Sinopsis
Mark Sauer hosts KPBS Roundtable, a lively discussion of the week's top stories. Local journalists join Sauer to provide insight into how these stories affect residents of the San Diego region.
Episodios
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Roundtable: The race for sheriff
14/10/2022 Duración: 26minKPBS Roundtable examines the candidates and issues surrounding the race for San Diego County Sheriff in the 2022 general election.
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Roundtable: Unraveling San Diego's sky high gas prices
07/10/2022 Duración: 26minGas prices have hit record highs in San Diego County. Californians pay more at the pump than any other state with some stations now priced above $7 for a gallon of regular gas. This week Rob Nikolewski, energy reporter at The San Diego Union-Tribune joins the show with Nicole Nixon, Capital Public Radio’s politics and government reporter and KPBS Reporter Alexander Nguyen.
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Roundtable: Where enforcement fits into San Diego's homeless strategy
30/09/2022 Duración: 26minSafety and quality of life concerns rise to the surface in San Diego's debate over how to respond to the problem of homelessness.
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Roundtable: The current state of homelessness in San Diego
23/09/2022 Duración: 26minSan Diego Mayor Todd Gloria has made homelessness his top priority but despite the city’s best efforts, San Diego’s downtown homeless population reached a new high last month.
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Roundtable: Jail deaths approach a record high weeks before Sheriff election
16/09/2022 Duración: 26minThe San Diego County Sheriff's Department announced another in-custody death this week of a man held at a jail in Otay Mesa. It's one of more than a dozen similar deaths this year as the law enforcement agency overseeing local jails awaits a change in leadership.
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Roundtable: This week's heat wave and California's climate future
09/09/2022 Duración: 26minEnergy resources were pushed to the limit this week as Southern California dealt with an unusually long stretch of extreme heat. We discuss the long term climate change implications and the challenges in getting people immediate relief.
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Roundtable: Local CSU schools begin academic year marked by growth and controversy
02/09/2022 Duración: 26minA discussion around higher education as a new academic year begins at SDSU and CSU San Marcos.
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Roundtable: Fernando Tatis Jr. apologizes to Padres fans
26/08/2022 Duración: 26minAn apology from Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. underscores the ongoing issues of performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball and the pressure on athletes to perform at a high level.
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Roundtable: What's in the Inflation Reduction Act for California
19/08/2022 Duración: 26minThe Inflation Reduction Act commits billions of dollars to climate, health care and tax reform. We discuss how some of the spending will go to California and how local residents and politicians are reacting.
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Roundtable: A busy week for water quality, drought and immigration at the border
12/08/2022 Duración: 26minPresident Biden announces a formal end to the Remain in Mexico asylum policy, Ensenada struggles to supply water amid drought conditions, and summer closures continue at South County beaches amid a new round of cross-border sewage contamination.
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Roundtable: SDSU investigates sexual assault report involving Aztec football players
05/08/2022 Duración: 26minA discussion on San Diego State University's move to open an investigation into a reported sexual assault by members of the Aztec football team and the larger issue of how schools handle sexual violence in the college setting.
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Roundtable: San Diego tries to turn the page on 101 Ash Street
29/07/2022 Duración: 26minThe city of San Diego strikes a deal that allows it to move on from years of legal fights over the asbestos-tainted high-rise that was supposed to be a new hub for city workers.
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Roundtable: Comic-Con returns to San Diego
22/07/2022 Duración: 26minComic-Con holds its first full scale event in downtown San Diego since 2019 after being sidetracked by the pandemic.
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Roundtable: In-person Pride Festival returns to San Diego
15/07/2022 Duración: 26minThe 2022 San Diego Pride Festival and related events are underway this weekend amid an uptick of public health and safety concerns.
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Roundtable: San Diego's changing sports landscape
08/07/2022 Duración: 26minThe Padres are making a playoff push, football and soccer teams will soon move into a brand new stadium and California will ask voters to weigh in on sports betting.
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Roundtable: California's response to the U.S. Supreme Court
01/07/2022 Duración: 26minCalifornia tries to bolster abortion access in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to allow states to decide whether to legalize the procedure.
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Roundtable: Lessons from the Fat Leonard bribery scandal
24/06/2022 Duración: 26minAs the legal case nears its end, we take a look back at the largest scandal in Navy history.
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Roundtable: Water restrictions begin as California drought worsens
17/06/2022 Duración: 26minA discussion on environmental news this week, including the rollout of new water-use restrictions and new developments in the cross-border sewage contamination issue forcing the closure of beaches in Imperial Beach and Coronado.
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Roundtable: Looking ahead to November
10/06/2022 Duración: 26minA recap of the local and state results from this week's California primary election.
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Roundtable: San Diego's packed summer schedule as pandemic restrictions fade
03/06/2022 Duración: 26minLive music, Comic-Con and the San Diego County Fair are among the major events making a full comeback this summer.