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.

Voice of San Diego Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Voice of San Diego, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Flip Flops Are Good

  Aug 14, 202642 min

  ***This is replacing a corrupted audio file posted earlier Friday.*** 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" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Del Martians Sling Mud

  Aug 7, 202645 min

  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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Lunar Cycles

  Jul 31, 202644 min

  The Voice of San Diego podcast team highlights the frustrations of Mayor Todd Gloria's refusal to fund Mission Bay public restrooms under the guise of saving money for impending El Niño storm costs. The hosts also break down SB 958, a state bill designed to help housing projects like Midway Rising bypass bizarre environmental review roadblocks—such as having to study a tall building's impact on "lunar cycles".  They discuss the approval of a $145 million mesh barrier and AI camera system to deter suicides on the Coronado Bridge.  The crew closes the show by addressing the viral, infuriating video of a teenager kicking a protected sea lion in La Jolla, prompting a federal investigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Death of a Charter Reform

  Jul 24, 202654 min

  On the latest episode, our hosts tackle everything from Comic-Con building wraps to California’s housing crisis. First up! A proposal to give Chula Vista City Council members raises crashed and burned following public outcry and quid pro quo allegations from the mayor. Then: While special education enrollment numbers explode everywhere, a school district in Del Mar is seeing a 43 percent drop. Jakob McWhinney explains the trend. Finally, Will Huntsberry joins the show to explain why it takes years and a lot of money to build affordable housing. Plus, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to streamline affordable housing funding. 00:00:00 - Salad Scares, Cold Shrimp, & Comic-Con Building Wraps 00:09:13 - Chula Vista's Failed Charter Reform & Cardenas Rumors 00:25:12 - PoliticsFest, Mailbag, & Set Updates 00:28:18 - Del Mar’s Unprecedented Special Education Drop 00:41:04 - Fixing the High Cost of California Affordable Housing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Explosive!

  Jul 17, 202640 min

  There's nothing worse than needing a restroom and not being able to find one. San Diego just made it a lot harder to find one.  On this edition of the podcast, Scott Lewis was back and wanted to share his thoughts on how bad the cities decision is to close down public restrooms. The crew also discussed why public restrooms are so important with the recent outbreak of Cyclospora across the country.  Finally, we talk about a rushed charter reform effort in Chula Vista backed by a major labor union. The proposed measure would extend council term limits and increase council members' salaries to $110,000, all with minimal public input. 00:00 - Intro: Cyclospora & Explosive Diarrhea   03:20 - Meet the Team & The Parking Ticket   04:26 - The Truth About the Lettuce Parasite  07:55 - The Public Restroom Crisis & Mission Bay   15:10 - The Voice of San Diego Summer Playlist   22:25 - Politifest Announcement & Donor Shoutouts   24:40 - County Contracting Embezzlement Scandal   30:45 - Chula Vista's Rushed Charter Reform   39:10 - Outro & Credits   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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