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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.
Roundtable: Still Waiting For Answers In Earl McNeil Death
- Aug. 17
- By Mark Sauer, Neiko Will
National City police say their investigation is done, but the family of Earl McNeil is still waiting for answers. The federal government argues that cross-border sewage pollution is a local problem. And the nation's newspapers clap back at President Trump and his anti-press comments.
Roundtable: Convention Center Plan Sidetracked
- Aug. 10
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
San Diego's convention center expansion plan is put in doubt, a new deportation risk for international college students, and the politics of California's wildfires.
Roundtable: The Consequences Of Climate Change
- Aug. 3
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
California Governor Jerry Brown says recent wildfires are an effect of climate change, presidential politics enters the race for the 50th congressional district, and the Padres struggle to build a winning team.
Roundtable: Reunification Deadline Passes
- July 27
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
The federal government tries to meet a deadline to reunite separated immigrant families, San Diego County leaders weigh whether to bypass its general plan to approve new housing construction, and California's birth rate reaches a record low.
Roundtable: Outrage In National City
- July 20
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
National City faces protests over the death of a man injured in police custody, San Diego approves a plan to regulate short-term home rentals and undisclosed meetings by state energy regulators are made public.
Roundtable: Reuniting Immigrant Families
- July 13
- By Bennett Lacy, Ebone Monet
The Trump administration misses a court-ordered deadline to reunite young immigrant children with their parents, big crowds are expected for the annual pride celebration and the serious challenge to one incumbent on the San Diego City Council.
Roundtable: Outrage Over Border Immigration Policy
- July 6
- By Mark Sauer, Neiko Will
North of the border, the government asks for more time to address family separations as outrage continues over zero-tolerance. While down south, Mexico elects a new president. He's described as populist and anti-establishment, but does he have anything in common with his U.S. counterpart?
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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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