preview Podcast Ever
Election Day is almost here and the podcast crew draft their picks for the most interesting races to watch. But first! The podcast crew reviews Nathan Fielder’s new documentary on Elizabeth Holmes, “You Can See Everything.” Spoiler alert: Our hosts talk about their favorite weird moments in the d…
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What the Flock, NAVWAR?
Campaign season is getting strange in San Diego. This week, Scott Lewis, Bella Ross and Jakob McWhinney started with a run of new signs in Ocean Beach that tie a San Diego City Council candidate to Mayor Todd Gloria and why that is a bad thing. Data Center Madness Reporter MacKenzie Elmer brok…
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Midway Rising Week with Chris Ward
On this week's episode of the VOSD Podcast, we were joined by state Assemblymember Chris Ward to discuss a host of issues we are facing today. Also, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced this week that he is hiring a chief operating officer. His choice is Bethany Bezak, the city’s chief of analyti…
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Politifest 2026: San Diego City Council, District 2: Bailey vs. Crosby
San Diego City Council District 2 candidates Nicole Crosby and Richard Bailey debate at Politifest 2026, moderated by Voice of San Diego's Scott Lewis. Each opens with a presentation on housing, homelessness, infrastructure and the city budget. They then take on short-term rentals, where to build, …
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Politifest 2026: Steve Hilton talks to the VOSD Podcast crew
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton joins Voice of San Diego's Scott Lewis, Jakob McWhinney and Bella Ross at Politifest 2026 for a wide-ranging conversation. Topics include his path to winning, immigration enforcement, housing, environmental review, energy and climate, and AI policy. T…
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The Mayor's Unwelcome Assistance
On the latest episode of the VOSD Podcast, our hosts explain why the mayor's support may be unwelcome assistance to one City Council candidate. Plus, a recap of Politifest. First up! We revealed that Mayor Todd Gloria is working behind the scenes to make sure that Councilmember Henry Foster does n…
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The Other Avengers
On this week's episode of the VOSD Podcast reporter Bella Ross went down a rabbit hole involving an Avengers ad on the Gaslamp sign. For six days, you couldn't even see the Gaslamp sign — Marvel covered it with a massive wrap for "Avengers: Doomsday." Turns out, that's illegal. San Diego city offic…
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Regrettable Errors
Thousands of San Diego residents recently discovered that the city had mistakenly overcharged people for trash pickup on their property tax bills. The San Diego Union-Tribune was the first to report the story. On this week's show, our hosts discuss how officials are responding. Many residents …
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