It’s the most wonderful time of the year! For us at least. 

It’s California Primary season and we bring back our Voice of San Diego Primary Election draft. Each of our hosts went through and picked the races they were most curious and interested in. 

Andrea highlights the wide-open City Council District 8 race featuring four Democratic candidates. 

Jakob tracks how the California Teachers Association is spending millions to back Richard Barrera.

Bella is watching the proposed tax on non-primary and corporate-owned homes and thinks it will pass due to anti-billionaire sentiment, despite a lot of realtor pushback.

Scott details how Carl DeMaio is using strategic expenditures and deceptive voter guides in the State Senate District 50 and Board of Supervisors District 5 races to settle political grudges.

It&rsquo;s the most wonderful time of the year! For us at least.&nbsp;
It&rsquo;s California Primary season and we bring back our Voice of San Diego Primary Election draft. Each of our hosts went through and picked the races they were most curious and interested in.&nbsp;
Andrea highlights the wide-open City Council District 8 race featuring four Democratic candidates.&nbsp;
Jakob tracks how the California Teachers Association is spending millions to back Richard Barrera.
Bella is watching the proposed tax on non-primary and corporate-owned homes and thinks it will pass due to anti-billionaire sentiment, despite a lot of realtor pushback.
Scott details how Carl DeMaio is using strategic expenditures and deceptive voter guides in the State Senate District 50 and Board of Supervisors District 5 races to settle political grudges.

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.

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In this weeks episode of the VOSD Podcast we tackle some tough subjects and reveal a surprsiing deal the city made in regards to the trash fee.

Islamic Center Tragedy: We discuss a horrific terrorist attack at an Islamic Center in Clairemont, where two teenagers killed three men before taking their own lives. The victims—a security guard, a neighbor, and a store manager—were praised as heroes for stopping the shooters and saving the approximately 140 children attending school inside the mosque.

Major City Hall Compromise: We break down a massive political deal regarding the city's contentious trash fee and paid parking at Balboa Park. The city agreed to return free parking to Balboa Park by the end of the year and reduce the planned trash fee increase, capping it at $38.75 a month by 2027 instead of $55. In exchange, the Lincoln Club and local attorneys agreed to drop their ballot measure repeal campaign and end their ongoing litigation against the city.

 

In this weeks episode of the VOSD Podcast we tackle some tough subjects and reveal a surprsiing deal the city made in regards to the trash fee.
Islamic Center Tragedy: We discuss a horrific terrorist attack at an Islamic Center in Clairemont, where two teenagers killed three men before taking their own lives. The victims&mdash;a security guard, a neighbor, and a store manager&mdash;were praised as heroes for stopping the shooters and saving the approximately 140 children attending school inside the mosque.
Major City Hall Compromise: We break down a massive political deal regarding the city's contentious trash fee and paid parking at Balboa Park. The city agreed to return free parking to Balboa Park by the end of the year and reduce the planned trash fee increase, capping it at $38.75 a month by 2027 instead of $55. In exchange, the Lincoln Club and local attorneys agreed to drop their ballot measure repeal campaign and end their ongoing litigation against the city.
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The Trashy Deal

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

Support Local, Independent Journalism!
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.
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