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San Diego 101 Podcast: Who Polices the Police?
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz There’s been a lot of attention on law enforcement after many highly publicized killings of unarmed people by police. The call for reform, and increasing police...
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VOSD Podcast: It’s All About Law and Justice
Few subjects touch as many lives as law enforcement. Police officers and Sheriff’s deputies cover San Diego county and their departments’ influence shapes the region. This year, we dedicated our...
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VOSD Podcast: Rep. Scott Peters’ Big Moment
Rep. Scott Peters addresses supporters late on Election Day. / Photo by Dustin Michelsond San Diego Rep. Scott Peters is in front of an enormous choice. It’s one that could sway one of the most...
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San Diego 101: How Redistricting Shapes Your Community
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz Throughout San Diego – and across the country – there are lots of meetings happening, in which communities are talking about voting – who shares their values, where they...
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VOSD Podcast: Here’s How Many Toxins We’re Allowed to Breathe
The NASSCO shipyard can be seen behind a home on Boston Avenue in Barrio Logan on Nov. 1, 2021. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz San Diego’s Air Pollution Control District is forcing industries to reduce...
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VOSD Podcast: The Most Ambitious Climate Plan Ever Still Isn’t Enough
Southeastern San Diego on Nov. 4, 2021. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz If a climate action plan falls in the forest, does it make a sound? Or really: If such a plan fails to meet its goals, will anyone sue?...
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VOSD Podcast: The Fight for Representation Is in Redistricting
Southeast Art Team’s Healing Arts and Culture Center / Photo by Brittany Cruz-Fejeran Every 10 years, we get a new snapshot of who San Diego is from the U.S. Census data. And this time around there...
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VOSD Podcast: Friendsgiving
A public restroom in Mission Bay on Nov. 1, 2021. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz This week on the VOSD Podcast, hosts Scott Lewis, Andrew Keatts and Andrea Lopez-Villafaña are joined by local reporters...
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VOSD Podcast: Death Records Show How COVID Hit Communities Differently
Jackie Rubio, Matthew Rubio, Katrina Rubio and Francisco Rubio hold a photo of Francisco Rubio III on Nov. 28, 2021. Rubio died of COVID-19 complications earlier this year. He was 21 years old. / Photo...
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VOSD Podcast: A Roadtrip to the New City Council President
Interstate 805 traffic / Photo by Megan Wood Buckle up and grab a snack. We’re hitting the road. This week on the VOSD Podcast, hosts Scott Lewis, Andrew Keatts and Andrea Lopez-Villafaña are taking...
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VOSD Podcast: How Sean Elo-Rivera Wants to Lead the City Council
Councilman Sean Elo speaks to volunteers before they start distributing flyers with information about San Diego’s COVID-19 Housing Stability Assistance Program. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz Two weeks ago,...
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VOSD Podcast: Scott Lewis’ Short History of San Diego Politics
San Diego City Hall / Photo by Brittany Cruz-Fejeran Before we poke our heads in to 2022, let’s look back — about 18 years. This week on the VOSD Podcast, we’re dropping a special interview between...
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VOSD Podcast: The Wrath of Omicron
Alpha Project’s temporary bridge shelter in Barrio Logan. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz As the new year dawns on us, omicron is letting loose. The latest, super contagious coronavirus variant was fueled...
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San Diego 101: What We Know — And Don’t — About Who Lives in San Diego
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz San Diego County is one of the largest in the country and its demographics have been changing. Part of getting involved in local decision-making means understanding who...
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VOSD Podcast: Another State of the City with No Live Audience
Mayor Todd Gloria gives his 2022 State of the City Address at the San Diego Convention Center on Jan. 12, 2022. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz It feels like we’re in the middle of a very awkward transition...
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VOSD Podcast: About That Trash Strike
A Republic Services union members form up at the entrance of Republic Services’ Chula Vista location as a truck waits to cross on Jan. 15, 2022. / Photo by Joe Orellana for Voice of San Diego San Diego...
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VOSD Podcast: Labor Flexes On SDSU Mission Valley
Construction of San Diego State University’s Aztec Stadium in Mission Valley is underway. / Photo by Noelani Sapla, The Daily Aztec Grab some popcorn. This is getting good. A feud between San Diego...
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San Diego 101: 3 Myths About Homelessness
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz It’s impossible to ignore San Diego’s homelessness crisis. Between 2019 and 2020 there was a 21 percent increase in people experiencing homelessness in San Diego County,...
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VOSD Podcast: Journalism and Democracy in Mexico
Colleagues of slain photojournalist Margarito Martinez Esquivel gathered to commemorate his life and passing at a candelight vigil memorial in Tijuana, Mexico on Jan. 21, 2022. / Photo by Carlos A....
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VOSD Podcast: Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me (if I Have COVID)
A COVID-19 testing site at the 12th and Imperial trolley station on Jan. 26, 2022. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz Remember a few weeks back? Holidays were happening, Omicron was everywhere and at-home tests...
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