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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.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    A Conversation with School Board Members Hazan and Petterson

    This week we have a special episode for you. This coming year is going to be a difficult one for leaders of San Diego Unified School District. They are facing a massive budget deficit, ongoing stagnation in enrollment. They’re grappling with the aftermath of scandals involving sexual misconduct allegations that got the attention of the federal government and brought down the district’s superintendent. Cody Petterson was just named the new school board president. He’ll guide the five member Board of Education for the District.  He’s taking over that role from his colleague, trustee Shana Hazan.  Both of them came into the studio to talk about all these issues and more. It was a frank and interesting exchange on some very touchy topics in education.   Show Notes You can show your support for our podcast today by going to vosd.org/podpeople   Links San Diego Unified School District Board of Education  About Shana Hazan Board President - District B Term Expires: December 2026 Cody Petterson Board Vice President - District C Term Expires: December 2026   Selected Recent VOSD Stories: San Diego Unified School District    Oct 14, 2024 San Diego Student Test Scores Haven’t Made Up Pandemic Losses The slow recovery from pandemic performance drop offs coupled with growing budget woes may spell trouble for districts like San Diego Unified.   Sep 12, 2024 Billions of Dollars Later, Some San Diego Unified Students Still Dealing with Hot Classrooms Taxpayers have voted to give San Diego Unified School District $11.5 billion over the last 16 years with the express purpose of bringing working air...   Sep 5, 2024 New San Diego Schools Superintendent Didn’t Mention Misconduct or Victims in Speech to Principals Over multiple district communications since Lamont Jackson's firing, there's been a group of people conspicuously missing.   Sep 3, 2024 Lamont Jackson Is Out as San Diego Unified Supe. What’s Next? Fabiola Bagula, who was elevated to acting superintendent from her deputy superintendent role after Jackson's firing, seems poised to keep that role.   Aug 29, 2024 Investigation Into San Diego Unified Superintendent Substantiates Allegations of Misconduct Involving Staff The allegations against Superintendent Lamont Jackson were levied by former San Diego Unified School District staff.   Aug 19, 2024 Feds Slam San Diego Unified’s Handling of Sexual Misconduct A new report from the U.S. Department of Education skewers how San Diego Unified for years handled sexual misconduct complaints.   Aug 12, 2024 School Is Back in Session: 4 Education Stories to Follow Believe it or not, most schools in San Diego County are back in session. If the new school year snuck up on you, that's likely because start dates have been…   Jun 12, 2024 The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified’s AI Future Is Now San Diego Unified paid $83,000 to integrate its high school English curriculum into an online platform and got access to an AI tool as well.   Jun 11, 2024 San Diego Unified High Schoolers: Getting Great Grades But Troubling Test Scores An analysis of thousands of letter grades from San Diego Unified high schoolers shows that far more students pass classes in subjects like English, math and...   May 20, 2024 San Diego Unified Investigating Superintendent Lamont Jackson Though a district official has confirmed an investigation is occurring, no one will say what prompted it.   May 17, 2024 San Diego Unified Is Slowly Embracing Science of Reading The district has long relied on an approach to teaching kids to read that's not back by science. Now, officials are working to change that – but it hasn't...   May 16, 2024 San Diego Unified Walks Back Majority of Teacher Layoffs District officials announced Thursday that they had rescinded 96 percent of the layoff notices issued in March.   Feb 26, 2024 ‘I Can’t Wait Until You’re 18’: Despite Years of Sexual Harassment Allegations, San Diego Unified Allowed Teacher to Quietly Retire For years, students and faculty at Roosevelt Middle filed complaints against a middle school math teacher. Students alleged he'd grabbed their butts,...   Feb 21, 2024 San Diego Unified Board Member: Teacher Layoffs Are Coming In June, San Diego Unified officials announced the district was projecting big deficits in the coming years. The expiration of hundreds of millions of...   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 8m

