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Roundtable: The Race To Replace San Diego's Mayor
- Jan. 24
- By Pat Finn
The panel looks at San Diego politics and the city's ability to solve big problems — homelessness, housing affordability, infrastructure — through the 2020 races for mayor and city council.
Roundtable: San Diego Airport's Crowded Terminal 1 Due For $3B Makeover
- Jan. 17
- By Mark Sauer, Pat Finn
Terminal 1, the home to Southwest, Alaska and a few other carriers, is closer to a major makeover.
Roundtable: Duncan Hunter Resigns
- Jan. 10
- By Mark Sauer, Pat Finn
On Monday, Congressman Duncan D. Hunter will resign. There will be no special election for the 50th Congressional District. Local vets reveal their thoughts on the situation with Iran. And homelessness is spreading to the suburbs.
Roundtable: Rise In Minimum Wage Impacts Workers, Businesses
- Jan. 3
- By Mark Sauer, Pat Finn
This week, the minimum wage rose $1 an hour in California, on a path to reach $15 an hour in 2023. The pay increase will impact workers and businesses and eventually consumers.
Roundtable: Top Stories Of 2019
- Dec. 27, 2019
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
We look back at some of the biggest stories from the past year with our panel of San Diego journalists.
Roundtable: President Trump Is Impeached
- Dec. 20, 2019
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
The House of Representatives approves the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidates hold a debate in Southern California, and companies cut freelance workers as a result of California's new gig economy law.
Roundtable: The Truth About The Afghanistan War
- Dec. 13, 2019
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
A Washington Post report details misleading public information over the course of the war in Afghanistan, San Diego has a stark racial gap when it comes to arrests and drug prosecutions, and the new religious themed Legacy International Center opens in Mission Valley.
Roundtable: Hunter's Guilty Plea; Poway Water Woes; Al Gore
- Dec. 6, 2019
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
No longer a witch hunt. Duncan Hunter now says he's guilty of corruption. What's next for the East County congressman and those running to replace him? An inconvenient truth. Al Gore brings his climate message to San Diego as scientists escalate their warnings for our planet. And, more than an inconvenience. How the water problem in Poway could end up costing the city millions.
Roundtable: KPBS Podcasts
- Nov. 29, 2019
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
A special episode of KPBS Roundtable features a discussion with several KPBS podcast hosts about their shows and the growth of the podcast platform.
Roundtable: Calls For White House Adviser To Resign Following Email Leak
- Nov. 22, 2019
- By Aly Sadik, Mark Sauer
Calls for White House adviser Stephen Miller to resign following a leak of controversial emails. The alarming death rate among San Diego County jail inmates. San Diego State University moves forward with its Mission Valley stadium plans.
Roundtable: Alarming Rate Of Law Enforcement Officers With Criminal Records
- Nov. 15, 2019
- By Aly Sadik, Mark Sauer
A collaborative inquiry finds hundreds of California law enforcement officers with criminal backgrounds. The nation's highest court could decide the future for nearly a million undocumented immigrants. Wildfires destroy more than structures, a look at the impact on survivors' mental health.
Roundtable: Soaring Homicide Rates In Mexico
- Nov. 8, 2019
- By Aly Sadik, Mark Sauer
Soaring homicide rates in Mexico. How America contributes to the problem. Overlooked San Diego rape kits yield DNA matches in the federal database. Dockless scooters are an economic boom, but are they really beneficial to the environment?
Roundtable: Wildfires Burn Across California And Northern Baja
- Nov. 1, 2019
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
A week of strong Santa Ana winds lead to destructive fires across the state and into Baja California and precautionary power outages in San Diego County. Plus, several car companies join President Trump's push to strip California of its right to set fuel mileage standards. And, the social media rebrand for the San Diego State University College Republicans.
Roundtable: Blackouts Return To California Fire Zones
- Oct. 25, 2019
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
Preemptive power outages return to California for the second time this month; Governor Gavin Newsom asks for an investigation into high gas prices; and critics accuse the San Diego City Council of election shopping in its move to place the hotel tax vote on the March primary ballot.
Roundtable: Dual Crises For The Trump Administration
- Oct. 18, 2019
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
The Trump White House tries to keep pace with an impeachment inquiry at home and a foreign policy crisis in the Middle East. Congressman Duncan Hunter fails to secure the endorsement of the San Diego County Republican Party for his reelection campaign. And a look at how California is better prepared for earthquakes 30 years after Loma Prieta quake.
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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.
KPBS Roundtable airs on Fridays at 12:30 p.m. on KPBS Radio and at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS Television. It airs again on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. on KPBS Television.
