San Diego’s Sunset Cliffs are crumbling. The city’s plan to save them is … a one way street?
The County Board of Supes has officially voted to tap into previously off-limits county reserves, but thanks to a labor agreement nearly half of those funds are already spoken for.
Also, why an aging north county dam has one company saying “Damn!”
And finally, Assemblyman Chris Ward is calling into to talk about a controversial housing bill and the redistricting ballot measure he supported.
SHOW NOTES
SEGMENT 1 - Promos
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SEGMENT 2 - Richard Bailey and Scott Peters give slightly committed running for office vibes
AXIOS
Meet the former mayor turned micro influencer who's making city policy go viral
Richard Bailey was Coronado's mayor until last yera. Now he's weighing in on big San Diego issues.
POLITICO
The House Dems bracing for redistricting sacrifices
SEGMENT 3 - County Reserves
Voice of San Diego
Lisa Halverstadt
If County Dips Into Reserves, Millions Would go to Employee Bonuses
If county supervisors vote to approve updates to the county’s reserve policy Tuesday, county employees are set to receive bonuses.
SEGMENT 4 - Damn Dams
Voice of San Diego
Tigist Layne
San Diego Is Getting Sued Because of One of Its Troubled Dam
A $300 million lawsuit claims the city’s release of water from El Capitan Dam damaged a property meant for sand mining.
SEGMENT 5 - Sunset Cliffshanger
Voice of San Diego
MacKenzie Elmer
How the City Will Save Sunset Cliffs from Sea Level Rise
The city is proposing to move cliff parking onto the street and eliminate a lane of traffic at the southern point at Sunset Cliffs.
SEGMENT 6 - Redistricting with Chris Ward
Ballotpedia
California Proposition 50, Use of Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment (2025)
Scott Lewis, CEO and editor in chief at Voice of San Diego.
Andrea Lopez-Villafaña, managing editor
Bella Ross, social media producer
Jakob McWhinney, education reporter and theme music composer.
Xavier Vasquez, podcast producer
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