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Roundtable: Trial Date For Rep. Hunter Set For September
- Dec. 7
- By Mark Sauer, Natalie Walsh
Indicted San Diego Congressman Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, will have his day in court next September, San Diego City Councilman David Alvarez reflects on eight years at city hall, and the local cruise ship business is making a comeback.
Roundtable: Uncertainty For Asylum Seekers
- Nov. 30
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
Tijuana struggles with an influx of asylum seekers, SDG&E continues its legal fight to pass 2007 wildfire costs to ratepayers, and older homeowners targeted by high-pressure sales and loans.
Roundtable: California And Climate Change
- Nov. 23
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
The current impacts of climate change, how local communities are adapting, and California's emerging leadership on the issue.
Roundtable: California’s Deadly Wildfires
- Nov. 16
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
Major wildfires burn across California, new asylum seekers arrive in Tijuana and SDSU begins the work of redeveloping the Mission Valley stadium site.
Roundtable: Midterm Election Results
- Nov. 9
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
Power shift at San Diego City Hall, SDSU West wins the stadium fight, voters reject the gas tax repeal and Democrats flip the 49th.
Roundtable: Helping Or Hurting? Immigration Rhetoric On Campaign Trail
- Nov. 2
- By Mark Sauer, Neiko Will
As election day looms large, we take a look at rent control, school bonds and pot measures on city ballots. Plus, the political implications and recent rhetoric on immigration, the caravan and suspicious packages.
Roundtable: San Diego Alternative Energy Plan
- Oct. 26
- By Mark Sauer, Neiko Will
San Diego's mayor endorses a new energy program that features non-polluting power. What could that mean for consumers? Plus, Prop. 6, the gas tax repeal measure, lags in the polls this week. And, Democrats pin their hopes for flipping the House on San Diego's 49th District race.
Roundtable: Gubernatorial Candidates Share Visions For California's Future
- Oct. 19
- By Ebone Monet, Neiko Will
In the final stretch before Election Day, gubernatorial candidates Gavin Newsom and John Cox offer their visions of the California Dream. And, as another migrant caravan from Central America heads north, a report on how members of earlier caravans are faring in Mexico.
Roundtable: Parsing Dire Warnings In UN Climate Report
- Oct. 12
- By Mark Sauer, Neiko Will
The new United Nations climate report sounds the alarm on global warming. Is anyone listening? Plus, Roundtable takes a look at competing Mission Valley Stadium measures and the campaign to repeal California's gas tax.
Roundtable: Potential Balance Of Power Shift In San Diego Races
- Oct. 5
- By Mark Sauer, Neiko Will
As Election Day draws near, we take a look at a couple contentious city council races, one of which could tip the balance of power at City Hall. Plus, San Diego's Bishop ask for, and gets, an earful about the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal.
Roundtable: The Kavanaugh Controversy
- Sept. 21
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
The Brett Kavanaugh controversy becomes a campaign issue, documents reveal failed tests for President Donald Trump's border wall prototypes, and San Diego spends more money on homeless transition shelters.
Roundtable: San Diego Catholic Priest Abuse Scandal Reignites
- Sept. 14
- By Bennett Lacy, Kris Vera-Phillips, Mark Sauer
New details in San Diego's clergy abuse scandal, California leading the fight against climate change, and the mission and reality of America's longest war in Afghanistan.
Roundtable: Battle For The House
- Sept. 7
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
The battle for Congress heats up, the push to repeal the gas tax in San Diego and the challenges for older workers in seeking employment.
Roundtable: Final Push For Lawmakers In Sacramento
- Aug. 31
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
California's legislative session ends with a flurry of groundbreaking new laws, a Southern California city experiments with paying seniors cash to cover their rent, and Horton Plaza will be transformed into a major hub for tech companies.
Roundtable: Political Implications Of Hunter, Cohen And Manafort
- Aug. 24
- By Mark Sauer, Neiko Will
A San Diego congressman is indicted on fraud and campaign finance charges. Just one of three bombshells dropped on the GOP and the news cycle this week. The allegations, the political implications and the consequences on this week's Roundtable.
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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.
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