Mayor Todd Gloria didn't speak at this year's Democratic National Convention, but it's no secret that he's tight with Vice President Kamala Harris. The crew talks about their friendship and whether Gloria could be headed to Washington if Harris wins in November. Jakob also takes a look back at Harris' record as attorney general of California, and senior investigative reporter Will Huntsberry discusses his latest reporting on foster care charity New Alternatives.

Mayor Todd Gloria didn't speak at this year's Democratic National Convention, but it's no secret that he's tight with Vice President Kamala Harris. The crew talks about their friendship and whether Gloria could be headed to Washington if Harris wins in November. Jakob also takes a look back at <a href="https://voiceofsandiego.org/2024/08/21/what-kamala-harris-can-teach-us-about-chronic-absenteeism/">Harris' record as attorney general of California</a>, and senior investigative reporter Will Huntsberry discusses his latest reporting on foster care charity New Alternatives.

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.

This is Voice of San Diego&rsquo;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.

Voice of San Diego Podcast

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When you have questions about county reform, you go straight to the source.

This week on the Voice of San Diego Podcast, Scott Lewis, Jakob McWhinney, and Bella Ross are joined by San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer to discuss massive county charter reforms, infrastructure lockboxes, and what it’s really like navigating dating apps as a public official.

Plus: The crew dives into the massive gamble City Council is taking by rejecting the trash fee settlement, the devastating proposed closures of public restrooms across San Diego beaches and parks, and are we at peak "dorkitude" of California’s governor candidates?

0:00 Intro
2:42 Surviving Campaign Mailer Season & Personal Boundaries
3:28 District 2 Mailer Breakdown: Josh Coyne & Richard Bailey
7:03 The City's Big Bet: Rejecting the Trash Fee Settlement
12:10 Peak Dorkitude: Grading CA Governor Candidate Interviews
23:46 Public Restrooms in San Diego 
29:26 County Charter Reform: The IBA & Power Rebalancing
38:02 The 3-Term Limit Debate for Sitting Supervisors
56:14 Tijuana River Sewage Crisis: The Half-Cent Sales Tax Measure
1:00:24 NAD Bank Partnership & Funding the Sewage Solutions
1:04:41 The 10-Year Tijuana River Surfing Pledge

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Stay up to date with the Morning Report and our in-depth investigative reporting:
👉 Visit our website: https://voiceofsandiego.org

When you have questions about county reform, you go straight to the source.
This week on the Voice of San Diego Podcast, Scott Lewis, Jakob McWhinney, and Bella Ross are joined by San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer to discuss massive county charter reforms, infrastructure lockboxes, and what it&rsquo;s really like navigating dating apps as a public official.
Plus: The crew dives into the massive gamble City Council is taking by rejecting the trash fee settlement, the devastating proposed closures of public restrooms across San Diego beaches and parks, and are we at peak "dorkitude" of California&rsquo;s governor candidates?
0:00 Intro 2:42 Surviving Campaign Mailer Season &amp; Personal Boundaries 3:28 District 2 Mailer Breakdown: Josh Coyne &amp; Richard Bailey 7:03 The City's Big Bet: Rejecting the Trash Fee Settlement 12:10 Peak Dorkitude: Grading CA Governor Candidate Interviews 23:46 Public Restrooms in San Diego&nbsp; 29:26 County Charter Reform: The IBA &amp; Power Rebalancing 38:02 The 3-Term Limit Debate for Sitting Supervisors 56:14 Tijuana River Sewage Crisis: The Half-Cent Sales Tax Measure 1:00:24 NAD Bank Partnership &amp; Funding the Sewage Solutions 1:04:41 The 10-Year Tijuana River Surfing Pledge
Support Local, Independent Journalism! Stay up to date with the Morning Report and our in-depth investigative reporting: 👉 Visit our website: https://voiceofsandiego.org

Terra’s Pledge (TJ River Edition)

There will be one very mad podcast host if the Tijuana River Sewage problem is not resolved by 2036. That podcast host is Scott Lewis.

We bet you’ll be shocked to learn signature gatherers could not answer a reporter’s question about the change they were seeking. We talk about why they can’t explain what’s happening with the Tijuana River crisis at the border.

Also on the show: California agreed with Midway Rising developers that they never needed to get rid of the height limit in Midway, even though the city put it on the ballot twice just to support them. We’ll explain.

Plus: It's mailer season and District 2 has a pretty good competition shaping up. Bella Ross walks us through District 2 city council candidates and what she took away from the things she learned.

 

There will be one very mad podcast host if the Tijuana River Sewage problem is not resolved by 2036. That podcast host is Scott Lewis.
We bet you&rsquo;ll be shocked to learn signature gatherers could not answer a reporter&rsquo;s question about the change they were seeking. We talk about why they can&rsquo;t explain what&rsquo;s happening with the Tijuana River crisis at the border.
Also on the show: California agreed with Midway Rising developers that they never needed to get rid of the height limit in Midway, even though the city put it on the ballot twice just to support them. We&rsquo;ll explain.
Plus: It's mailer season and District 2 has a pretty good competition shaping up. Bella Ross walks us through District 2 city council candidates and what she took away from the things she learned.
&nbsp;

Scott’s Pledge (TJ River Edition)

San Diego's budget could be in a lot of trouble if voters repeal the city's trash fee.

City leaders say if that happens, their only option would be to cut up to $150 million from city services like stormwater, fire and police departments. Our hosts explain what's at stake.

Also on the show: The county governance reforms are marching forward. But one state Senator says her fellow Democrats need to change the plan before it goes on the ballot.

Finally: Former Voice of San Diego reporter Ashly McGlone stopped by to talk about her new project Reconnaissance Man.

Before the Vietnam War America knows, James Lyle Steele, an original Marine reconnaissance man, was in it. Operating at the leading edge of a brutal, evolving conflict — poisoned bamboo, booby traps, tunnels, ambushes, and helicopter assaults— he faced a war that demanded constant vigilance. This episode offers Steele's firsthand account of the war before most Americans realized it had begun, detailing the constant, deadly reality of his experience.

San Diego's budget could be in a lot of trouble if voters repeal the city's trash fee.
City leaders say if that happens, their only option would be to cut up to $150 million from city services like stormwater, fire and police departments. Our hosts explain what's at stake.
Also on the show: The county governance reforms are marching forward. But one state Senator says her fellow Democrats need to change the plan before it goes on the ballot.
Finally: Former Voice of San Diego reporter Ashly McGlone stopped by to talk about her new project <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/he-was-in-vietnam-before-the-war-began-reconnaissance/id1537933985?i=1000763749356">Reconnaissance Man</a>.
Before the Vietnam War America knows, James Lyle Steele, an original Marine reconnaissance man, was in it. Operating at the leading edge of a brutal, evolving conflict &mdash; poisoned bamboo, booby traps, tunnels, ambushes, and helicopter assaults&mdash; he faced a war that demanded constant vigilance. This episode offers Steele's firsthand account of the war before most Americans realized it had begun, detailing the constant, deadly reality of his experience.

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