Voice of San Diego Podcast

In this special edition of the Voice of San Diego podcast, Scott Lewis and Andrea Sanchez-Villafaña sit down with County Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer after the passage of Measures A and B. She explains how Measure A gives supervisors more say over county hiring and the budget, and what the new task force will decide. The conversation then turns to Measure B's sales tax and the county's promise to tackle the Tijuana River sewage crisis. 0:00 Welcome and why voters backed Measures A and B 5:36 Measure A: more supervisor say over county staff and budget 15:32 A possible third term 17:01 Measure B and the Tijuana River sewage plan 30:51 Health care, child care and behavioral health 40:56 The coalition behind Measure B, plus wildfire and 911 funding 45:53 Jail, public records and Edgemoor 52:58 San Diego Community Power and data centersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode, the VOSD Podcast crew starts with the growth of San Diego's Democratic Socialists chapter and a close mayor's race in Vista. Then they look at the effort to recall Mayor Todd Gloria. They also dig into the county's Measure A, which expands supervisors' powers, and Measure B, the half-cent sales tax hike meant to fund sewage fixes and other services. The episode wraps with an update on Midway Rising. We are going to be LIVE at Soda Bar this Tuesday, Nov. 10, for our live podcast recording. To check out tickets go to voiceofsandiego.org/events.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Voice of San Diego's election night special, recorded live as the first partial results came in. Scott Lewis, Bella Ross, Andrea Sanchez-Villafaña and Jakob McWhinney, joined by Times of San Diego's Andy Keatts, go back through the races they drafted: San Diego City Council districts 2, 4 and 8, the El Cajon and National City mayor races, the Grossmont Union High School District board, Congressional District 48, and the county and statewide ballot measures. Counts were early and incomplete when this was recorded and will keep changing. Sign up for free newsletters: voiceofsandiego.org/newsletters 0:00 Welcome to election night and the return of Election Central5:28 City Council District 810:50 City Council District 421:32 City Council District 228:25 El Cajon mayor36:37 Congressional District 4840:17 National City mayor41:58 Grossmont Union High School District board46:05 County Measures B and A53:03 Statewide ballot measures1:00:32 Local tax vote rules and wrap-upSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Election Day is almost here and the podcast crew draft their picks for the most interesting races to watch.  But first! The podcast crew reviews Nathan Fielder’s new documentary on Elizabeth Holmes, “You Can See Everything.” Spoiler alert: Our hosts talk about their favorite weird moments in the doc.  Each host picks two races to watch, and host Bella Ross brings out her tarot cards to assist. In San Diego City Council District 4, both Councilmember Henry Foster and challenger Martha Abraham are keeping their distance from the mayor, and the crew says it’s something they’ve never seen in 25 years of covering local politics. In District 2, Richard Bailey and Nicole Crosby supporters are fighting a bitter mailer battle and some mailers included misleading information. The picks also include a  fight between two Democrats, candidates trying to turn social media likes into votes, South County mayor races, Measure B (the county’s half-cent sales tax increase), and Proposition 40, the billionaire tax. Come see us record the show on November 10 at Soda Bar! Go to voiceofsandiego.org/events to get your tickets. 0:00 Scott takes umbrage!3:35 Movie talk: Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary (spoilers)20:38 How the election draft works21:23 Andrea's pick: District 8 City Council28:32 Jakob's pick: District 4 City Council35:35 Scott's pick: District 2 City Council (Bailey vs. Crosby)45:09 Bella's pick: the social media candidates55:20 Andrea's second pick: South County mayor races59:42 Jakob's second pick1:05:01 Scott's second pick: Measure B, the county sales tax1:12:38 Bella's second pick: Prop 40, the billionaire tax1:19:30 Wrap-up and a PSA on how election night counts work1:21:07 Next live show: Nov. 10 at Soda BarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Campaign season is getting strange in San Diego.  This week, Scott Lewis, Bella Ross and Jakob McWhinney started with a run of new signs in Ocean Beach that tie a San Diego City Council candidate to Mayor Todd Gloria and why that is a bad thing.  Data Center Madness Reporter MacKenzie Elmer broke some news on a project at the Navy’s NAVWAR site near the airport. She found that the developer asked San Diego Community Power what it would cost to run a 400-megawatt data center there. The mayor has since signed an executive order calling for a moratorium on data centers. But the Navy controls the land, so the city’s options to stop the project are limited. McWhinney also covered a City Council committee’s unanimous vote to advance a plan to cancel the city’s Flock license plate reader contract and tighten its surveillance ordinance. A veto-proof majority needs six votes, and supporters currently have five. Last, a late amendment to the Midway Rising plan could change how much new affordable housing the project actually delivers. Also: We’re recording a live show at Soda Bar on Nov. 10. Details are at voiceofsandiego.org/events.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.