  2. DEC 13

    Getting to the Meat and Potatoes

    December 13, 2024 The election just ended. The election just started. We often accuse politicians of being short sighted but one thing they definitely plan far in advance is their next political move. We may have heard the first shots in the 2028 mayoral race.  The city has a new president of the City Council and the region has a new Republican leader, same as the old one.  And the county passed a rule about what the sheriff can and cannot do with immigration enforcement officers and the sheriff said thank you but I run my own show.  We get into the meat and potatoes of it all. Show Notes San Diego's Pension Scandal: Wikipedia San Diego pension scandal VOSD Mayor Announces New Pension Board Nominees; Whistleblower’s Name Absentby Andrew DonohueFebruary 28, 2005   La Jolla Secession: VOSD Morning Report: In Point Loma, Talk of Secessionby Randy DotingaJanuary 6, 2011 VOSD Mayor Gloria Chimes in on La Jolla Secession‘As a Mayor, I wouldn’t recommend it,’ he said on the VOSD Podcast last week.by Jakob McWhinneyDecember 10, 2024   101 Ash Street (the former Sempra building) Wikipedia 101 Ash Street VOSD How the City Came to Lease a LemonIt’s likely the city never would have purchased 101 Ash St. if a developer hadn’t come along to act as middleman. But that structure also laid the groundwork for a situation that is stunningly messy even in the canon of San Diego real estate history.by Lisa Halverstadt and Jesse MarxAugust 10, 2020 San Diego City Council Meeting Item 330:  Proposed Settlement Agreement Involving Acquisition of the 101 Ash Street and Civic Center Plaza Properties   Carl DeMaio  Carl DeMaio Won an Assembly Seat but the Road to Victory Was Vicious The Republican Party of San Diego County has been absorbed in a family feud centered around their newest elected official, incoming Assembly member Carl DeMaio. by Deborah Sullivan BrennanDecember 6, 2024   Sanctuary City San Diego Border Report: Schools, Churches Mull Sanctuary Policiesby Brooke BinkowskiDecember 5, 2016 Neither San Diego – Nor California – Is a Sanctuary for the Undocumentedby Scott LewisFebruary 21, 2017 Border Report: What a Sanctuary City Is, and Isn’tby Kate MorrisseyDecember 9, 2024 Jim Desmond's Instagram AccountWhat does it mean to become a “Super” Sanctuary County? To fully grasp the implications, you need to understand California’s current sanctuary state law and its impact. San Diego County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda Item 29SUBJECT: ADOPTING A BOARD POLICY ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENTTO ENHANCE COMMUNITY SAFETY (DISTRICTS: ALL)December 10, 2024 Agenda Item 29 PDFMeeting Video on YouTube Statement on Board of Supervisors Vote on Immigration EnforcementSheriff's Office to continue following state law.Post Date:12/10/2024 5:15 PM See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    52 min

  3. DEC 6

    A Conversation with Mayor Todd Gloria

    We’ve got the full crew in today to host a conversation with Mayor Todd Gloria, fresh off re-election, the mayor has no honeymoon. A huge budget deficit is coming up and his plan to deal with it – a tax increase – failed.  For more on the issues: Can San Diego Finally Pass a Sales Tax Increase? Politics Report: The Civic Center Dream 101 Ash St. Newly Homeless Residents Still Outpacing Newly Housed Homelessness Crisis Response System 2023 Data and Performance Report Morning Report: The Battle Against Homeless Shelters Wendy's - 'Where's the Beef ' Ad (Original - 1984) La Jollans Are Trying to Divorce San Diego (Again) November 1, 2024 Podcast: 2024 Election Draft Pick (start at 16:40 for Andrea’s description of the Mayor’s pup)   Support VOSD: Member BenefitsJoin today and receive insider access.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 19m

  4. NOV 29

    A Conversation with Sean Elo-Rivera

    This week is thanksgiving so what better time for us to bring back beef week? It’s more like Beef 10 Days. It may seem incongruent but we should all be thankful we can beef in local politics without violence or whatever.    And we have a special guest this week, Council President Sean Elo-Rivera is here. We’ll talk about the election and some tough decisions coming up for him and his colleagues.   LINKS For more on the issues: Beef Week No Longer ‘Norita.’ Some of Nora Vargas’ Constituents Sour on her Leadership It’s Impossible to Pee Legally in San Diego   Sean Elo-Rivera Official City Webpage Sean Elo-Rivera Instagram   Voice Member BenefitsJoin today and receive insider access.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 9m

  5. NOV 22

    San Diego's Felonious Supplier

    The Registrar of Voters made us wait six days for an update on the vote count from November 5 – 16 days ago. The main local race we’re still watching is the Oceanside mayoral race. Just 31 votes separated the incumbent and her challenger.  Senior investigative reporter Will Huntsberry will join us later on the show to explain why the city of San Diego has purchased at least $1 million worth of gear from a man involved in one of the largest law enforcement scandals in San Diego’s history.  And new data about local schools just dropped. There’s some encouraging news but it’s still kind of bleak.    For more on the issues: Bill Walton FBI files   Pop culture in the FBI filing cabinet:   Sanctuary City rhetoric   KTLA’s Story on LA’s Sanctuary City declaration   A Man Convicted in a Major Law Enforcement Scandal Is Doing Big Business with the City   Voice Member BenefitsJoin today and receive insider access.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    47 min

  6. NOV 15

    The Races Have Settled

    We are still processing the election, as I am sure all of you are. But at least some questions have been answered. We’ll go through those updates.  And, where does the city of San Diego go from here? The mayor and Council President got re-elected but a sales tax failed and a deficit looms. A lot of people are worried about big cities and we get it.   For more on the issues:   Deadly Failure: A Sailor’s Struggle in a Fractured Mental Health System, NBC San Diego VOD VOSD Story   Election 2024San Diego County Unofficial Election Results The Learning Curve: Bazzo Has Likely Won – Just Barely Politics Report: Baked Months Ago   Voice Member BenefitsJoin today and receive insider access.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    52 min

  7. NOV 8

    Election 2024 Autopsy

    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 special guests.

    1h 14m

  8. NOV 1

    2024 Election Draft Picks

    Coming up on the show this week… It’s time. This is our last show before the apocalypse. We’ve got a special roundtable to go through our ranking of the best elections to watch Tuesday. Local elections that is. The Voice of San Diego elections draft and the elections contest are back. We’ll do it.   For more on the issues: San Diego 2024 Election: What’s at Stake Politifest 2024: News and Media   Voice of San Diego relies on reader and listener support: Voice Member BenefitsJoin today and receive insider access. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    59 min
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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.

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    Voice of San Diego
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2024
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