What's this?! VOSD Podcast on a Monday?! On this bonus episode, the crew sits down with guest host Grant Oliphant (Prebys Foundation CEO). They discuss efforts to revitalize downtown's Civic Center — including a planned Joint Powers Authority between the city, community college district, and possibly San Diego Unified — plus the crumbling state of City Hall and a nod to Balboa Park needing similar attention.

What's this?! VOSD Podcast on a Monday?! On this bonus episode, the crew sits down with guest host Grant Oliphant (Prebys Foundation CEO). They discuss efforts to revitalize downtown's Civic Center &mdash; including a planned Joint Powers Authority between the city, community college district, and possibly San Diego Unified &mdash; plus the crumbling state of City Hall and a nod to Balboa Park needing similar attention.

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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The Voice of San Diego crew sits down with City Council President Joe LaCava to unpack a controversial Sacramento maneuver reviving the Midway Rising development, revisit the Mission Bay bathroom closures and who's really to blame for the budget fallout, and dig into La Jolla's secession talk. The conversation closes on lighter fare — SeaWorld's fireworks-to-drone-show transition and the escalating conflict between beachgoers and La Jolla's growing sea lion colony.

0:00 Welcome & Guest Intro: Council President Joe LaCava
0:45 Midway Rising & the SB 344 "Gut and Amend"
8:35 City Council's Land Use Process & Timeline
15:39 Traffic Concerns in OB and Point Loma
16:47 Mission Bay Bathrooms: The Follow-Up
24:23 Who's to Blame for the Budget Cuts?
29:34 La Jolla Secession Talk
33:00 District 2 Election
35:13 State Mandates & Budget Pressure
36:44 SeaWorld: Fireworks vs. Drone Shows
39:37 Sea Lions and the La Jolla Cove Closure

The Voice of San Diego crew sits down with City Council President Joe LaCava to unpack a controversial Sacramento maneuver reviving the Midway Rising development, revisit the Mission Bay bathroom closures and who's really to blame for the budget fallout, and dig into La Jolla's secession talk. The conversation closes on lighter fare &mdash; SeaWorld's fireworks-to-drone-show transition and the escalating conflict between beachgoers and La Jolla's growing sea lion colony.
0:00 Welcome &amp; Guest Intro: Council President Joe LaCava 0:45 Midway Rising &amp; the SB 344 "Gut and Amend" 8:35 City Council's Land Use Process &amp; Timeline 15:39 Traffic Concerns in OB and Point Loma 16:47 Mission Bay Bathrooms: The Follow-Up 24:23 Who's to Blame for the Budget Cuts? 29:34 La Jolla Secession Talk 33:00 District 2 Election 35:13 State Mandates &amp; Budget Pressure 36:44 SeaWorld: Fireworks vs. Drone Shows 39:37 Sea Lions and the La Jolla Cove Closure

Joe LaCava Wants to Evict Us

Mayor Todd Gloria announced this week that San Diego is reopening the 13 Mission Bay Park restrooms it shut down last month in budget cuts, after a public poop photo helped force the reversal — reportedly for around $200,000.

Also this week: Marvel's Gaslamp Quarter sign fine, Comic-Con's extension through 2030, the back-to-school heat debate, untrained special-needs substitutes, and Sacramento's missing votes.

0:00 Mission Bay Bathrooms Reopen
10:33 Marvel's Gaslamp Quarter Sign Fine
21:29 Back-to-School: Why So Early and So Hot?
25:24 Special Needs Students Getting Untrained Substitutes
34:06 "No Vote Recorded"

Mayor Todd Gloria announced this week that San Diego is reopening the 13 Mission Bay Park restrooms it shut down last month in budget cuts, after a public poop photo helped force the reversal &mdash; reportedly for around $200,000.
Also this week: Marvel's Gaslamp Quarter sign fine, Comic-Con's extension through 2030, the back-to-school heat debate, untrained special-needs substitutes, and Sacramento's missing votes.
0:00 Mission Bay Bathrooms Reopen 10:33 Marvel's Gaslamp Quarter Sign Fine 21:29 Back-to-School: Why So Early and So Hot? 25:24 Special Needs Students Getting Untrained Substitutes 34:06 "No Vote Recorded"

Flip Flops Are Good

Del Mar's city council cut its summer recess short this week for an emergency meeting — and came out of it asking for criminal investigations into California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a Del Mar Fairgrounds board member.

At the center of it all is Seaside Ridge, a 249-unit housing project proposed for Del Mar's North Bluff. A resident's letter raised questions about ties between the fairgrounds board member and a string of warning letters Bonta sent pressuring Del Mar to approve it — and despite formally referring the matter for investigation, city officials insist they're not accusing anyone of wrongdoing.

Also on the show: A downtown gas station sidestepped pedestrian-safety rules with the help of a $15,000 lobbyist, the city closed public restrooms in Mission Bay while funding new playgrounds nearby, and we debuted our first-ever Summer playlist.

0:00 The Great Encinitas Parking Panic
5:10 Mission Bay's New Playgrounds, Closed Bathrooms
6:17 How San Diego Funds Mission Bay
10:46 No More Driveways on Market Street
11:59 A Gas Station With Seven Driveways
17:34 The $15K Lobbyist Who Changed the Vote
21:08 How City Lobbying Actually Works
28:51 Del Mar Demands an Investigation
38:02 Debuting Our Summer Playlist

Del Mar's city council cut its summer recess short this week for an emergency meeting &mdash; and came out of it asking for criminal investigations into California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a Del Mar Fairgrounds board member.
At the center of it all is Seaside Ridge, a 249-unit housing project proposed for Del Mar's North Bluff. A resident's letter raised questions about ties between the fairgrounds board member and a string of warning letters Bonta sent pressuring Del Mar to approve it &mdash; and despite formally referring the matter for investigation, city officials insist they're not accusing anyone of wrongdoing.
Also on the show: A downtown gas station sidestepped pedestrian-safety rules with the help of a $15,000 lobbyist, the city closed public restrooms in Mission Bay while funding new playgrounds nearby, and we debuted our first-ever Summer playlist.
0:00 The Great Encinitas Parking Panic 5:10 Mission Bay's New Playgrounds, Closed Bathrooms 6:17 How San Diego Funds Mission Bay 10:46 No More Driveways on Market Street 11:59 A Gas Station With Seven Driveways 17:34 The $15K Lobbyist Who Changed the Vote 21:08 How City Lobbying Actually Works 28:51 Del Mar Demands an Investigation 38:02 Debuting Our Summer Playlist

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