Voice of San Diego

The South County Report has arrived! For this inaugural newsletter, reporter Jim Hinch has an update on the Tijuana River sewage crisis and shares which local races he’ll be watching this election season ?? https://lnkd.in/gHG-5UKb

Happy Friday.?? This election cycle, I'm focused on the high-stakes County of San Diego Board of Supervisors race between Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer and former San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer and there have been lots of conflicting claims about homelessness. Today's Voice of San Diego news blast includes my review of several of them. Also, PSA: We've got a big event tomorrow to help you get up to speed on state and local races. I'll be moderating a #Politifest2024 debate between the candidates for city attorney and leading a discussion about homelessness solutions. There's still time to get a ticket! ?? More details in the comments! #homelessness #sandiegocounty #sdvote #homeless #sandiego #election2024 https://lnkd.in/gnVEEs85

What for decades was known as a water pollution crisis at the U.S.-Mexico Border between Tijuana and San Diego is transforming into an air pollution crisis -- Are toxic gases spreading through the air harming nearby communities? https://lnkd.in/g6ZpVkvA Voice of San Diego #pollution #sewage #airpollution #sandiego #tijuana #water #imperialbeach #california #aerosol

In Wednesday’s Morning Report: The latest on San Diego’s shelter crisis, the county’s plans for expanding behavioral health services and a proposal to increase policing in Downtown.

On election night, nerds across America rely on David Wasserman to make the call in key races: “I’ve seen enough.” We’re so excited to have Wasserman at Politifest 2024! Join us for a dive into national politics with one of the best in the biz ??? https://lnkd.in/gDkjryxw

San Diego already doesn’t have enough shelter beds to support its homeless population, Lisa Halverstadt writes. Meanwhile, the city is expected to lose hundreds more by early next year. https://lnkd.in/g7cnSRKy

Battery storage facilities are essential to San Diego’s clean energy future, but there’s one problem: they keep setting on fire. Read MacKenzie Elmer's latest: https://lnkd.in/gh9nmzsP

Need to get up to speed on San Diego candidates and measures ahead of the November election? Interested in hearing different takes on Proposition 47 or how to address homelessness? Join me and the rest of the Voice of San Diego crew at Politifest later this month. Today is the last day to take advantage of our early bird rates so now is the time to buy a ticket!?? #elections #politifest #sandiego #sdvote #election2024 #politifest2024

California banned plastic bags a decade ago. Now state leaders want to do it again. https://lnkd.in/gKfjX6tv

Tijuana built a robust wastewater recycling system to ease its water shortages, but has no way to pipe it into the city, Sandra Dibble writes. Instead, most of it is going into the notoriously polluted Tijuana River. https://lnkd.in/gUWXyusk