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Is The Initiative Process Jamming The System In San Diego?

By Peggy Pico / KPBS Evening Edition Host, Patty Lane / Producer, Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter

Published April 29, 2014 at 8:30 AM PDT

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Is The Initiative Process Jamming The System In San Diego?

GUEST:Carl Luna, Political Science Professor, Mesa College

The initiative process is democracy in action, but is it jamming up San Diego and its courts?

It seems every time you turn around another signature gathering campaign is underway. Most recently a petition drive to put a measure on the ballot that would require voter approval of cost overruns for the proposed Convention Center expansion.

We take a look at the initiative process and how it's playing out in San Diego.

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Peggy Pico

Peggy Pico served as the host of KPBS Evening Edition. Pico originally joined the KPBS newsroom as the science and technology reporter in 2010 after spending two years covering biotechnology and medical news in the Bay Area. Pico was raised in San Diego and has worked as a broadcast journalist in California, Arizona, and Texas. She previously reported for NBC 7/39 where she worked as a medical and science reporter for five years. Pico has won two Emmy’s and numerous awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press, and the San Diego Press Club. She also received the USC Health Reporter Fellowship and is a member of California Chicano News Media Association and the Association of Health Care Journalists.

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A journalist with 30 years of experience, Tom covers science and technology stories for KPBS' platforms. He has received recognition for his outstanding work in hosting and public affairs reporting from the Unity Awards, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, and the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

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