Voice of San Diego Podcast

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Troubles Inside Schools, and Will We Ever Go Back Inside Schools? Jul 02, 2020

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This week, we revisit a simpler time. A time in which San Diego politicians were embroiled not in dismantling racism in policing or containing a global pandemic, but regulating short-term vacation rentals.

Plus, we've got a trio of school stories: sexual misconduct at Westview high; black suspension rates; and how schools could ever reopen.

And on the second half of the show, city attorney candidate Cory Briggs discusses his history suing the city, police and how he would run the office.

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A Zombie Development Project Dies Again Jun 26, 2020

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This week, our hosts are triggered by the county’s triggers. Plus: We sift through new local police reforms and examine the remains of a seemingly dead development project, Lilac Hills.

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An Un-Fare System Jun 19, 2020

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We finally got some updates on what schools will do this fall. San Diego Unified School District officials unveiled the plan this week. But in their effort to provide answers, they raised a lot more questions. Plus: How criminal justice issues are playing out in the San Diego mayor's race and MTS fees are hitting poor families hard.

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This Is as Wild as City Budgets Get Jun 12, 2020

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These are wild times for city budgets. Thus, a wild, livestreamed, simulcasted, super-sized interview seemed an appropriate response for the podcast. That's what we put together on the show this week, featuring San Diego City Council President Georgette Gómez.

Before we dive in with Gómez, we laid the groundwork on typical city budgeting, plus some of the trickier nuances around police funding.

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Bonus Podcast: Monica Montgomery's Next Policy Push Jun 06, 2020

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San Diego City Councilwoman Monica Montgomery spoke with VOSD's Andrew Keatts about the recent police brutality protests, the death that sparked them and how two of her longstanding priorities may now become reality.

This bonus episode is dropping along with our weekly newsletter, The Politics Report: an insider's guide to politics and policy for San Diego.

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San Diego Police Reform, Past and Future Jun 05, 2020

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This week, we unpack what makes a protest "unlawful," a brief history of recent police reform efforts and the future of one effort currently on the table.

Our interview this week is with Andrea St. Julian of San Diegans for Justice on the proposed ballot measure to reform San Diego Police.

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Special Episode: Weekend of Fury Jun 01, 2020

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"We did not have any kind of warning."

From our "Voice of San Diego At Home" series, this is an interview with La Mesa City Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber. Weber spoke with VOSD's Scott Lewis about the George Floyd killing, and the unrest in La Mesa over the weekend.

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Happy SDSU Deal Day May 29, 2020

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This week we previewed the deal between SDSU and the city for Mission Valley's stadium land. Note: The podcast was recorded on Thursday, the day before the City Council made its decision. Plus: An Encinitas homelessness solution is working despite some residents' fears.

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The Blurry Lines of Stage 2 Reopening May 22, 2020

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This week, the California Department of Health gave the OK for San Diego County to open restaurants for dine-in service, among other changes.

So, you can go to restaurants now. But the question is: Will you?

We discuss that in this episode. Plus, an interview with UC San Diego epidemiologist Rebecca Fielding-Miller on risks and tests.

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Bonus Podcast: The 'COVID Slide' and What it Will Take to Reopen Schools May 20, 2020

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At best, students' education is stagnant right now. At worst, they're experiencing something educators call "the summer slide," when student progress recedes a bit during summer months. Laura Kohn, a local education expert and director at the , says what's happening now is a massive "COVID slide."

For this bonus episode, Scott Lewis and Laura Kohn discussed what learning could look like in San Diego going forward and how dire the situation is right now. Their conversation originally happened on our Voice of San Diego At Home series.

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