KPBS Roundtable Podcast
1) Empty homes tax, trash fees; Military reporters roundtable; Local Persian magazine
On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council voted to add a measure to the June primary ballot that would tax empty second homes. Also this week, paperwork was submitted for a measure that would stop trash ...Show More
2) Fallout after killing of Mexican cartel leader; ICE monitors activists; bighorn sheep
Mexico has settled from the unrest that struck parts of the country earlier this week. Vehicles were burned, blocking roads. Some buildings were set ablaze.All of this comes in reaction to the killing...Show More
3) ICE community patrols; Public transit fare evasion; SDFC season preview
Federal agents arrested at least 5,000 people in San Diego last year.That's an average of 20 people each day.We talk about the network of volunteers organizing community patrols to watch out for immig...Show More
4) ICE's rapid expansion; RV dwellers fight tickets; LoveLitCon in San Diego
A new investigation by WIRED magazine reveals a secret campaign by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to expand their physical presence across the country.Federal records show that more than 150 leas...Show More
5) The cost of living in San Diego, state of student journalism
San Diego is known to be one of the most expensive cities. A new KPBS series looks to tackle San Diego's high cost of living, and the various of ways it impacts daily life.Then, the journalism landsca...Show More
6) Bovino's return to El Centro; new film revisits death at border; education housing
Gregory Bovino has become one of the most recognizable faces of President Trump’s mass deportation efforts.But after the latest killing by immigration officers in Minneapolis — the second this month —...Show More
7) A year of dramatic change for immigration
The first year of Donald Trump's second term has upended the rules of immigration enforcement.In San Diego, enforcement has included an ICE raid at an industrial paint business in El Cajon, arrests at...Show More
8) State of the City address; spy sentenced; SDFC preview
This week, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria delivered his annual State of the City speech. We talk about where the city is and where it's headed.Plus, a former San Diego sailor is sentenced for selling Nav...Show More
9) Balboa Park's paid parking problems; reflecting on the LA fires a year later
New fees to park in Balboa Park implemented this week were met with confusion and frustration after a series of mistakes and lack of information for city residents.San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria has sinc...Show More
10) Housing First strategy, new CA laws, New Year's resolutions
"Housing First" has been the preferred approach to tackling homelessness in recent years. It involves getting people into housing quickly with as few hurdles as possible. But even though Housing First...Show More