Bennett Lacy
ProducerBen Lacy is a producer for KPBS Evening Edition and KPBS Roundtable.
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Roxana Kennedy, who is white, accused four Latino councilmembers of conspiring to replace her with a younger, Latino officer. The city called it “a racist assumption.”
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Miro Copic was a marketing expert, a San Diego State University lecturer, and a frequent guest on KPBS radio and television. He died this week, less than a year after being diagnosed with cancer.
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Advocates are again urging the San Diego sheriff’s office to limit its cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Then, kids on the autism spectrum build community through mountain biking. Plus, the deep roots of jazz music in Tijuana.
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San Diego Documenters trains and pays community members to attend public meetings and document what happens.
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Is a migrant crime wave really sweeping across American cities? The data says no.
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San Diego City Council approved a plan to restore coastal wetlands in parts of Mission Bay. Then, California state legislators are pushing for sober housing options for unhoused Californians. Plus, it has been 10 years since a tragic mass shooting near Santa Barbara. A new investigation looks into what lessons have been learned.
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Many communities in unincorporated East County bear the impacts of green energy projects like battery storage facilities. After years of hearing residents’ complaints, county staff produced a draft ordinance.
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New information about the San Diego Islamic Center shooting reveals other San Diego places of worship and students were also targets.
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Oswaldo Pirela, who has been in the country since 2014 and worked for the Padres since 2024, was arrested at the El Paso International Airport Sunday morning.
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