VOSD Podcast: Jen Campbell Is Council President
Councilwoman Jen Campbell speaks at the San Diego City Council inauguration ceremony. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz Late Thursday night, after hours of public calls and several tech hiccups, the decision...
View ArticleVOSD Podcast: The State of San Diego Is ‘Fragile’
Assemblyman Todd Gloria talks to a reporter at Golden Hall on election night. / Photo by Megan Wood San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria gave the first State of the City address of his new administration this...
View ArticleWhat’s Behind the Effort to Recall Council President Jen Campbell
Councilwoman Jen Campbell speaks at the San Diego City Council inauguration ceremony in 2018. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz Whatever else there is to say about the recall of San Diego City Council...
View ArticleVOSD Podcast: Weber Won and Measure C Sort of Did Too
Visitors stroll through the Gaslamp area in downtown as COVID-19 restrictions continue to be scaled back. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz Next week marks the start of what will totally catch on as “The Great...
View ArticleCouncil Stands By San Diego’s Housing Plan
Photo courtesy of Studio E Architects The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to approve some modest changes to a state-mandated housing plan meant to demonstrate that city rules hypothetically allow...
View ArticleI Won’t Accept Police Union Endorsements — and Neither Should Anyone Else
An SDPD vehicle is parked in front of San Diego City Hall. / Photo by Brittany Cruz-Fejeran The city budget presented an important path to recovery from COVID-19 while also setting a defining political...
View ArticleBig Question Marks Are Hanging Over the District 6 City Council Race
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz It’s now less than a year until the primary for the District 6 San Diego City Council seat. Candidates are lined up, and they’re sweating a big deadline: June 30 is the...
View ArticleVOSD 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...
View ArticleVOSD 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,...
View ArticleEmbattled City Council Chief of Staff Out
Councilman Stephen Whitburn’s chief of staff has left City Hall in the wake of a scandal surrounding a political consulting firm he continued to operate while working for the city. Whitburn...
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