Pat Finn
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Roundtable: San Diego's New YIMBY Mayor
Mayor Faulconer says "yes in my backyard" to denser housing. The prospect of statewide rent control is not dead yet. And PG&E declares bankruptcy in the face of enormous financial liability. → Read More
San Diego International Film Festival Is Local, Too
Among the more than 100 entries in the San Diego International Film Festival are two of special interest to San Diegans: "Seau," the new ESPN documentary on the last days of Junior Seau, and "The Samuel Project," a dramatic feature film starring Hal Linden set in San Diego. → Read More
Del Mar Gun Shows To Take Break In 2019 While Board Studies Options
The Del Mar Fairgrounds board of directors has voted to postpone gun shows after this year. → Read More
Labor Shortage And Other Risks Confront San Diego Farmers
The price of water and the lack of land are big problems for San Diego County farmers. Even worse: an acute labor shortage. → Read More
San Diego Muslim Community Reacts To Travel Ban Validation
Immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court validated the Trump Administration's latest travel ban, the Muslim community gathered to express their dismay and to plan what to do next. → Read More
Roundtable: Raising Taxes; More Salk Troubles; Old Problems At SDUSD; Bye-Bye Remedial Math
A California Supreme Court ruling may make it easier to build a football stadium -- or a highway. The Salk Institute is facing a lot of challenges. SDUSD begins a new year with old problems. Ditching remedial math may make sense. → Read More
Roundtable: More Visas, More Raids; Women Sue Salk Institute; Imperial Beach Sues Big Oil
The number of temporary work visas increases, as does the number deportations. Three women scientists have now filed gender discrimination suits against the Salk Institute. And tiny Imperial Beach sues global conglomerates. → Read More
Roundtable: San Diego County Races, Bills On Housing And SANDAG, Padres Midseason
There are new and familiar faces vying for County seats. Important bills on housing and SANDAG reform advance in Sacramento. And are the new faces on the Padres helping them advance? → Read More
Roundtable: City Heights' La Maestra And SoccerCity
The SoccerCity initiative easily qualified for the ballot. But the San Diego city attorney does not like it that much, and SDSU has left the building. Meanwhile, critical funding to help human trafficking victims almost disappears. → Read More
Roundtable: Local Pols On Comey, Labor Split-up, Returning Seized Funds
The fallout from the Comey firing is not dying down yet. The AFL-CIO takes over a local labor group and ousts its leaders. The district attorney is ordered to give back a family's savings. → Read More
Roundtable: Homeless Count, Government Shutdown, Marines United, Secret Service
There are more homeless in the county this year. Now you see a government shutdown, now you don't. The Marines United scandal is hanging on like a bad cold. And a retired Marine general takes over the Secret Service. → Read More
Roundtable On SDUSD: Budget, Layoffs, Graduation Rate, Election Process, Homeless Students
Roundtable on schools: San Diego Unified's budget, coming layoffs and astounding graduation rate. Also: a proposal to change the election process for SDUSD's Board of Trustees and endangered funding for homeless students. → Read More
Roundtable: San Diego Encounters Trump's Budget And Tijuana's Sewage
President Donald Trump's proposed budget has ramifications for San Diego, positive and negative. And somewhere between 30 million and 240 million of gallons of untreated sewage drifted north from Tijuana. Why? → Read More
Roundtable: Forgotten Transparency Law; Issa And Hunter; More Fat Leonard; Illegal Hotel Rooms
Looking into the city's forgotten transparency law. Two Republican Congressmen have an interesting weekend. The Navy wishes it had never met "Fat Leonard." And when is a hotel not a hotel? (When it's an apartment.) → Read More
Roundtable: San Diegans Cope With Trump Order; Veterans Cope With Wait Times
President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration was received with shock, awe and general chaos. And it turns out that veterans are still waiting a long time for health care. → Read More
Roundtable Special Edition: How To Fix San Diego's Homeless Crisis
The number of homeless persons living on the streets has been growing for several months. Why? And where is the political will to put a stop to the misery? → Read More
Roundtable: Health Care in California, Poway Says No, Charter Schools On The Rise
About 17 million Californians receive some benefits from Obamacare. The City of Poway says no to 22 affordable homes for vets. What happens if it goes away? Trump's choice to head Education is a fierce advocate for charter schools. → Read More
Roundtable: California Vs. Donald Trump
California, a state that voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton, is getting ready for a fight — or several fights — against the Trump administration over climate, marijuana, immigration and health care. → Read More
Roundtable: 2016 Was Quite A Year In San Diego
Election squeakers in the 49th and 3rd Districts. Victory for pot, defeat for the Chargers. Desperation for the homeless, frustration for renters and home buyers. Fear for migrants without papers. Worry for climate scientists. → Read More
Roundtable: Gaspar, Issa Victorious; SANDAG's Big Loss; SDPD Traffic Stops; Downtown Homelessness
Kristin Gaspar and Darrell Issa get some final answers. SANDAG's leadership is questioned; SDPD defends its traffic stops. And the number of downtown homeless keeps rising. → Read More