This week is thanksgiving so what better time for us to bring back beef week? Its more like Beef 10 Days. It may seem incongruent but we should all be thankful we can beef in local politics without violence or whatever. And we have a special guest thi

Few joys in life match a breezy summer night gossiping with good friends over cold drinks. And in this first-ever Happy Hour special episode, thats what weve got for you.Hosts Scott Lewis and Andrea Lopez-Villafaa chat with guests Alain Stephens, re

Monday was the first day San Diego police could enforce the homeless camping ban made to crack down on specific areas of the city where street camping has proliferated.Voice reporter Lisa Halverstadt has been following this ban since its inception. Thi

A few weeks ago, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria asked a question daring reporters to find out, "What other jurisdictions are applying for Homekey dollars?""Homekey" is a state project doling out big money for new housing. Local municipalities can apply fo

"Mailers are like the core concentrate of local politics. If you boil down politics, you're left with mailer content."This week, our hosts discuss political mailers. While mailers are objectively annoying inbox filler that most people throw, they are cr

Los Angeles' richest man, Patrick Soon-Shiong, sold the San Diego Union-Tribune and the LA Times to MediaNews Group, owned by Alden Global Capital.The U-T has had six owners since 2009. Soon-Shiong at the start of his tenure promised "stability." Now it

This week, we've got updates from the highly anticipated safe camping site put in place by the city of San Diego.The city opened the site to provide unhoused residents a safe place to camp, made to be more attractive than sidewalks. The first of two such

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and other city leaders announced the opening of a safe camping site for homeless residents. It's first of two in the coming months along with a new ban on camping, which narrowly passed the City Council last week. The ban exp

This week's co-host, Jakob McWhinney, shared in this episode a framework he often uses to consider San Diego's present state and future: "It's gonna blow."The Padres are going to acquire huge stars and take off. San Diego's going to be a hot new music sc

After hours of public discussion and debate, the San Diego City Council narrowly approved a law that would ban camping on public land.The ban would bar homeless camps in public spaces at all times when shelter is available. And when shelter isn't availa