Terra Lawson Remer's Fire Take

We have another guest this week. Hot off her state of the county speech, County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer is joining us. 

Our South Bay reporter did a deep dive into what happened after Chula Vista Mayor John McCann helped secure the release of a woman convicted of fraud several years ago. She’s being sentenced today on another charge. 

And we had a story this week out of Encinitas where a homeless service provider is being attacked online and blamed for the increasing visibility of homelessness in the beach town. 

 

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(Links to VOSD articles mentioned during the show and links for further reading)

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SEGMENT 2 00:04:54

Banter

SEGMENT 3 00:09:14

John McCann

Chula Vista Mayor Helped Free a Felon Who’s Going Back to Prison with Her Brother – A Lot Happened in Between

SEGMENT 4 00:11:12

County Supervisors: Unvited

GOP County Supes: Dem Didn’t Invite Us to State of County Speech

SEGMENT 5 00:13:01

DOGE Effects on the County

The State of the County Resistance

SEGMENT 6 00:25:58

Terra Lawson-Remer on Gloria’s Homeless Critique

Politics Report: The ‘Era of Austerity’ Is Here

SEGMENT 7 00:28:39

Encinitas Gets Ugly with Homeless Blame

Anonymous Account, Neighbors Target Provider as Homelessness Surges in Encinitas 

SEGMENT 8 00:38:11

Terra’s Activism Past

SEGMENT 9 00:44:00

Hot Take: Leave Fire Pits Alone

(From the archives) San Diego Council Seeks to Snub Out Some Beach Bonfires

San Diego’s City Council wants to clarify that open fires are only allowed in co