Michelle Monroy, Voice of San Diego

Michelle Monroy

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New Sweetwater Schools Trustees Haven’t Mastered That Whole Transparency Thing Yet

All five of the new trustees elected to Sweetwater Union High School District's board ran on a platform of transparency and restoring public trust. But so far, few of them are living up to those promises. → Read More

High Drama at the City Council Inauguration

This week on the podcast, our co-hosts cover the drama that went down when Sherri Lightner slid into the Council president's seat, making her the first woman to hold the title in San Diego. → Read More

What’s Next for the City Council

On this week's podcast, Caty Green and Andy Keatts tackled what could set San Diego's political stage for 2016, the role a urinal plays in the DeMaio scandal and some coincidental demotions in the district attorney's office. → Read More

7 Questions for a Teach for America Classroom Parent

It's been a little over a year since Teach for America set up shop in San Diego. We sat down with one parent whose child is being taught by a TFA teacher to see what's working and what isn't. → Read More

Promises Delivered and Deferred in SDSU’s Student Success Fee

The highly contested Student Success Fee is underway at San Diego State University. Here's a closer look at the promises that were delivered and deferred. → Read More

‘It’s The Only Chance We Got’: Voices of the Voters in Mira Mesa

Few voters turned out in Mira Mesa, but for some voting is so important that they would brave an injury and walk in crutches to the polls. → Read More

Lansdowne and Zimmerman Explain Their Split Over Prop. 47

Prop. 47 has exposed a new split among San Diego's law enforcement community. Former SDPD Chief William Lansdowne, who co-wrote the bill, and current Chief Shelley Zimmerman, who opposes it, explain their positions. → Read More

Where Carol Kim Stands on Four Key San Diego Issues

On this week's podcast, District 6 City Council candidate Carol Kim offers her take on how to fund a new Chargers stadium, what to do about all those nasty infrastructure needs and more. → Read More

Where Chris Cate Stands on Four Major City Issues

City Council candidate Chris Cate and school board candidate Amy Redding join us on this week's podcast. → Read More

After Months of Work, a New Start for Sweetwater Schools

Mar Vista High School teacher Gene Chavira helped lead the charge for a new election process for Sweetwater schools. In a new Q-and-A, he tell us what went into the reform process, and what he expects out of November's election. → Read More

Climate Action Plan Is a ‘Significant Step Forward’

On this week's podcast, sustainability expert and SDSU dean Geoffrey Chase joins us to talk greenhouse gas emissions and what it'll take to get people enrolled in the planet's future. → Read More

Three Ways the Drought Is Ruining Our Fun

First it came for your lawn. Then your festive fall jaunts. → Read More

What Goes Into an ‘Impossible Choice’

On this week's podcast, inewsource journalist Brad Racino joins us to talk about the investigative news site's latest series about patients kept alive artificially in so-called → Read More

The ‘Empty Vessel’ Theory of Sports Fandom

On this week's podcast Andy Keatts is joined by Sports Historian Robert Edelman to put the NFL's domestic scandal into historical context. → Read More

SDPD’s Staffing Problems Are ‘Hazardous to Your Health’

The San Diego Police Department has faced major problems with recruitment and retention. Brian Marvel and Jeff Jordon of the Police Officers Association join us on the podcast this week to talk through a different approach to staffing problems. → Read More

‘Small Businesses Are the Lifeblood of Our Economy’

Jason Roe, who's leading the charge against the minimum wage hike, joins us this week to talk through the opposition's argument that an increase would small businesses and our region's ability to be competitive. → Read More

Progress for San Ysidro’s Changing Community

David Flores joined us on the podcast this week to give us an update on the sidewalk construction for San Ysidro and to tell us about his organization Casa Familiar. → Read More

The Drought’s Biggest Problem Products

Over the past couple weeks, news outlets have highlighted a few products that might be adding to the crisis conditions, including some that have a big San Diego footprint. → Read More

‘You Pay for What You Want’

Erik Bruvold joins us on the podcast to discuss the future of the Convention Center, minimum wage and the future of Comic-Con in San Diego. → Read More